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SB3255HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Currency.

Last status update Jun 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, except for cash transactions that total $0.01 or $0.02, which are to be rounded up to $0.05. Exempts transactions in which payment is made by demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund transfer, check, gift card, money order, credit card, or other like instrument or method. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by CPN
  3. HD1by CPC
  4. HD2by FIN
  5. CD1by Conference

Decision stages

  1. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House CPC committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  8. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    2 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  10. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

  11. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3255
MemberCPN
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeNoNoAye → No at Senate conference managers (HD2)
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeNoAye → No at Senate final reading (CD1)
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
19 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3255
MemberCPC
SD1		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoAyeAyeAyeAye → No at House second reading (HD1)No → Aye at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022ExcusedAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye*AyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
20 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPC
SD1		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-26 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. The committee on CPN will reconsider its previous decision on 02-25-26 and will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  8. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2879) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  9. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  10. 48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.

  11. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  12. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 395) in amended form (SD 1).

  13. Pass First Reading

  14. Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

  15. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.

  17. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  18. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  21. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  22. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  23. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 770).

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  29. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Lamosao, Awa.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).

  31. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

  32. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  33. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Yamashita, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  34. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 76-26).

  35. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  36. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 76-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  37. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  38. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none).

  39. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  40. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  41. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  42. Enrolled to Governor.

  43. Act 159, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).

  44. Act 159, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).

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