HB 2278 — An Act providing for the use of paper coupons and digital coupons in retail establishments that sell grocery items; and prohibiting the exclusive use of digital coupons.

PRINTER'S NO.    2980

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                       HOUSE BILL
                       No. 2278
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY BENHAM, NEILSON, KENYATTA, FREEMAN AND SANCHEZ,
        MARCH 10, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MARCH 11, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Providing for the use of paper coupons and digital coupons in
 2      retail establishments that sell grocery items; and
 3      prohibiting the exclusive use of digital coupons.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6   Section 1.   Short title.
 7      This act shall be known and may be cited as the Ban on the
 8   Exclusive Use of Digital Coupons Act.
 9   Section 2.   Definitions.
10      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
11   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12   context clearly indicates otherwise:
13      "Consumer."   An individual who purchases grocery items for
14   personal, family or household use at a store.
15      "Digital coupon."    A coupon, rebate or similar instrument
16   that is offered to the public through the Internet or another
17   electronic method.
18      "Grocery items."    Food, nondurable goods and household
 1   supplies.
 2      "Store."     A supermarket, warehouse club or similar retail
 3   establishment that sells grocery items to consumers.
 4      "Store card."     A loyalty card, membership card or similar
 5   card or other instrument that is used by a consumer and that:
 6            (1)   is issued by a store following application by the
 7      consumer;
 8            (2)   is made available to the consumer either digitally
 9      or in person at the store; and
10            (3)   confers certain benefits to the consumer, including
11      discount prices upon presentation of the card or instrument.
12   Section 3.     Paper coupons.
13      (a)   Availability.--A store that offers a digital coupon for
14   a grocery item shall also make available to a consumer a paper
15   coupon for the grocery item.
16      (b)   Value.--A paper coupon under subsection (a) for a
17   grocery item must be identical in value to the digital coupon
18   for the grocery item.
19      (c)   Location.--
20            (1)   A store shall make a paper coupon for a grocery item
21      easily accessible at the service desk of the store.
22            (2)   In addition to the placement of a paper coupon for a
23      grocery item at its service desk, a store may also place the
24      paper coupon at other locations around the store.
25   Section 4.     Applying digital coupons to purchases.
26      (a)   Consumers generally.--Upon presenting a store card to a
27   cashier or customer service representative at a store, a
28   consumer may request that any applicable digital coupons be
29   applied to the purchases of the consumer. If the store offers
30   digital coupons, the cashier or customer service representative

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 1   shall, at the time of sale, apply all applicable digital coupons
 2   to the purchases of the consumer.
 3      (b)   Consumers who are 65 years of age or older.--If a
 4   consumer who is 65 years of age or older presents a store card
 5   to a cashier or customer service representative at a store, the
 6   store shall, at the time of sale, automatically apply all
 7   applicable digital coupons to the purchases of the consumer. The
 8   cashier or customer service representative may request that the
 9   consumer present a government-issued photo identification to
10   verify the age of the consumer.
11   Section 5.   Effective date.
12      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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