l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2680

Cash purchases; require merchants to round to the nearest five-cent denomination for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Business and Financial Institutions Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE MERCHANTS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING GOODS AND/OR SERVICES IN THIS STATE TO CALCULATE THE PRICE OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SOLD, LESS DISCOUNTS OR DEDUCTIONS, AND SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE TAXES, TO INDIVIDUALS PAYING WITH CASH BY ROUNDING SUCH TOTAL TO THE NEAREST FIVE-CENT DENOMINATION; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR TRANSACTIONS FOR WHICH THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS FEWER THAN 4¢ OR FOR TRANSACTIONS FOR WHICH PAYMENT IS MADE BY ANY DEMAND OR NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT, ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER, MONEY ORDER, CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OR OTHER LIKE INSTRUMENT; TO ENSURE THAT ANY TAXES IMPOSED ON THE PURCHASE SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY GAINS OR LOSSES RESULTING FROM ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST FIVE-CENT DENOMINATION; TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate