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GeorgiaHB 11122025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide

Sponsored By: Carter Barrett (Republican), Shaw Blackmon (Republican), Johnny Chastain (Republican), Brent Cox (Republican), Charles Martin (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Merchants get protections for cash rounding

Georgia and local governments do not tax gains or losses caused by rounding under this law. Merchants who follow the cash-rounding law are protected from conflicting state or local requirements. That protection covers only actions that comply with the cash-rounding rules.

Cash shoppers get nickel rounding rules

Georgia requires rounding for in-person sales paid with U.S. coins or bills, after adding taxes. Totals ending in 1, 2, 6, or 7 cents round down to the nearest five cents. Totals ending in 3, 4, 8, or 9 cents round up. The law excludes totals ending in 1 or 2 cents that would otherwise round up to 5 cents. Checks, transfers, money orders, cards, gift cards, electronic payments, and mixed payments are excluded unless the buyer receives cash. Merchants can round either the transaction total or the change returned, without changing sales prices or tax calculations. While the penny remains legal tender, merchants must accept exact cash payment of the amount due before rounding.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Carter Barrett

    Republican • House

  • Shaw Blackmon

    Republican • House

  • Johnny Chastain

    Republican • House

  • Brent Cox

    Republican • House

  • Charles Martin

    Republican • House

  • Vance Smith

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Chuck Hufstetler

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 412 • No: 25

House vote • 4/2/2026

Agree to Senate Substitute

Yes: 163 • No: 4 • Other: 10

Senate vote • 3/25/2026

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 50 • No: 0 • Other: 4

Senate vote • 3/25/2026

MOTION TO ENGROSS: HB 328, HB 369, HB 519, HB 1112

Yes: 32 • No: 19 • Other: 4

House vote • 3/6/2026

PASSAGE

Yes: 167 • No: 2 • Other: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2026

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/11/2026House

  3. Act 445

    5/11/2026

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/10/2026House

  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

    4/2/2026House

  6. Senate Engrossed

    3/25/2026Senate

  7. Senate Third Read

    3/25/2026Senate

  8. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/25/2026Senate

  9. Senate Read Second Time

    3/19/2026Senate

  10. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/18/2026Senate

  11. Senate Read and Referred

    3/9/2026Senate

  12. House Third Readers

    3/6/2026House

  13. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/6/2026House

  14. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    2/26/2026House

  15. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    2/24/2026House

  16. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    2/20/2026House

  17. House Second Readers

    2/3/2026House

  18. House First Readers

    2/2/2026House

  19. House Hopper

    1/29/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB 1112/AP* (v12)

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