Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization
Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 (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; and altering the definition of 'taxable price' for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the State sales and use tax to clarify the exclusion from the tax of a certain amount collected due to rounding the price for a good or service in accordance with certain provisions of the Act.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gile, Dawn | MD Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gile, Dawn | MD Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCauley, Kirk | WMDA/CAR | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Halloran, Mike | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position 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