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AZ HB2938

Bill

Status

Passed

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Martinez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires sellers who don't use pennies at point of sale to apply "Swedish rounding" to cash transactions, rounding totals ending in 1-2 or 6-7 cents down and 3-4 or 8-9 cents up to the nearest five-cent increment

  • Applies only to cash transactions; credit cards, debit cards, electronic funds transfers, and mobile payments are exempt from rounding requirements

  • Mandates sellers post visible notice at point of sale stating "cash transactions are rounded to the nearest five-cent increment pursuant to state law"

  • Taxes and fees must still be calculated and remitted to state/municipal authorities based on the pre-rounded sales price

  • Enforcement assigned to the Weights and Measures Services Division of the Arizona Department of Agriculture, with authority to issue warnings, orders, and civil penalties

Legislative Description

Mandatory rounding method; cash transactions

Legislative Intent

Last Action

Chapter 4

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/28/2026
Commerce1/28/2026

Full Bill Text

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