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GA HB1112

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carter Barrett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Merchants must round cash transaction totals ending in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, or 9 cents down to the nearest 5 cents after calculating sales tax
  • Transactions totaling only 1 or 2 cents are rounded up to 5 cents; rounding does not apply to credit cards, debit cards, electronic payments, or other non-cash payment methods
  • Merchants must still accept exact payment in pennies for the pre-rounded total as long as the one-cent coin remains legal tender
  • No state or local taxes apply to gains or losses resulting from the rounding, and rounding adjustments do not affect sales tax calculations
  • Merchants are immune from any state or local regulatory violations for actions taken in compliance with these rounding provisions

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance3/9/2026
Banks and Banking2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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