IdahoIdaho law lets sellers round cash totals when exact change is unavailable
Starting July 1, 2026, Idaho sellers may round some cash payments when they lack exact change, and state agencies that take payments must accept cash.
What it does
When a seller cannot make exact change with the cash on hand, the seller may round a cash purchase or refund to the nearest five cents. Taxes are calculated before rounding.
State agencies that accept transaction payments must accept cash and cannot charge an extra fee for using it. Amounts changed through cash rounding do not count as a fee.
Argument forSellers could complete cash sales when they lack the coins to make exact change, using the same rounding rule for customers.
Argument againstCustomers could pay or receive a few cents more or less when a seller lacks exact change and rounds a cash transaction.
More detail
A seller may round the transaction total or change to the nearest five cents when the seller cannot make exact change with the cash on hand. This applies to cash purchases and cash refunds. The total due includes the sales price, taxes, fees, and other charges, calculated to the nearest cent. The final digit determines the direction: 1, 2, 6, or 7 rounds down; 3, 4, 8, or 9 rounds up. Taxes are calculated on the sales price before rounding. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
An Idaho state official, department, board, commission, or agency that accepts payment must accept cash and may not charge an extra fee for cash payment. This applies to Idaho state entities that accept payment for transactions. Amounts charged or withheld because of cash rounding under the rounding rule do not count as an extra cash-payment fee. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 1Signed by Governor Brad Little on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 241 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 30Reported delivered to Governor at 10:23 a.m. on 03/30/26To Governor
- Mar 30Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to GovernorMinor
- Mar 27Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to SenateMajor
- Mar 26Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of SpeakerMajor
- Mar 26Returned From House Passed; referred to enrollingMinor
- Mar 25Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-23-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, WheelerNAYS – Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Ehlers, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Scott, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – Bingham, Hall(Stone), PohankaFloor Sponsor - BarbieriTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 24Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Read First Time, Referred to State AffairsMinor
- Mar 12Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 11Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-9-2AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Blaylock, Coho(Lenney), Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rundhaug(Carlson), Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Anthon, ShippyFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 9Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 3Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- Mar 2Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
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