Proposed Law Would Force Ohio Businesses To Accept Cash

(ONN) – A proposed law may change how businesses accept payment in the Buckeye State.

Ohio Senate Bill 30 is a bipartisan proposal designed to force businesses to accept cash as a form of payment.

Supporters of the bill say cashless businesses harm individuals who don’t bank their money and senior citizens who struggle with digital technology.

A 2023 FDIC survey shows 4.2 percent of Ohioans don’t use banks, an increase from 2021.

The bill would empower the Ohio attorney general to sue any business that denies cash for damages under the Consumer Sales Protection Act.

The bill has been introduced before.

Opponents say it increases labor costs.