HB 2334 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

HB 2334 would require cash transactions in Washington to be rounded to the nearest five cents, eliminating the need for pennies in physical payments. Specifically, prices ending in 1-2¢ or 6-7¢ would round down, while prices ending in 3-4¢ or 8-9¢ would round up. This rule applies only to cash payments (legal tender) and excludes credit/debit cards, electronic payments, or checks. The bill affects all businesses accepting cash and consumers making cash purchases, with rounding rules defined in the legislation. (Note: The bill is in early committee review as of January 2026 and has not been enacted.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed Mar 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that rounding rules apply only to the cash portion of mixed-tender transactions and to add an option for customers to pay the exact price if they have the correct change. The Senate also reorganized the bill's sections, moving the statewide concern and preemption clauses to a new subsection and adding a new subsection allowing exact payment.

Scope change

The scope of rounding was narrowed to apply exclusively to cash portions of mixed-tender transactions, and a new option was added for customers to pay the exact amount without rounding if they possess the precise legal tender.

REQUIREMENT

Rounding rules now apply only to the cash portion of mixed-tender transactions, ensuring non-cash payments are not affected by rounding adjustments.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new provision allowing customers to pay the exact transaction price without rounding if they have the exact legal tender available.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the bill's structure by splitting the 'statewide concern' clause and adding it as a new subsection to clarify preemption of local laws.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

47–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican20

17 Yea 2 Nay 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendments.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (47-2-2)

senate

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 2:30 PM.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred to Transportation.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

And refer to Transportation.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 4:00 PM.

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors