HB1026 — Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
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.
Bill Text
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Read HB1026 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Pam Queen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 13 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Pam Queen Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 128 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 1% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 23% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 131 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1026 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB1026?
- HB1026 is sponsored by Delegate Pam Queen (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1026?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2026. Enacted.
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