Minnesota cash rounding law

H.R. 10167 has passed congress. It is not yet law, and it does not by itself change Minnesota's enacted requirements below. Section 4 of the bill is a safe harbor for adherence to the federal rounding conduct it describes, not a blanket preemption of state law. See the Federal Cash-Rounding Standard for the pending federal framework and its current status.

Status: Monitoring. Verified against enacted text: September 2, 2026.

No specific guidance identified beyond what is cited on this page as of September 29, 2026. Monitoring for updates.

Minnesota's law covers state agencies only, not private merchants. Under new Minn. Stat. 16A.402, an agency, or a party transacting on its behalf, may round cash payments to the nearest five cents. An agency that engages in cash transactions must establish a written rounding policy and post it at each location where cash transactions occur. Effective May 28, 2026, the day following final enactment (Laws 2026, Chapter 119, HF 4591).

Not addressed by the enacted text. The cash-rounding section contains no separate tax-base provision.

Addressed by exclusion. The section does not apply to any transaction paid by electronic fund transfer, check, gift card, money order, credit card, or other similar instrument or method, so noncash portions are excluded from rounding.

No express safe harbor or immunity clause. Protection is regulatory only and contingent on the agency adopting and posting the required rounding policy.