Bill > HB0071

This bill establishes new rules for rounding cash payments in Wyoming, specifically addressing situations where a seller cannot provide exact change due to a lack of pennies. If a customer pays with cash and the final sale amount ends in $0.01, $0.02, $0.06, or $0.07, the price will be rounded down to the nearest $0.05; if it ends in $0.03, $0.04, $0.08, or $0.09, it will be rounded up to the nearest $0.05. However, sales totaling exactly $0.01 or $0.02 will be rounded up to $0.05, and amounts ending in $0.00 or $0.05 will not be rounded. Crucially, any applicable sales tax or other taxes are added *before* rounding, and the rounding itself does not change the amount of tax owed. Businesses that round cash payments must display a sign informing customers. This rounding rule applies only to cash payments that require change and does not affect payments made by credit, debit, check, or exact change, with an exception for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases which can only be rounded as permitted by federal law. The bill also updates existing law to include the director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture's duty to verify rounding computations for cash transactions and clarifies that the new rounding provisions extend the scope of the chapter. This act will take effect on July 1, 2026.

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0071