Requires merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to reduce the circulation of pennies within New York state
Summary
Requires merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to encourage the reduction of the circulation of pennies within New York state.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
S8580
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a sponsor and include a committee recommitment history, indicating legislative progress. The core policy shifted from a mandatory rounding rule to a new exemption protecting merchants who cannot provide exact change without using pennies, while the rounding rules were renumbered and reorganized for clarity.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include an explicit exemption for merchants regarding exact change transactions, whereas the original version only mandated rounding rules.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new section exempting merchants from liability if they cannot provide exact change that includes pennies, preventing discrimination against cash payers.
REQUIREMENT
Reorganized the rounding rules from a single section into two separate sections to distinguish between the general rounding requirement and the specific exemptions.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date for the rounding rules to 180 days after enactment, while allowing other parts of the bill to take effect immediately.
TECHNICAL
Added a second sponsor and updated committee history to reflect the bill's movement through the Senate.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026
How they voted
20–1
Passed
Total votes 21
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 28, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 28, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-1)
senate
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8580A
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Nov 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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