Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB71: No more pennies-rounding cash payments.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; specifying rounding requirements for cash payments; specifying exclusions; specifying applicability; specifying duties of the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to trade and commerce; specifying rounding requirements for cash payments; specifying exclusions; specifying applicability; specifying duties of the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; specifying rounding requirements for cash payments; specifying exclusions; specifying applicability; specifying duties of the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 40-10-137 is created to read: 40-10-137. Penny rounding; rounding requirements for cash payments; exclusions; applicability. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a person makes a sale in commerce and the HB0071 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0309 purchaser offers to pay in cash, the final amount of the sale may be rounded if the seller cannot make exact change for the purchase due to the unavailability of pennies. Any rounding conducted under this subsection shall be as follows: (i) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection, if the final amount of the sale ends in one cent ($0.01), two cents ($0.02), six cents ($0.06) or seven cents ($0.07), the amount of the sale shall be rounded down to the nearest five cents ($0.05); (ii) If the final amount of the sale ends in three cents ($0.03), four cents ($0.04), eight cents ($0.08) or nine cents ($0.09), the final amount of the sale shall be rounded up to the nearest five cents ($0.05); (iii) If the final amount of …
Sponsors
- Larson, JT (I)
- Robert Wharff (R, H49)
- Williams
- Michael Yin (D, H16) · primary sponsor
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- Landen, Bill (R, S27)
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: No more pennies-rounding cash payments.
Common questions
- What is HB71?
- HB71 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): No more pennies-rounding cash payments.
- What does HB71 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to trade and commerce; specifying rounding requirements for cash payments; specifying exclusions; specifying applicability; specifying duties of the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB71?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB71?
- Michael Yin (D, H16), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB71?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0071
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