# Alabama HB545: Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents Alabama HB545, Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Norman Crow (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-17 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB545-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB545 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-03 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Enacted - Sponsor: Norman Crow (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Consumer Protection - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (389 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama cash payments can round to nickels: mixed, low. Effective immediately, Alabama law allows in-person cash payments to be rounded to the nearest five cents. Rounding is allowed, not required, and can apply to the cash total or the change given. The last cent digit rounds as follows: 1 or 2 down to 0; 3 or 4 up to 5. Digits 6 or 7 round down to 5;… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Norman Crow (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andy Whitt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heath Allbright (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Sorrells (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kristin Nelson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Phillip Rigsby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Hovey motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1178 | pass | 25 | 8 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1179 | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 101 | 1 | 1 | | 2026-03-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1019 | pass | 100 | 1 | 1 | | 2026-03-19 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1018 | pass | 101 | 1 | 1 | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-17: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Figures 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Hovey motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1178 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1179 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-07: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-19: Financial Services Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-03-19: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1018 (House) - 2026-03-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1019 (House) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed (House) - 2026-03-10: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services (House) - 2026-03-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB545-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB545-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB545-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB545-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB545-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB545-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; 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