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WashingtonHB 23342025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

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

Sponsored By: April Berg (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Cash payments can round up or down

Beginning June 11, 2026, Washington sellers can round in-person cash payments to the nearest five cents. Cent endings of 1, 2, 6, or 7 round down; 3, 4, 8, or 9 round up; 0 and 5 stay unchanged. You can still pay the exact total with exact U.S. coins or currency. Only the cash portion of a mixed payment is rounded; checks, cards, and electronic payments are not rounded. Sellers must calculate and remit taxes and fees using the price before rounding, without rounding the tax due. State agencies can use the same rounding rules when pennies are unavailable, while remitting taxes and fees on unrounded amounts.

Legal cash rounding limits consumer claims

Beginning June 11, 2026, local governments cannot restrict or penalize cash rounding allowed by Washington law. They cannot treat lawful rounding as a surcharge, penalty, or unlawful price difference based on payment method. Sellers following the rounding rules are protected from state and local violations based on that rounding. Consumers cannot bring a state Consumer Protection Act claim solely because lawful rounding differs from a displayed or advertised price.

Businesses face special rounding tax rules

Beginning June 11, 2026, Washington's business and occupation tax rules exclude extra amounts businesses receive from rounding up. Businesses covered by those rules cannot deduct amounts lost from rounding down. The law does not specify the resulting tax change for any one business.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • April Berg

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Alex Ramel

    Democratic • House

  • Brianna Thomas

    Democratic • House

  • Chipalo Street

    Democratic • House

  • Chris Stearns

    Democratic • House

  • Cindy Ryu

    Democratic • House

  • Janice Zahn

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Fitzgibbon

    Democratic • House

  • Julia Reed

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Parshley

    Democratic • House

  • Melanie Morgan

    Democratic • House

  • My-Linh Thai

    Democratic • House

  • Natasha Hill

    Democratic • House

  • Nicole Macri

    Democratic • House

  • Sharon Wylie

    Democratic • House

  • Timm Ormsby

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 214 • No: 23

House vote • 3/11/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 80 • No: 15 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 3/5/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 45 • No: 2 • Other: 2

House vote • 2/12/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 89 • No: 6 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026.

    3/23/2026House

  2. Chapter 138, 2026 Laws.

    3/23/2026House

  3. Governor signed.

    3/23/2026legislature

  4. President signed.

    3/12/2026legislature

  5. Delivered to Governor.

    3/12/2026legislature

  6. Passed final passage; yeas, 80; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    3/11/2026House

  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    3/11/2026House

  8. Speaker signed.

    3/11/2026legislature

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    3/5/2026House

  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    3/5/2026House

  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/5/2026House

  12. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

    3/5/2026House

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    3/2/2026House

  14. TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Business, Trade & Economic Development.

    2/27/2026House

  15. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/27/2026House

  16. Minority; do not pass.

    2/27/2026House

  17. Referred to Transportation.

    2/25/2026House

  18. And refer to Transportation.

    2/25/2026House

  19. BTE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    2/25/2026House

  20. First reading, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development.

    2/16/2026House

  21. Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    2/12/2026House

  22. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/12/2026House

  23. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/12/2026House

  24. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    2/11/2026House

  25. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/9/2026House

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