PRINTER'S NO. 4245
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2781
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, DALEY, DONATUCCI, GREEN, HARKINS, HILL-
EVANS, HOWARD, KULIK, MADDEN, McCARTER, McNEILL, MULLERY,
MURT, SANCHEZ, T. DAVIS AND KORTZ, AUGUST 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AUGUST 13, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
providing for notice of change shortage and retail
implications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5703. Notice of change shortage and retail implications.
All retailers in this Commonwealth must provide notice of
preferred payments for retail items in a conspicuous location of
the retail location, including notice as to whether exact change
from a cash transaction can be provided to the customer. The
following shall apply:
(1) If a retailer cannot provide exact change to a
customer, the retailer may issue a store credit or gift card
in the amount of the difference between the transaction total
and the cash change amount the retailer is deficient.
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