ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 213 By: Burns and Jett of the Senate and Dempsey of the House An Act relating to sales tax; amending 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1357, as last amended by S ection 10, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2017 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1357), which relates to sales tax exemptions; exempting certain equipment used for certain purpose for specified years; and providing an effective dat e. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1357, as last amended by Section 10, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2017 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1357), is amended to read as follows: Section 1357. Exemptions – General. There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax l evied by the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code: 1. Transportation of school pupils to and from elementary schools or high schools in moto r or other vehicles; 2. Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local tr ansportation of persons within the corporate limits of a municipality except by taxicabs; 3. Sales for resale to persons engage d in the business of reselling the articles purchased, whether wit hin or without the ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 state, provided that such sales to resident s of this state 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 person s holding permits when such persons purchase items for their u se and which they are not regularly engaged in the business of reselling; neither shall this exemption apply to sales of tangibl e personal property to peddlers, solicitors 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 diesel fuel by the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for shipment outside this state and consumed by a common carrier 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 st ate, of any locomotive or other motorized 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 (including signage, posters, panels, marquees, or on other similar surfaces, whether indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to sporting and ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, 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 January 1, 2001; 6. Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising described by paragraph 5 of this section, via the Internet, electronic display devices, or through the electronic media, including radio, public address or broadcast systems, television (whether through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise), and cable and satellite television, 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 anim al life and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing. T his exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purcha ser when the items are to be used and in fact are used in the raising of animal life as set out above. Each purchaser shall cer tify, in writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the v endor that the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising such animal life and that the items purchased will be used only in such business. The vendor shall certify to the Ok lahoma Tax Commission that the price of the items has been reduced to grant the full ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 benefit of the exemption. Violation hereof by the purchaser or vendor shall be a misdemeanor; 8. Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and associated delivery or transmission 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 exemptions authorized by Section 1357.6 of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription written for the treatment of human beings by a p erson licensed to prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to ove r-the-counter drugs; 10. Transfers of title or possession of empt y, partially filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical dru ms to any person who is not regularly engaged in the business of selling, reselling or otherwise transferring empty, partially f illed, 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 wh ich are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to the federal food stamp program as authorized by Sections 2 011 through 2029 of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption provided f or such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effecti ve date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the exemption as a condition for participation by the state in the federal food stamp program; 13. Sales of food or food products, or any equipment 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 wh ich provides 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 I nternal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which rece ives federal funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 19 65, as amended, for the purpose of providing nutrition programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons; 14. a. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by organizations which a re exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and: (1) are primarily involved in the collection and distribution of food and other household products to other organizatio ns that facilitate the distribution of such products to the ne edy and such distributee organizations 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), 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 e xempt under this paragraph; 15. Sales of tangible personal proper ty or services to children’s homes which are located on church -owned property and are operated by organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); 16. Sales of computers, data proces sing equipment, related peripherals and telephone, telegraph o r telecommunications service and equipment for use in a qualified aircraft maintenance or ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 manufacturing facility. For purposes of this paragraph, “qualified aircraft maintenance or manufacturin g facility” means a new or expanding facility primarily engage d in aircraft 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 leas t 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 exemp tion provided for by this paragraph, the cost of the items purchas ed by the qualified aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00); 17. Sales of tangible personal property 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 paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously 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; 18. Sales of the following telecommunications services: a. Interstate and Interna tional “800 service”. “800 service” means a “telecommunications service” that ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Fed eral Communications 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 typically marketed under the name “900 service”, and any subsequent numbers designated by the Federal Communications Commission, c. Interstate and International “private communicatio ns service”. “Private communications service ” means a “telecommunications service” that entitles the customer to exclusive or priority use of a communications channel or group of channels b etween or ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 otherwis e 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, includi ng charges to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, the Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the Oklahoma High Cost Fund, and ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 g. Telecommunications nonrecurring charges, including but not limited to the installation, connection, change or initiation of telecommu nications services which are not associated with a retail consumer sale; 19. Sales of railroad track spikes manufactured and so ld for use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks, switches, sidings and turnouts; 20. Sales of aircraf t and aircraft parts provided such sales occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility. As used in this paragraph, “qualified aircraft maintenance facility” means a facility operated by an air common carrier, including one or more component overhaul support buildings 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 Commission 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 Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504. Beginning July 1, 2012, sales of machinery, tools, supplies, equipment and related tangible personal property and services used or consumed in the repair, remodeling or ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Industrial Group Numbers 7372 and 7373 of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty percent (50%) of their annual 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 Number 7374 of the SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at least eighty percent (80%) of their annual gr oss revenues from the sale of a product or service to an out -of- state buyer or consumer. Eligibility for the exemption set out i n this paragraph shall be established, subject to review by the Ta x Commission, by annually filing an affidavit with the Tax Com mission stating that the facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax Commission. For purposes of determin ing whether annual gross revenues are derived from sales to out -of-state buyers or consumers, all sales to the federal governmen t shall be considered to be to an out-of-state buyer or consumer; ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22. Sales of prosthetic devices to an individual for use by such individual. For purposes of this paragraph, “prosthetic device” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 o f this title, but shall not include corrective eye glasses, contact lenses or hearing aids; 23. Sales of tangible personal prop erty or services to a motion picture or television production comp any to be used or consumed in connection with an eligible prod uction. For purposes of this paragraph, “eligible production” means a documentary, special, music video, or a television commer cial or television program that will serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or situation comedy series film ed or taped for network or national or regional syndication or a feature -length motion picture intended for theatrical release o r for network or national or regional syndication or broadcast. T he provisions of this paragraph shall apply to sales occurring on or after July 1, 1996. In order to qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television production company shall fil e any documentation and information required to be submitted pursu ant to rules promulgated by the Tax Commission; 24. Sales of diesel fuel sold for consumption by commercial vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft; 25. Sales of tangible personal property or services to tax- exempt independent nonprofit biomedica l research foundations that ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 provide educational programs for O klahoma science 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 part of a promotional package or as an inducement to commence or conti nue 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 aircraf t engine repairs, modification, and replacement parts, sales of ai rcraft frame repairs and modification, aircraft interior modif ication, and paint, and sales of services employed in the repair, modification and replacement of parts of aircraft engines, air craft 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 supplies: a. are loaded on the ship, motor vessel or barge and used in the maintenance and o peration of the ship, motor vessel or barge, or ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 b. enter into and become component parts of the ship, motor vessel or barge; 30. Sales of tangible personal property made 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 Licensing Act, or who is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit f or the sale of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this title; provided: a. such sale or event may not b e held for a period exceeding three (3) consecutive days, b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) months of the date of death of the decedent, and 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 transmission services, when so ld exclusively for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir de watering projects and associated operations commencing on or a fter July 1, 2003, in which the initial water -to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to five-to-one water-to-oil, and such oil an d gas development projects have been classified by the Corporation Commission as a reservoir dewatering unit; ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 32. Sales of prewritten computer software that is delivered electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, “delivered electronically” means delivered to the purchaser by means other than tangible storage media ; 33. Sales of modular dwelling units when built at a product ion facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on -site, and permanently affixed to the real property and used for residential or commercial purposes. The exemption provided by thi s 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 Secti on 2103 of this title; 34. Sales of tangible personal propert y or services to: a. persons who are residents of Oklahoma and have been honorably discharged from active 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 Veterans Affairs or its successor to be in receipt of disability compensation at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disabil ity shall be permanent and have been sustained through military action or accident or resulting from disease contracted while in such active service and registered ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously received the sales tax exemption pursuant to this subparagraph, no registration with the vet erans registry shall be required, 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. 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 resides and who is authorized to make purchases on the person’s behalf, when such eligible person is not present at the sale, shall also b e exempt for purposes of this paragraph. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall issue a separate exemption card to a spouse of an eligible person or to a member of the household in which the eli gible person resides who is authorized to make purchases on the pe rson’s behalf, if requested by the eligible person. Sales qua lifying 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 ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 by this paragraph shall not excee d One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried surviving spouse. Upon request of the Tax Commission, a person asserting or claiming the exemption authorized by this paragraph sh all provide a statement, executed under oath, that the total s ales amounts for which the exemption is applicable have not exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per year f or an unremarried surviving spouse. If the amount of such exe mpt sales exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of the authorized amount shall be treated as a direct sales tax liability and may be recovered by the Tax Commission in the same manner pro vided by law for other taxes, including penalty and interest. The Tax Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section; 35. Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically designated by the Corporation Commis sion, of a spacing unit or lease from which oil is produced or attempted to be produced using enhanced recovery methods, including, but not limited to, increased pressure in a producing form ation through the use of water or saltwater if the electrical usag e is associated with and necessary ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 for the operation of equipm ent required to inject or circulate fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from the wellhead. In order to be eligible for the sales tax exemption authorized by this paragraph, the total content of oil recovered after the use of enhanced recovery methods shall not exceed one percent (1%) by volume. The exemption authorized by this paragraph 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 and tour bus transportation. As used in this paragraph, “intrastate charter and tour bus transportation” means the transportation of persons from one 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 th an eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily used or rented to car ry persons for compensation. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to regularly scheduled bus transportation for the general public; 37. Sales of vitamins, minerals and dietary suppleme nts by a licensed chiropractor to a person who is the patient of s uch chiropractor at the physical location where the chiropract or provides chiropractic care or services to such patient. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any drug , ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 medicine or substance for which a prescription by a licensed physician is required; 38. Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, t angible personal property, machinery and equipment to a web search portal located in this state which derives at least eighty pe rcent (80%) of its annual gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out-of- state buyer or consumer. For purpose s of this paragraph, “web search portal” means an establishment classified under NAICS code 519130 which operates websites that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases o f Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable forma t; 39. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric cooperative. For purposes of this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a faci lity shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooper ative; 40. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer electronic goods, including, but not limited to, cell phones, compact disc players, personal computers, MP3 players, digital devices for t he storage and retrieval of information through hard -wired or wireless ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 computer or Internet connections, if the devices are 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 sold to another business entity for sale to retail consumers; 41. Before July 1, 2019, sales of rolling stock when sold or leased by the manufacturer, regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corporation engaged in business as a common carrier of property 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 42. Sales of gold, silver, plati num, palladium or other bullion items such as coins and bars and l egal tender of any nation, which legal tender is sold accordin g 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, silver, platinum and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that its value depends upon its p recious metal content and not its form. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to fabricated metals that ha ve been processed or manufactured for artistic use or as jewelry ; and ENGR. S. B. NO. 213 Page 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 43. For tax years 2022 through 2027, sales of commercial forestry service equipment, limited to forwarders, feller bunchers, track skidders, wheeled skidders, hyd raulic excavators, delimbers, soil compactors and sk id steer loaders, to businesses engag ed in logging, timber and tree farming. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2021. Presiding Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2021. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives