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Committee hears bill to require BOLI outreach on businesses' obligation to accept cash
Summary
The House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection opened a public hearing April 24 on Senate Bill 1176, which would direct the Bureau of Labor and Industries to publicize and explain the legal obligation of places of public accommodation to accept U.S. currency.
The House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection opened a public hearing April 24 on Senate Bill 1176, which would direct the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) to conduct an ongoing effort to publicize and explain the legal obligation of places of public accommodation to accept U.S. currency as payment for goods and services.
Proponents told the committee the bill is meant to prompt broader outreach, not to attach new penalties, and to ensure consumers who do not use bank accounts or cards can still pay in cash. Senator James Ivory Manning Jr., sponsor of the measure, described encountering venues that declined cash despite an…
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