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California 20252026

AB 1793

Cash payments: calculation.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Cashpayments, calculation
Introduced / first action
2026-02-10 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Federal law establishes United States coins and currency as legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues, and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue a one-cent coin. Existing state law generally regulates the use of credit cards, debit cards, gift certificates, and other forms of payment for goods and services in this state. Existing law prohibits a person from overcharging for a commodity. A violation of this provision is a crime. This bill would enact the California Common Cents Act to require a merchant, for the portion of the total transaction price paid with legal tender, to determine the total transaction price of goods or services by rounding to the nearest amount of cents divisible by 5, as specified. The bill would define terms for its purposes, including defining "legal tender" as all metal coins and paper currencies of the United States. The bill would require any rounding adjustment to be disregarded for the purposes of the computation of any applicable tax, fee, or surcharge, tax, fee, or surcharge reimbursement, or the measure thereof, and authorize the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to promulgate regulations to implement this requirement. The bill would prohibit a person from collecting from a purchaser an amount greater than the amount permitted under these provisions and would subject a violation of this prohibition to the same remedies as the prohibition against overcharging for a commodity, as provided. By expanding a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2027. The bill would make its provisions severable. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 896, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 1. Page 6415.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 5.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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  14. Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and REV. & TAX.

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  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 1. Page 5197.)

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  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  21. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.

    referral-committee

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  23. Referred to Com. on B. & F.

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  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  25. Read first time. To print.

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