Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB545: Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Related to legal tender; to authorize the rounding of the total amount of any in-person cash transaction to the nearest five cents.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Related to legal tender; to authorize the rounding of the total amount of any in-person cash transaction to the nearest five cents. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) The amount of an in-person cash transaction may be rounded to the nearest five cents using the following methodology: (1) If the final digit of the amount in the transaction is one or two, the final digit must be rounded down to zero. (2) If the final digit is three or four, the final digit must be rounded up to five. (3) If the final digit is six or seven, the final digit must be rounded down to five. (4) If the final digit is eight or nine, the final digit must be rounded up to zero. (5) If the final digit is five or zero, the final digit must not be rounded. (b) Subsection (a) does not alter the sales price, the amount of tax collected under Section 40-23-26, Code of Alabama 1975, or any other authority providing for the collection of sales tax, or any surcharges, assessments, or fees imposed on the sale. (c)(1) Subsection (a) may apply to the amount of the transaction or to the amount of change tendered to the purchaser. (2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any transaction …
Sponsors
- Crow, Norman (R, HD-063) · primary sponsor
- Whitt, Andy (R, HD-006)
- Crawford, Danny (R, HD-005)
- Paramore, Marcus (R, HD-089)
- Lomax, James (R, HD-020)
- DuBose, Susan (R, HD-045)
- Nelson, Kristin (R, HD-038)
- Allbright, Heath (R, HD-011)
- Rigsby, Phillip (R, HD-025)
- Brown, Chip (R, HD-105)
- Sorrells, Jeff (R, HD-087)
Latest actions
- : Enacted
- : Delivered to Governor
- : Signature Requested
- : Enrolled
- : Ready to Enroll
- : Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1179
- : Hovey motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1178
- : Figures 1st Amendment Offered
- : Third Reading in Second House
- : Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Votes
- Senate Roll Call #1179 (April 7, 2026): 31 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #1178 (April 7, 2026): 25 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #1177 (April 7, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #1019 (March 19, 2026): 100 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #1018 (March 19, 2026): 101 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #1017 (March 19, 2026): 101 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Consumer Protection
Common questions
- What is HB545?
- HB545 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents.
- What does HB545 do?
- In its own words: An Act, Related to legal tender; to authorize the rounding of the total amount of any in-person cash transaction to the nearest five cents.
- What is the status of HB545?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB545?
- Crow, Norman (R, HD-063), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB545?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HB545
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