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HB1Introduced in the House

Specie As Legal Tender

Passed

Introduced by Kevin McCabe, District 30

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie.

Where it stands

EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/28/26

June 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage · May 12, 2026

19

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

20 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

  2. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  3. STA, FIN

  4. COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER

  5. COSPONSOR(S): MOORE

  6. COSPONSOR(S): STAPP, TILTON, ALLARD, TOMASZEWSKI, PRAX, COULOMBE, RUFFRIDGE

  7. COSPONSOR(S): ELAM, BYNUM

  8. COSPONSOR(S): JIMMIE, STUTES

  9. STA RPT CS(STA) 6DP 1NR

  10. DP: VANCE, MCCABE, MOORE, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, CARRICK

  11. NR: STORY

  12. FN1: ZERO(ADM)

  13. FN2: ZERO(CED)

  14. COSPONSOR REMOVED: JIMMIE

  15. COSPONSOR(S): VANCE, ST. CLAIR, D.NELSON, COSTELLO, FOSTER, G.NELSON

  16. COSPONSOR(S): SCHWANKE

  17. FIN RPT CS(STA) 5DP 1DNP 4NR

  18. DP: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, MOORE, BYNUM, FOSTER

  19. DNP: JIMMIE

  20. NR: GALVIN, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON

  21. FN3: ZERO(ADM)

  22. FN4: ZERO(CED)

  23. COSPONSOR REMOVED: ALLARD

  24. COSPONSOR REMOVED: STAPP

  25. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/7/2026

  26. READ THE SECOND TIME

  27. STA CS ADOPTED UC

  28. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  29. READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 1(STA)

  30. PASSED Y40

  31. COSPONSOR(S): KOPP

  32. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  33. VERSION: CSHB 1(STA)

  34. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  35. FIN

  36. FIN REFERRAL WAIVED

  37. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2026

  38. READ THE SECOND TIME

  39. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL

  40. CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER, TILTON

  41. READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 1(STA)

  42. PASSED Y19 N1

  43. CROSS SPONSOR(S): CRONK, BJORKMAN, YUNDT

  44. RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT

  45. VERSION: CSHB 1(STA)

  46. 2:55 P.M. 5/13/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  47. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  48. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 5/29 CHAPTER 6 SLA 26

  49. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/28/26

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