Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2938: mandatory rounding method; cash transactions
Status: Chaptered, March 12, 2026
HB2938 - mandatory rounding method; cash transactions
What the bill says
An act amending title 44, chapter 38, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 44-7952; relating to cash transactions.
From the chaptered text, March 16, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 44, chapter 38, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 44-7952; relating to cash transactions. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Heading change The chapter heading of title 44, chapter 38, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "BUSINESSES EXEMPT FROM MASK MANDATE" to "BUSINESSES GENERALLY". Sec. 2. Title 44, chapter 38, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 44-7952, to mandatory rounding of transaction totals; notice; enforcement A. If one-cent coins are not available or are not used by a seller at a point of sale, the seller shall apply swedish rounding to a total transaction amount that rounds the total transaction amount to the nearest five-cent increment. If a total transaction amount ends: 1. In one or two cents, the total TRANSACTION amount is rounded down to the nearest multiple of five cents. 2. In three or four cents, the total TRANSACTION amount is rounded up to the nearest multiple of five cents. 3. In six or seven cents, the total TRANSACTION amount is rounded down to the nearest multiple of five cents. 4. In eight or nine cents, the total TRANSACTION amount is rounded up to the nearest multiple of five cents. B. Swedish rounding applies to a final total TRANSACTION amount of a cash transaction after …
Sponsors
- Teresa Martinez (R, HD-016) · primary sponsor
- Aguilar, Cesar (D, HD-026)
- Crews, Quantá (D, HD-026)
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013)
- Wilmeth, Justin (R, HD-002)
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003)
- Mesnard, J.D. (R)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 5
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate third reading passed (28 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Senate read first time
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (52 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
Votes
- THIRD Passed (March 2, 2026): 28 yea, 1 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 52 yea, 1 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- COM DPA (February 10, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2938?
- HB2938 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): mandatory rounding method; cash transactions.
- What does HB2938 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 44, chapter 38, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 44-7952; relating to cash transactions.
- What is the status of HB2938?
- Chaptered as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 5 (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2938?
- Teresa Martinez (R, HD-016), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2938?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84989/?SessionId=130
Source: official Arizona record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.