An act relating to requiring retail businesses to accept cash
This bill would require retail businesses in Vermont to accept cash as a payment method for goods and services. It directly affects sellers and lessors who currently refuse cash transactions, prohibiting them from doing so under this new rule. The law classifies cash refusal as an unfair business practice and would take effect on July 1, 2024.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Last action Jan 3, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Donahue
RRepublican
Co
Emilie Krasnow
DDemocratic
Co
EM
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
DDemocratic/Progressive
Co
JL
Josie Leavitt
DDemocratic
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