KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Minnesota

SF5282 • 2026

Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment

Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lucero
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment

Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment

What This Bill Does

  • Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A bill for an act

relating to consumer protection; requiring retail establishments to accept cash as

payment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin

[325F.983] ACCEPTANCE OF CASH REQUIRED.

new text end

new text begin

Subdivision 1.

new text end

new text begin

Definitions.

new text end

new text begin

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have

the meanings given.

new text end

new text begin

(b) "Cash" means the physical currency of the United States, whether paper money or

coins.

new text end

new text begin

(c) "Retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for the

sale of goods or services.

new text end

new text begin

Subd. 2.

new text end

new text begin

Requirement.

new text end

new text begin

A retail establishment is required to accept cash from consumers

as payment for goods or services.

new text end

new text begin

EFFECTIVE DATE.

new text end

new text begin

This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to sales of

goods and services on or after that date.

new text end