Cash payments made to Oklahoma state and local governments will soon be rounded to the nearest nickel after Governor Kevin Stitt signed the Oklahoma Common Cents Act into law.
House Bill 3075 was authored by Rep. Derrick Hildebrant of Catoosa and Sen. Chuck Hall of Perry. The new law establishes standardized rounding rules for cash transactions involving state agencies and political subdivisions.
The law only applies to cash payments made to government entities. Electronic payments, debit cards, credit cards, and checks will not be affected. Private businesses are also not impacted by the legislation.
Under the new system, cash totals ending in one or two cents will round down to the nearest nickel, while totals ending in three or four cents will round up. Amounts ending in six or seven cents will round down, and totals ending in eight or nine cents will round up to the next nickel.
Lawmakers said the legislation was created to address the declining use of pennies and provide consistency for government cash transactions.
Rep. Hildebrant said Rogers County Treasurer Jason Carini requested the measure after the county studied several years of cash transaction data and found the financial impact of rounding to be minimal.
According to the county’s analysis, Rogers County saw slight net gains from rounding in recent years, including 21 cents in 2023, 75 cents in 2024, and 86 cents in 2025.
The law takes effect Nov. 1 for state agencies. Cities, counties, and other political subdivisions will have until July 1, 2027, to implement the changes.
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