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Superseded — its companion passed HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/CS/HB 951

One-cent Piece
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SPONSOR
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; McFarland; Overdorf
FILED BY
Fiona McFarland — District 73, Republican [search donations]
Tobin Overdorf — District 85, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
upon becoming a law
COMPANION
CS/SB 1074 — CS/CS/HB 951 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Taxes & Budget.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

One-cent Piece; Authorizes dealers to round to nearest nickel in certain circumstances; provides methodology for such rounding; provides that such rounding is not deceptive & unfair trade practice in certain circumstances; requires certain cash payments be made in full amount due or rounded in a specified manner.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Permits rounding cash sales to the nearest nickel if the penny is discontinued.

If the 1-cent piece is no longer in production, in-person cash transactions may be rounded to the nearest nickel using a specific methodology.

Rounding applies only to cash transactions and does not alter the sales price, tax collected, or any surcharges, assessments, or fees.

Cash payments made to a seller under the referenced section must be made in the full amount due or rounded up to the nearest nickel.

Rounding a consumer sale to the nickel is exempt from the application of the referenced part if the 1-cent piece is no longer in production.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Nickel Rounding for Cash majors. 212.12(10)(c)

AIRequires cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel using a specific methodology if the 1-cent piece is no longer in production.

“If the 1-cent piece is no longer in production, an in-person cash transaction may be rounded to the nearest nickel using the following methodology”
§ 2 Exclusion of Noncash Payment Methods majors. 212.12(10)(c)

AIProhibits the application of nickel rounding to any transaction paid by noncash methods, including electronic funds transfer, checks, and credit cards.

“Rounding to the nickel does not apply to any transaction for which payment is made by a noncash method” bill text, line 39 →
§ 3 Preservation of Sales Price and Tax moderates. 212.12(10)(c)

AIPrevents nickel rounding from altering the underlying sales price, the amount of tax collected, or any surcharges, assessments, or fees.

“Rounding to the nickel does not alter the sales price, the amount of tax collected under this chapter, or any surcharges” bill text, line 44 →
§ 4 Exemption from Unfair Trade Practice Laws moderates. 501.212(8)

AIExempts the rounding of consumer sales to the nearest nickel from the application of the state's unfair and deceptive trade practices law.

“This part does not apply to: (8) Rounding a consumer sale to the nickel if the 1-cent piece is no longer in production” bill text, line 55 →
§ 5 Mandatory Full or Rounded Cash Payment moderates. 538.235(2)

AIRequires any cash payment made to a seller to be made in the full amount due or rounded up to the nearest nickel if the 1-cent piece is no longer in production.

“Any cash payment made to a seller under this section shall be made in the full amount due or rounded up to the nearest nickel” bill text, line 63 →
TIMELINE
3/10/2026
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1074 (Ch. 2026-68 )
2/25/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/25/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/25/2026
Reported out of Commerce Committee
2/24/2026
Favorable by Commerce Committee
2/20/2026
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/12/2026
Now in Commerce Committee
2/12/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
2/11/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/11/2026
CS Filed
2/11/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/11/2026
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/11/2026
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/9/2026
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
2/3/2026
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/3/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
2/3/2026
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/2/2026
CS Filed
2/2/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/2/2026
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
2/2/2026
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
1/29/2026
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Ways & Means Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
1/5/2026
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 212.12
+280 / −0
s. 501.212
+17 / −0
s. 538.235
+35 / −0
s. 538.235
+0 / −0
STAFF ANALYSES