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House committee rejects $500 cash‑limit substitute, reports bill to require state agencies to accept cash

House Committee on Government Operations · March 3, 2026
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Summary

The House Committee on Government Operations rejected a substitute that would have capped required cash acceptance at $500 and voted to report House Bill 5340 with recommendation; the bill would require state agencies to accept cash without adding fees.

The House Committee on Government Operations voted to report House Bill 5340 with recommendation after rejecting a substitute that would have limited required cash acceptance to payments of no more than $500.

Representative Fitzgerald offered the substitute, saying it would “make it so that cash payments would be accepted for not more than $500,” arguing that a cap would…

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