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Legislature approves penny-rounding bill following coin's cancellation

Florida retailers can now choose to round cash transactions to the nearest nickel due to penny shortages, with sales tax unchanged and pennies still accepted, lawmakers said.

  • On Tuesday, the Florida Legislature passed SB 1074, allowing retailers to round cash transactions to the nearest nickel in response to the U.S. government ceasing penny production.
  • President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Department to halt penny production in 2025 because manufacturing costs reached 3.69 cents per coin, exceeding its value; the final blank was pressed in November 2025.
  • Retailers may opt to round cash totals only, excluding electronic payments; amounts ending in one or two cents drop to zero, while three or four cents round up to five cents.
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State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies

States are setting new rules for cash purchases after the U.S. Mint stopped making pennies and the 1-cent coins get scarcer.

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News Service of Florida broke the news in Tallahassee, United States on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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