THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3255
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 2

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CURRENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the United States Treasury has stopped minting the penny for general circulation, which has created a shortage for many businesses in the State. To protect the ability of businesses in the State to accept cash payments and make change, rounding to the nearest five cents should be permissible by law to address this urgent issue.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to enable cash transaction rounding.

SECTION 2. Chapter 481B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§481B-    Cash transaction rounding. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person selling goods or services in a cash transaction, entering into any other transaction that results in a payment or transfer of cash between the parties to the transaction, or paying cash wages to an employee as compensation, may round the payment in the following manner for any person seeking to make payment with legal tender:

(1) In any case in which the total transaction amount ends with one cent, two cents, six cents, or seven cents as the final digit, the amount of cents in the sum shall be rounded down to the nearest amount divisible by five;

(2) In any case in which the total transaction amount ends with three cents, four cents, eight cents, or nine cents as the final digit, the amount of cents in the sum shall be rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by five; and

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) to the contrary, in any case in which the total transaction amount totals one cent or two cents, the transaction shall be rounded up to five cents.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any transaction for which payment is made by any demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund transfer, check, gift card, money order, credit card, or other like instrument or method.

(c) For purposes of this section, "total transaction amount" includes fees, surcharges, and taxes."

SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

Report Title:

Cash Transactions; Unfair and Deceptive Practices; Rounding; Pennies

Description:

Authorizes cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, except for cash transactions that total $0.01 or $0.02, which are to be rounded up to $0.05. Exempts transactions in which payment is made by demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund transfer, check, gift card, money order, credit card, or other like instrument or method. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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