Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5450: An Act regarding currency efficiency and non-digital tendering scarcity
Status: In committee, May 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 26, 2026:
SECTION 1. Section 10A of chapter 255D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by added at the end thereof of the following 3 paragraphs:- Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation regulating consumer transactions to the contrary, in any case in which the total transaction amount, including any taxes or fees, ends with 1 cent, cents, cents, or 7 cents as the final digit, and the buyer cannot provide the exact amount in legal tender, the amount of cents in the sum shall be rounded down to the nearest amount divisible by 5 for any buyer seeking to make a payment or portion thereof with legal tender. In any case in which the total transaction amount, including any taxes or fees, ends with 3 cents, cents, cents, or 9 cents as the final digit, and the buyer cannot provide the exact amount in legal tender, the amount of cents in the sum shall be rounded up to the nearest amount divisible by 5 for any buyer seeking to make a payment or portion thereof with legal tender; provided, however, where the total transaction amount, including any taxes or fees, totals $0.01 or $0.02, and the buyer cannot provide the exact amount in legal tender such transaction may be rounded …
Sponsors
- Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norfolk)
- Kate Donaghue (D)
- Lisa Field (D, 3rd Bristol)
- Patrick Kearney (D, 4th Plymouth)
- Joseph McKenna (R, 18th Worcester)
- Alan Silvia (D)
- Jeffrey Turco (D, 19th Suffolk)
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : New draft of H5138
- : Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (May 21, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5450?
- H5450 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act regarding currency efficiency and non-digital tendering scarcity.
- What is the status of H5450?
- In committee as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5450?
- Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norfolk), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5450?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5450
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