New Hampshire HB 1339: prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

Bill Text

HB 1339 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2939

 07/08

HOUSE BILL 1339

AN ACT prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Bean, Belk. 6; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

 This bill prohibits businesses from refusing a buyer of a good or service because they seek to pay for the good or service with cash.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2939

 07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Chapter; Retail Installment Sales And Services. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 359-U the following new chapter: 

CHAPTER 359-V

RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES AND SERVICES

 359-V:1 Discrimination Against Cash Buyers. No retail establishment offering goods and services for sale shall discriminate against a cash buyer by requiring the use of credit by a buyer in order to purchase such goods and services. All such retail establishments shall accept legal tender when offered as payment by the buyer. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.