Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1670 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2022

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
SENATE BILL 1670 	By: Kidd 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to sales tax; amending 68 O.S. 2021, 
Section 1357, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 356, 
O.S.L. 2021, which relates to exemptions; expanding 
exemption to include spouse of a military member who 
has died while in the line of duty; and declaring an 
emergency. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S . 2021, Section 1357, as 
amended by Section 2, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 20 21, is amended to read 
as follows: 
Section 1357. Exemptions – General. There are hereby 
specifically exempted from the tax levied by th e Oklahoma Sales Tax 
Code: 
1.  Transportation of s chool pupils to and from elementary 
schools or high schools in motor or other vehicles; 
2.  Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does 
not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local transportatio n of persons 
within the corporate limits of a muni cipality except by taxicabs;   
 
 
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3.  Sales for resale t o persons engaged in the bu siness of 
reselling the articles purchased, whether within or without the 
state, provided that such sales to residents of this s tate are made 
to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in 
the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code.  This exemption shall not apply to the 
sales of articles made to persons holding permits when such persons 
purchase items for their use and whic h they are not regularly 
engaged in the business o f reselling; neither shall this exemption 
apply to sales of tangible personal property to peddlers, solic itors 
and other salespersons who do not have an established place of 
business and a sales tax permit.  The exemption provided by this 
paragraph shall apply to sales of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a 
Group Five vendor, but the use of such motor fuel or dies el fuel by 
the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the 
Oklahoma Sales Tax Co de.  The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel 
is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for sh ipment outside 
this state and consumed by a common car rier by rail in the conduct 
of its business.  The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor 
fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when 
such motor fuel is purchased for fueling , within this state, of any 
locomotive or other motori zed flanged wheel equipment; 
4.  Sales of advertising space in newspapers and periodicals; 
5.  Sales of programs relating to sporting and entertainment 
events, and sales of advertising on billboards (in cluding signage,   
 
 
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posters, panels, marquees or on other similar surfaces, whether 
indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to sporting and 
entertainment events, and sales of any advertisin g, to be displayed 
at or in connection with a sporting event, via the Internet, 
electronic display devices or through public address or broadcast 
systems.  The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be 
effective for all sales made on or after Januar y 1, 2001; 
6.  Sales of any advertising, other than the advertisin g 
described by paragraph 5 of this section, via the Internet, 
electronic display devices or through the electronic media , 
including radio, public address o r broadcast systems, television 
(whether through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise), 
and cable and satellite tele vision, and the servicing of any 
advertising devices; 
7.  Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery , and equipment purchased by 
persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fish, 
any insect, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic animal life 
and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing.  This 
exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purchaser when 
the items are to be used and in fact ar e used in the raising of 
animal life as set out above.  Each purc haser shall certify, in 
writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the vendor that 
the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising s uch 
animal life and that the items p urchased will be used only in such   
 
 
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business.  The vendor shall ce rtify to the Oklahoma Tax Com mission 
that the price of the items has been reduced to grant the full 
benefit of the exemption.  Violation hereof by the purc haser or 
vendor shall be a misdemean or; 
8.  Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and 
associated delivery or transmis sion services, when sold exclusively 
for residential use.  Provided, this exemption shall not apply to 
any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county or any other 
jurisdiction in this state; 
9.  In addition to the exemptio ns authorized by Section 135 7.6 
of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription 
written for the treatment of human beings by a person license d to 
prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen.  
Provided, this exemption shall no t apply to over-the-counter drugs; 
10.  Transfers of title or possession of empty, partially 
filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical drums to any per son 
who is not regularly engaged in the business of selling, reselling 
or otherwise transferring empt y, partially filled or filled 
returnable oil drums; 
11.  Sales of one-way utensils, paper napkins, paper cups, 
disposable hot containers , and other one-way carry out materials to 
a vendor of meals or beverages; 
12.  Sales of food or food products for home consumption which 
are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to   
 
 
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the federal food stamp program as authorized by Sections 2011 
through 2029 of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that 
portion purchased with such coupons.  The exempt ion provided for 
such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effective 
date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the 
exemption as a condition for participation by t he state in the 
federal food stamp program; 
13.  Sales of food or food products, or any equ ipment or 
supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products to or 
by an organization which: 
a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which provid es and 
delivers prepared meals for home consumption to 
elderly or homebound persons as part of a program 
commonly known as "Meals on Wheels" or "Mobile Meals", 
or 
b. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal R evenue Code, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which receives federal 
funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, 
as amended, for the purpose of providing nut rition 
programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons;   
 
 
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14. a. Sales of tangible pe rsonal property or services to or 
by organizations which are exempt from taxation 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C ., Section 501(c)(3), 
and: 
(1) are primarily involved in the colle ction and 
distribution of food and other household products 
to other organizations that facilitate the 
distribution of such products to the needy and 
such distributee organizations are exemp t from 
taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), or 
(2) facilitate the distribution of such products to 
the needy. 
b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or 
savings, competing with other persons engaged in the 
same or similar business shall not be exempt under 
this paragraph; 
15.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to 
children's homes which are located on church -owned property and are 
operated by organization s exempt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3);   
 
 
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16.  Sales of computers, data processing equipment, related 
peripherals, and telephone, telegraph or telecommun ications service 
and equipment for use in a qualified aircraft maintenance or 
manufacturing facility.  For purposes of this paragraph, "qualified 
aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility" means a new or 
expanding facility primarily engaged in aircraf t repair, building or 
rebuilding whether or not on a factory basis, whose total cost of 
construction exceeds the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) 
and which employs at least two hundred fifty (250) new full -time-
equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Employment 
Security Commission, upon completion of the facility.  In order to 
qualify for the exemption provided for by this paragraph, the cost 
of the items purchased by the qualified aircraft maintenance or 
manufacturing facility shall e qual or exceed the sum of Two Millio n 
Dollars ($2,000,000.00); 
17.  Sales of tangible personal proper ty consumed or 
incorporated in the construction or expansion of a qualified 
aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility as defined in 
paragraph 16 of this section.  For purposes of this pa ragraph, sales 
made to a contractor or subcontractor that has pre viously entered 
into a contractual relationship with a qualified aircraft 
maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion 
of such a facility shall be considered sales made to a qualified 
aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility;   
 
 
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18.  Sales of the following telecommunications services: 
a. Interstate and International "800 service".  "800 
service" means a "telecommunications service " that 
allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without 
incurring a charge for the call.  The service is 
typically marketed under the name "800", "855", "866", 
"877" and "888" toll-free calling, and any subsequent 
numbers designated by the Federal Communic ations 
Commission, or 
b. Interstate and International "900 service".  "900 
service" means an inbound toll "telecommunications 
service" purchased by a subscriber that allows the 
subscriber's customers to call in to the subscriber 's 
prerecorded announcement or live service.  "900 
service" does not include the charge for: collection 
services provided by the seller of the 
"telecommunications services" to the subscriber, or 
service or product sold by the subscriber to the 
subscriber's customer.  The service is t ypically 
marketed under the na me "900" service, and any 
subsequent numbers designated by the Federal 
Communications Commission, 
c. Interstate and International "private communications 
service".  "Private communications service " means a   
 
 
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"telecommunications service" that entitles the 
customer to exclusive or priority use of a 
communications channel or group of channels between or 
among termination points, regardless of the manner in 
which such channel or channels are connected, and 
includes switching capacity , extension lines, stations 
and any other associated services that are provided in 
connection with the use of such channel or channels, 
d. "Value-added nonvoice data service".  "Value-added 
nonvoice data service " means a service that otherwise 
meets the definition of "telecommunications services" 
in which computer processing applications are used to 
act on the form, content, code or protocol of the 
information or data primarily for a purpose other than 
transmission, conveyance , or routing, 
e. Interstate and International telecommunications 
service which is: 
(1) rendered by a company for private use within its 
organization, or 
(2) used, allocated or distributed by a company to 
its affiliated group, 
f. Regulatory assessments and charges , including charges 
to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, the   
 
 
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Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the Oklahoma High Cost 
Fund, and 
g. Telecommunications nonrec urring charges, including but 
not limited to the installation, connection, change , 
or initiation of telecommunications serv ices which are 
not associated with a retail consumer sale; 
19.  Sales of railroad track spikes manufa ctured and sold for 
use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks, 
switches, sidings, and turnouts; 
20.  Sales of aircraft and aircraf t parts provided such sales 
occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility.  As used in this 
paragraph, "qualified aircraft mainten ance facility" means a 
facility operated by an air common carrier , including one or more 
component overhaul support build ings or structures in an area owned, 
leased, or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were 
employed at least two thousand (2,000) full-time-equivalent 
employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklahoma 
Employment Security Commissio n and which is primarily related to the 
fabrication, repair, alteration, modification, refurbishing, 
maintenance, building, or rebuilding of commercial aircraft or 
aircraft parts used in air common carriage.  For purposes of this 
paragraph, "air common carrier" shall also include members of an 
affiliated group as defined by Section 1504 of the Internal Re venue 
Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504.  Beginning July 1, 2012, sales of   
 
 
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machinery, tools, supplies, equipment , and related tangible personal 
property and services used or consumed in the repair, remodeling, or 
maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines or aircraft component 
parts which occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility; 
21.  Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by 
persons and establishments primarily engaged in computer services 
and data processing: 
a. as defined under Industri al Group Numbers 7372 and 
7373 of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 
Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty 
percent (50%) of their a nnual gross revenues from the 
sale of a product or service to an out-of-state buyer 
or consumer, and 
b. as defined under Industrial Group N umber 7374 of the 
SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at least 
eighty percent (80%) of their annual gross revenu es 
from the sale of a product or service to an out-of-
state buyer or consumer. 
Eligibility for the ex emption set out in this paragraph shal l be 
established, subject to review by the Tax Commission, by annually 
filing an affidavit with the Tax Commission st ating that the 
facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax 
Commission.  For pur poses of determining whether annual gr oss 
revenues are derived from sales to out-of-state buyers or consumers,   
 
 
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all sales to the federal government shall be considered to be to an 
out-of-state buyer or consumer; 
22.  Sales of prosthetic devices to an indivi dual for use by 
such individual.  For purposes of this paragraph, "prosthetic 
device" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 of 
this title, but shall not include corrective eye glasses, contact 
lenses, or hearing aids; 
23.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to a motion 
picture or television production company to be used or consumed in 
connection with an eligible production.  For purposes of this 
paragraph, "eligible production" means a documentary, special, music 
video or a television commercial or television pro gram that will 
serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or 
situation comedy series filmed or tape d for network or national or 
regional syndication or a feature-length motion picture intended for 
theatrical release or for network or natio nal or regional 
syndication or broadcast.  The provisions of this paragraph shall 
apply to sales occurring on or aft er July 1, 1996.  In order to 
qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television 
production company shall file any documentation an d information 
required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated by the Tax 
Commission; 
24.  Sales of diesel fue l sold for consumption by commercial 
vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft;   
 
 
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25.  Sales of tangible personal property or services t o tax-
exempt independent nonprofit biomedical research foundations that 
provide educational programs for Oklahoma sc ience students and 
teachers and to tax-exempt independent nonprofit community blood 
banks headquartered in this state; 
26.  Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications 
equipment to a vendor who subsequently transfers the equipment at no 
charge or for a discounted charge to a consumer as pa rt of a 
promotional package or as an inducement to commence or continue a 
contract for wireless telecommunications services; 
27.  Effective January 1, 1991, leases of rail transportation 
cars to haul coal to coal-fired plants located in this state which 
generate electric power; 
28.  Beginning July 1, 2005, sales of aircraft engine repairs, 
modification, and replacement parts, sales of aircraft frame repairs 
and modification, aircraft interior modification, a nd paint, and 
sales of services employed in the re pair, modification, and 
replacement of parts of air craft engines, aircraft frame and 
interior repair and modification, and paint; 
29.  Sales of materials and supplies to the owner or operator of 
a ship, motor vessel, or barge that is used in interstate or 
international commerce if the materials and supplie s:   
 
 
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a. are loaded on the ship, motor vesse l, or barge and 
used in the maintenance and operation of the ship, 
motor vessel, or barge, or 
b. enter into and become component parts of the ship, 
motor vessel, or barge; 
30.  Sales of tangible personal property ma de at estate sales at 
which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the 
former residence of the decedent by a person who is not required to 
be licensed pursuant to the Transient Merchant Licen sing Act, or who 
is not otherwise required to obtai n a sales tax permit for the sale 
of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this 
title; provided: 
a. such sale or event may not be hel d for a period 
exceeding three (3) consecutive day s, 
b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) mon ths of 
the date of death of the decedent, an d 
c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be 
allowed for property that was not part of the 
decedent's estate; 
31.  Beginning January 1, 2004, sales of electricity and 
associated delivery and transmi ssion services, when sold exclusively 
for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir dewatering projects 
and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 2003, in 
which the initial water-to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to   
 
 
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five-to-one water-to-oil, and such oil and gas development proj ects 
have been classified by the Corporation Commission as a reservoir 
dewatering unit; 
32.  Sales of prewritte n computer software that is delivered 
electronically.  For purposes of this paragraph, "delivered 
electronically" means delivered to the purchase r by means other than 
tangible storage media; 
33.  Sales of modular dwelling units when built at a production 
facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be asse mbled on-site, 
and permanently affixed to the re al property and used for 
residential or commerc ial purposes.  The exemption provided by this 
paragraph shall equal forty -five percent (45%) of the total sales 
price of the modular dwelling unit.  For purposes of this paragraph, 
"modular dwelling unit " means a structure that is not subject to the 
motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 2103 of this 
title; 
34.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to: 
a. persons who are residents of Oklah oma and have been 
honorably discharged from ac tive service in any branch 
of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma 
National Guard and who have been certified by the 
United States Department of Ve terans Affairs or its 
successor to be in receipt o f disability compensation 
at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disability   
 
 
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shall be permanent and have been sustained through 
military action or accident or resulting from disease 
contracted while in such active service and registered 
with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma 
Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the 
veteran received the sales tax exemption prior to 
November 1, 2020, he or she shall be required to 
register with the vet erans registry prior to July 1, 
2023, in order to remain qualified, or 
b. the surviving spouse of the person in subparagraph a 
of this paragraph if the person is deceased and the 
spouse has not remarried and the surviving spouse of a 
person who is determined by the United States 
Department of Defense or a ny branch of the United 
States military to have die d while in the line of duty 
if the spouse has not remarried .  Sales for the 
benefit of an eligible person to a spouse of the 
eligible person or to a member of the household in 
which the eligible person res ides and who is 
authorized to make purchas es on the person's behalf, 
when such eligible pers on is not present at the sale, 
shall also be exempt for purpose s of this paragraph.  
The Oklahoma Tax Commission s hall issue a separate 
exemption card to a spouse o f an eligible person or to   
 
 
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a member of the household in which the eligible person 
resides who is authorized to make purchases on the 
person's behalf, if requested by the eligible person.  
Sales qualifying for the exemption authorized by this 
paragraph shall not exceed Twenty-five Thousand 
Dollars ($25,000.00) per year per individual while the 
disabled veteran is living.  Sales qualifying for the 
exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not 
exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for 
an unremarried surviving spouse.  Upon request of the 
Tax Commission, a person asserting or claiming th e 
exemption authorized by this paragraph shall provide a 
statement, executed under oath, that the total sales 
amounts for which the exemption is applicable have not 
exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($2 5,000.00) per 
year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand 
Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried 
surviving spouse.  If the amount of such exempt sales 
exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of t he 
authorized amount shall be treated as a direct sales 
tax liability and may be recovered b y the Tax 
Commission in the same manner provided by law for 
other taxes, including penalty and interest .  The Tax 
Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary to   
 
 
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implement the provisions of this paragrap h, which 
shall include rules providing for the dis closure of 
information about persons eligible for the exemption 
authorized in this paragraph to the Oklahoma 
Department of Veteran's Affairs, as authorized in 
Section 205 of this title; 
35.  Sales of electr icity to the operator, specifically 
designated by the Corporation Commission, of a spacing unit or lease 
from which oil is produced or attempted to be produced usin g 
enhanced recovery methods , including, but not li mited to, increased 
pressure in a producin g formation through the use of water or 
saltwater if the electrical usage is associated with and necessary 
for the operation of equipment required to inject or circ ulate 
fluids in a producing formation for the purp ose of forcing oil or 
petroleum into a wel lbore for eventual recovery and production from 
the wellhead.  In order to be eligible for the sales tax exempti on 
authorized by this paragraph, the total content o f oil recovered 
after the use of enhanced recovery methods shall not exceed one 
percent (1%) by volume.  The exemption authorized by this para graph 
shall be applicable only to the state sales tax rate and shall not 
be applicable to any county or municipal sales tax rate; 
36.  Sales of intrastate charter a nd tour bus transportation.  
As used in this paragraph, "intrastate charter and tour bus 
transportation" means the transportation of persons from one   
 
 
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location in this state to another location in this state in a motor 
vehicle which has been constructed in such a manner that it may 
lawfully carry more than eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily 
used or rented to carry persons for compensation.  Provid ed, this 
exemption shall not apply to regularly schedule d bus transportation 
for the general public; 
37.  Sales of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements by a 
licensed chiropractor to a person w ho is the patient of such 
chiropractor at the physical loc ation where the chiropractor 
provides chiropractic care or services to such patient.  The 
provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to an y drug, 
medicine, or substance for which a prescrip tion by a licensed 
physician is required; 
38.  Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal 
property, machinery, and equipment to a web search portal loc ated in 
this state which derives at least eig hty percent (80%) of its annual 
gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out -of-
state buyer or consumer.  For purposes of this paragraph, "web 
search portal" means an establishment classified un der NAICS code 
519130 which operates websites that use a search engine to generate 
and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content 
in an easily searchable format; 
39.  Sales of tangible p ersonal property consumed or 
incorporated in the c onstruction or expansion of a facility for a   
 
 
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corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric coo perative.  For purposes of 
this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that has 
previously entered into a contractual relationship w ith a rural 
electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a facility 
shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooperative; 
40.  Sales of tangib le personal property or services to a 
business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer elec tronic 
goods including, but not limited to, cell p hones, compact disc 
players, personal computers, MP3 pla yers, digital devices for the 
storage and retrieval of information through hard -wired or wireless 
computer or Internet connections, if the devices ar e sold to the 
business by the original manufacturer of such devices and the 
devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sale by the entity 
qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragraph directly 
to retail consumers or if the devices are so ld to another business 
entity for sale to retail co nsumers; 
41.  On or after July 1, 2019, and prior to Ju ly 1, 2024, sales 
or leases of rolling stock when sold o r leased by the manufacturer, 
regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corpora tion 
engaged in business as a common carrier of pro perty or passengers by 
railway, for use or consumption by a common carrier directly in the 
rendition of public service.  For purposes of this paragraph, 
"rolling stock" means locomotives, autocars , and railroad cars and   
 
 
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"sales or leases" includes railroad car maintenance and retrofitting 
of railroad cars for th eir further use only on the railways; and 
42.  Sales of gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other bull ion 
items such as coins and bars and legal tend er of any nation, which 
legal tender is sold accord ing to its value as precious metal or as 
an investment.  As used in the paragraph, "bullion" means any 
precious metal including, but not limited to, gold, sil ver, 
platinum, and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that 
its value depends upon its precious metal content and not its form.  
The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to 
fabricated metals that have been processed or manufact ured for 
artistic use or as jewelry. 
SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval. 
 
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