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A2153 • 2026

Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.

Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pintor Marin, Eliana
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.

Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.
  • Topic: Consumer Affairs Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.
Topic:
Consumer Affairs
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2153

ASSEMBLY, No. 2153

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ELIANA PINTOR MARIN

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from
charging consumers higher price for cash payment.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning payments by consumers and supplementing
P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� A person
experiencing a coin shortage and selling or offering for sale goods or services
at retail shall not charge a higher price to a buyer who elects to use cash as
payment in order to purchase the goods or services.

���� b.��� A violation of this
section is an unlawful practice under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).

���� c.��� As used in this section,
�at retail� shall include any retail transaction conducted in person and
exclude any telephone, mail, or Internet-based transaction.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the seventh month next following the date of
enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits a person
experiencing a coin shortage and selling or offering for sale goods or services
at retail from charging a higher price to a buyer who elects to use cash as
payment in order to purchase the goods or services.� A violation of the bill is
to be an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud act.� Under that act, an
unlawful practice is punishable by a monetary penalty of not more than $10,000
for a first offense and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent offense.�
Additionally, violations can result in cease and desist orders issued by the
Attorney General, the assessment of punitive damages, and the awarding of
treble damages and costs to the injured party.