An Act providing for rounding of certain payment sums paid by physical legal tender.
This bill, known as the Pennsylvania Common Cents Act, requires government agencies, municipalities, and public utilities to round cash payments to the nearest five-cent increment when collecting face-to-face sales. Specifically, totals ending in one, two, six, or seven cents will be rounded down, while those ending in three, four, eight, or nine cents will be rounded up. The rule applies only to physical cash transactions and does not affect payments made by card, check, or other digital methods. It takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2026
Last action Jun 25, 2026
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Printer's No. PN3542
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Printer's No. PN3681
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MODERATE
The bill was updated to reflect its progression through the legislative process, including a new amendment on second consideration. The text was reorganized to define key terms like 'Account' and 'Microtransaction' more clearly and added a new 'Account Crediting' section to explain how rounding credits and debits affect customer bills. A new 'Applicability' section was also added to set a one-year deadline for entities to adopt the rounding procedures.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding a specific deadline for compliance and clarifying how rounding impacts customer accounts, while the list of covered entities was slightly refined.
TIMELINE
Added a new Section 9 requiring entities to adopt the rounding procedures within one year of the effective date.
DEFINITION
Added new definitions for 'Account' and 'Microtransaction' to clarify billing arrangements and small transactions.
REQUIREMENT
Added Section 6 to specify how rounding-up credits and rounding-down debits must be applied to customer accounts and billing cycles.
ELIGIBILITY
Refined the definition of 'Municipal authority' to specifically reference 53 Pa.C.S. Chapter 56 and updated 'Political subdivision' to include incorporated towns.
TECHNICAL
Added 'gift cards, store value cards, gift certificates, and contactless pay' to the list of payment methods exempt from the rounding rules.
Floor votes · House Jun 23, 2026
How they voted
201–0
Passed
Total votes 201
Jun 23, 2026
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican99
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 23, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (201-0)
house
Jun 23, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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