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Yes: 24 • No: 9
IdahoS 13502026 regular legislative sessionSenateWALLET
CASH ROUNDING – Amends and adds to existing law to provide certain provisions regarding cash rounding.
Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
CASH ROUNDING
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
State offices must take cash, no fees
Beginning July 1, 2026, every Idaho state office that takes payments must accept cash. They cannot charge an extra fee for paying with cash. Small rounding differences allowed under the state rounding rule are not treated as a fee.
Cash payments rounded to nearest nickel
Beginning July 1, 2026, sellers may round cash totals or change to the nearest five cents when they cannot make exact change with coins or bills on hand. Cents ending in 1, 2, 6, or 7 round down; 3, 4, 8, or 9 round up. The rule also applies to cash refunds. Taxes are figured before rounding.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Doug Ricks
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/11/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 24 • No: 9
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 241 Effective: 07/01/2026
4/1/2026Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
3/30/2026Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
3/27/2026HouseReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
3/26/2026SenateRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/25/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/24/2026HouseReceived from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
3/12/2026HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 24-9-2
3/11/2026SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/10/2026SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
3/9/2026SenateReported Printed; referred to State Affairs
3/3/2026SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
3/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
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