Legislation - HB0191

Title: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments
Sponsored by: Delegate Wims
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a merchant, in a certain transaction, from prohibiting a person from making a cash payment to purchase an essential consumer good, requiring a person to purchase an essential consumer good by using a credit or debit card, or charging or collecting from a person a higher price than for an equivalent cashless transaction for making a cash payment for the purchase of an essential consumer good, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/29/2025 Legislative Date 9/29/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions - Cash Payments Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2026 Legislative Date 1/19/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {763228/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (103-33) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/29/2025	9/29/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions - Cash Payments
House	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments {763228/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments
House	3/23/2026	3/11/2026	Third Reading Passed (103-33)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/25/2026	3/25/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

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