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HB 1026

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile SB 893
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Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization

Sponsor: Pam Queen (District 14)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 515 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a merchant to round the portion of the price of a certain transaction for which a customer pays using cash in a certain manner or round the amount of change due to a customer in a certain manner; providing that certain provisions of the Act shall preempt existing regulations, rules, and ordinances that conflict with certain provisions of the Act; and altering the definition of 'taxable price' for certain purposes to clarify the exclusion from tax of a certain amount collected due to rounding the price.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVlocklair, caileylobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlymouth, PaulVerizonWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Queen, Delegate QueenlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVO'Halloran, MikeIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVQueen , PamelaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association