New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5233: Cash transactions-allows rounding
Status: Passed one chamber, September 28, 2026
Allows rounding for cash transactions.
What the bill says
An Act concerning certain cash transactions and supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, September 17, 2026:
An Act concerning certain cash transactions and supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. If a 1[business] [ADDED: merchant] 1 accepts cash transactions and chooses to round up or down when calculating amounts due at the point of sale, the following provisions apply: (1) A cash transaction where the price ends in one-hundredth or two-hundredths ($.01 or $.02) of a dollar shall be rounded down to the nearest tenth of a dollar. (2) A cash transaction where the price ends in three-hundredths or four-hundredths ($.03 or $.04) of a dollar shall be rounded up to the nearest five-hundredths of a dollar. (3) A cash transaction where the price ends in six-hundredths or seven-hundredths ($.06 or $.07) of a dollar shall be rounded down to the nearest five-hundredths of a dollar. (4) A cash transaction where the price ends in eight-hundredths or nine-hundredths ($.08 or $.09) of a dollar shall be rounded up to the nearest tenth of a dollar. b. 1 [ADDED: The rounding of any transaction, pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall only be applied to the final transaction total after all taxes, fees, discounts, and any other adjustments have been accounted for.] [ADDED: c.] 1 The provisions of subsection …
Sponsors
- Roy Freiman (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Clinton Calabrese (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Heather Simmons (D, 3)
- Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21)
- William W. Spearman (D, 5)
Latest actions
- : R/S REF SBA
- : PA (62-4-9)
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF AFI
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Cash transactions-allows rounding (September 24, 2026): 62 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (September 17, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COMMERCE
Common questions
- What is A5233?
- A5233 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Cash transactions-allows rounding.
- What does A5233 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning certain cash transactions and supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5233?
- Passed one chamber as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: R/S REF SBA (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5233?
- Roy Freiman (D, 16), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5233?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5233
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