MichiganIn-person retailers would have to accept cash payments
The proposal would bar in-person retail sellers from requiring credit or refusing legal tender, and would take effect 90 days after enactment.
What it does
In an in-person retail sale, a seller could not require the buyer to pay by credit or refuse legal tender offered as payment.
Argument forPeople who prefer or need cash could make in-person retail purchases without a seller refusing that payment.
Argument againstRetailers may need to change checkout practices to take cash, adding work when they handle in-person payments.
More detail
A retail seller could not require a buyer to pay by credit or refuse legal tender offered as payment. It covers in-person retail sales of goods or services. This applies to retail sales made in person, not sales by telephone, mail, or internet. If enacted, the amendment would take effect 90 days after enactment.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 29bill electronically reproduced 09/24/2026Latest
- Sep 24referred to Committee on Economic CompetitivenessMinor
- Sep 24read a first timeMinor
- Sep 24introduced by Representative Rep. Parker FairbairnIntroduced
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