HB2334 • 2026

Cash transactions/pennies

Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Berg, Representative Street, Representative Parshley, Representative Ryu, Representative Ramel, Representative Reed, Representative Fitzgibbon, Representative Zahn, Representative Wylie, Representative Morgan, Representative Thomas, Representative Ormsby, Representative Stearns, Representative Macri, Representative Hill, Representative Thai
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: H subst for
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.

Cash transactions/pennies

What This Bill Does

Cash transactions/pennies

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.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

2334-S AMS BTE S5590.1

0 • Business, Trade & Economic Development

ADOPTED AS AMENDED

Plain English: 2334-S AMS BTE S5590.1 SHB 2334 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development ADOPTED AS AMENDED 03/05/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.

2334-S AMS BTE S5590.1 SHB 2334 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development ADOPTED AS AMENDED 03/05/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.
Sec.
1.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 3 of law to the contrary, the total price or change due of any in-4 person cash transaction may be rounded to the nearest five cent 5 increment as follows:6 (a) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in one cent, 7 two cents, six cents, or seven cents, the final digit may be rounded 8 down to the nearest amount divisible by five cents;9 (b) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in three cents, 10 four cents, eight cents, or nine cents, the final digit may be 11 rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by five cents; or12 (c) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in zero cents 13 or five cents, the final digit may not be rounded up or down.14 (2) This section applies only to in-person payments made by legal 15 tender.

2334-S AMS ENGR S5590.E

ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED

Plain English: 2334-S AMS ENGR S5590.E SHB 2334 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED 03/05/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.

2334-S AMS ENGR S5590.E SHB 2334 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED 03/05/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.
Sec.
1.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 3 of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (5) of 4 this section, the total price or change due of any in-person cash 5 transaction may be rounded to the nearest five cent increment as 6 follows:7 (a) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in one cent, 8 two cents, six cents, or seven cents, the final digit may be rounded 9 down to the nearest amount divisible by five cents;10 (b) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in three cents, 11 four cents, eight cents, or nine cents, the final digit may be 12 rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by five cents; or13 (c) If the final digit of a cash transaction ends in zero cents 14 or five cents, the final digit may not be rounded up or down.15 (2) This section applies only to in-person payments made by legal 16 tender.

2334-S AMS MACE S5934.1

855 • MacEwen

ADOPTED

Plain English: 2334-S AMS MACE S5934.1 SHB 2334 - S AMD TO BTE COMM AMD (S-5590.1/26) 855 By Senator MacEwen ADOPTED 03/05/2026 On page 1, line 4, after "contrary," insert "and except as 1 provided in subsection (5) of this section," 2 On page 1, line 29, after " (5)" insert "The total price of any 3 transaction, without any rounding adjustment, may be paid by the 4 customer at the customer's option if the customer has the exact legal 5 tender to pay the total price.

2334-S AMS MACE S5934.1 SHB 2334 - S AMD TO BTE COMM AMD (S-5590.1/26) 855 By Senator MacEwen ADOPTED 03/05/2026 On page 1, line 4, after "contrary," insert "and except as 1 provided in subsection (5) of this section," 2 On page 1, line 29, after " (5)" insert "The total price of any 3 transaction, without any rounding adjustment, may be paid by the 4 customer at the customer's option if the customer has the exact legal 5 tender to pay the total price.
6 (6)" 7 Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any 8 internal references accordingly.
9 On page 2, line 33, after "available," insert "and except as 10 provided in subsection (2) of this section," 11 On page 3, line 1, after " (2)" insert "The total price of any 12 transaction, without any rounding adjustment, may be paid by the 13 customer at the customer's option if the customer has the exact legal 14 tender to pay the total price.
15 (3)" 16 EFFECT: Allows a customer the option to pay the total price without any rounding adjustment if they have the exact amount in legal tender.

Bill History

2026-02-12 House
1st substitute bill substituted.

Official Summary Text

Cash transactions/pennies

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

AN ACT Relating to adjusting the price of a cash transaction to 1
eliminate the need for pennies; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 2
RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 82.08 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
(1) The total price of any transaction must be adjusted as 7
follows: 8
(a) If the total price results in a sum ending in one cent, two 9
cents, six cents, or seven cents, the total price must be rounded 10
down to the nearest amount divisible by five cents; or11
(b) If the total price results in a sum ending in three cents, 12
four cents, eight cents, or nine cents, the total price must be 13
rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by five cents.14
(2) This section applies only to purchases made by legal tender. 15
This section does not apply to transactions for which payment is made 16
by any demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund transfer, 17
money order, credit card, debit card, electronic payment, or other 18
like instrument. 19
(3) The department shall adopt rules for transactions that are 20
made by a combination of legal tender and any other form of payment.21
H-2785.1
HOUSE BILL 2334
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Berg, Street, Parshley, Ryu, Ramel, Reed,
Fitzgibbon, Zahn, Wylie, Morgan, Thomas, Ormsby, Stearns, Macri,
Hill, and Thai
Prefiled 01/08/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Finance.
p. 1 HB 2334
(4) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 1
apply: 2
(a) "Legal tender" means all coins and currencies of the United 3
States. 4
(b) "Total price" means the final amount due and payable by the 5
buyer for the purchase of any good, service, or other product, or 6
combination thereof, after all applicable taxes and fees are applied, 7
as well as any discounts or other adjustments are made by the seller.8
(c) "Transaction" means the entire purchase by a buyer from a 9
seller for all goods, services, and other products, at that date and 10
time as is shown on an invoice or receipt. A transaction may include 11
one item or multiple items. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 82.12 13
RCW to read as follows: 14
(1) The total price of any transaction must be adjusted as 15
follows: 16
(a) If the total price results in a sum ending in one cent, two 17
cents, six cents, or seven cents, the total price must be rounded 18
down to the nearest amount divisible by five cents; or19
(b) If the total price results in a sum ending in three cents, 20
four cents, eight cents, or nine cents, the total price must be 21
rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by five cents.22
(2) This section applies only to transactions made by legal 23
tender. This section does not apply to transactions for which payment 24
is made by any demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund 25
transfer, money order, credit card, debit card, electronic payment, 26
or other like instrument. 27
(3) The department shall adopt rules for transactions that are 28
made by a combination of legal tender and any other form of payment.29
(4) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 30
apply: 31
(a) "Legal tender" means all coins and currencies of the United 32
States. 33
(b) "Total price" means the final amount due and payable by the 34
buyer for the purchase of any good, service, or other product, or 35
combination thereof, after all applicable taxes and fees are applied, 36
as well as any discounts or other adjustments are made by the seller.37
(c) "Transaction" means the entire purchase by a buyer from a 38
seller for all goods, services, and other products, at that date and 39
p. 2 HB 2334
time as is shown on an invoice or receipt. A transaction may include 1
one item or multiple items. 2
--- END ---
p. 3 HB 2334