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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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5757 SENATE BILL 328 By: Standridge
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to sales tax; amending 68 O.S. 2011,
6666 Sections 1357, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter
6767 241, O.S.L. 2019, and 1357.6, as amended by Section
6868 1, Chapter 458, O.S.L. 2019 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020,
6969 Sections 1357 and 1357.6), which relate to sales tax
7070 exemptions; providing an exemption for certain
7171 hearing aids; modifying definition; and providing an
7272 effective date.
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7777 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
7878 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1357, as
7979 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 241, O.S.L. 2019 (68 O.S. Supp.
8080 2020, Section 1357), is amended to read as follows:
8181 Section 1357. Exemptions – General. There are hereby
8282 specifically exempted from the tax levied by the Oklahoma Sales Tax
8383 Code:
8484 1. Transportation of school pupils to and from elementary
8585 schools or high school s in motor or other vehicl es;
8686 2. Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does
8787 not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local transportation of persons
8888 within the corporate limits of a municipality except by taxicabs;
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140140 3. Sales for resale to perso ns engaged in the business of
141141 reselling the article s purchased, whether within or without the
142142 state, provided that such sales to residents of this state are made
143143 to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in
144144 the Oklahoma Sales Tax Co de. This exemption shall not apply to the
145145 sales of articles made to persons holding permits when such persons
146146 purchase items for their use and which they are not regularly
147147 engaged in the business of reselling; neither shall this exemption
148148 apply to sales of tangible personal proper ty to peddlers, solicitor s
149149 and other salespersons who do not have an established place of
150150 business and a sales tax permit. The exemption provided by this
151151 paragraph shall apply to sales of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a
152152 Group Five vendor, but the use of su ch motor fuel or diesel f uel by
153153 the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the
154154 Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel
155155 is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for shipment outside
156156 this state and consumed by a common carrier by rail in the conduct
157157 of its business. The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor
158158 fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when
159159 such motor fuel is purchased for fueling, withi n this state, of any
160160 locomotive or other motorized flanged wheel equipment;
161161 4. Sales of advertising space in newspapers and periodicals;
162162 5. Sales of programs relating to sporting and entertainment
163163 events, and sales of advertising on billboards (including signage,
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215215 posters, panels, marquees, or on other si milar surfaces, whether
216216 indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to sporting and
217217 entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, to be displayed
218218 at or in connection with a sporting event, via the I nternet,
219219 electronic display devices, or through pub lic address or broadcast
220220 systems. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be
221221 effective for all sales made on or after January 1, 2001;
222222 6. Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising
223223 described by paragraph 5 of t his section, via the Inte rnet,
224224 electronic display devices, or through the electronic media,
225225 including radio, public address or broadcast systems, television
226226 (whether through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise),
227227 and cable and satellite televis ion, and the servicing of any
228228 advertising devices;
229229 7. Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery and equipment purchased by
230230 persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fish,
231231 any insect or any other form of terrestrial or aqu atic animal life
232232 and used for the purpose of raisin g same for marketing. This
233233 exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purchaser when
234234 the items are to be used and in fact are used in the raising of
235235 animal life as set out above. Each purchaser shall certify, in
236236 writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the vendor that
237237 the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising such
238238 animal life and that the items purchased will be used only in such
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290290 business. The vendor shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commis sion
291291 that the price of th e items has been reduced to grant the full
292292 benefit of the exemption. Violation hereof by the purchaser or
293293 vendor shall be a misdemeanor;
294294 8. Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and
295295 associated delivery or transmissio n services, when sold exc lusively
296296 for residential use. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to
297297 any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county, or any other
298298 jurisdiction in this state;
299299 9. In addition to the exemptions au thorized by Section 1357.6
300300 of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription
301301 written for the treatment of human beings by a person licensed to
302302 prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen.
303303 Provided, this exemption shall not app ly to over-the-counter drugs;
304304 10. Transfers of tit le or possession of empty, partially
305305 filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical drums to any person
306306 who is not regularly engaged in the business of selling, reselling
307307 or otherwise transferring empty, pa rtially filled, or filled
308308 returnable oil drums;
309309 11. Sales of one-way utensils, paper napkins, paper cups,
310310 disposable hot containers and other one -way carry out materials to a
311311 vendor of meals or beverages;
312312 12. Sales of food or food products for home consu mption which
313313 are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to
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365365 the federal food stamp program as authorized by Sections 2011
366366 through 2029 of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that
367367 portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption p rovided for
368368 such sales shall be inapplicable to suc h sales upon the effective
369369 date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the
370370 exemption as a condition for participation by the state in the
371371 federal food stamp program;
372372 13. Sales of food or food products, or any equipment or
373373 supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products to or
374374 by an organization which:
375375 a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
376376 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
377377 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3 ), and which provides and
378378 delivers prepared meals f or home consumption to
379379 elderly or homebound persons as part of a program
380380 commonly known as “Meals on Wheels” or “Mobile Meals”,
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382382 b. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
383383 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue C ode, 26
384384 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which receives federal
385385 funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965,
386386 as amended, for the purpose of providing nutrition
387387 programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons;
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439439 14. a. Sales of tangible personal pr operty or services to or
440440 by organizations which are exempt from taxation
441441 pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the
442442 Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3),
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444444 (1) are primarily involved in the collection and
445445 distribution of food and other household produ cts
446446 to other organizations that facilitate the
447447 distribution of such products to the needy and
448448 such distributee organizations are exempt from
449449 taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section
450450 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
451451 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) , or
452452 (2) facilitate the distribution of such products to
453453 the needy.
454454 b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or
455455 savings, competing with other persons engaged in the
456456 same or similar business shall not be exempt under
457457 this paragraph;
458458 15. Sales of tangible personal property or services to
459459 children’s homes which are located on church -owned property and are
460460 operated by organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the
461461 provisions of the Internal Reven ue Code, 26 U.S.C., Sectio n
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514514 16. Sales of computers, data processing equipment, related
515515 peripherals and telephone, telegraph or telecommunications service
516516 and equipment for use in a qualified aircraft maintenance or
517517 manufacturing facility. For purposes of this paragraph , “qualified
518518 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility ” means a new or
519519 expanding facility primarily engaged in aircraft repair, building or
520520 rebuilding whether or not on a factory basis, whose total cost of
521521 construction exceeds the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)
522522 and which employs at least two hundred fifty (250) new full -time-
523523 equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Employment
524524 Security Commission, upon completion of the facility. In order to
525525 qualify for the exemption provided for by this paragraph, the c ost
526526 of the items purchased by the qualified aircraft maintenance or
527527 manufacturing facility shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Million
528528 Dollars ($2,000,000.00);
529529 17. Sales of tangible personal property con sumed or
530530 incorporated in the construction or expans ion of a qualified
531531 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility as defined in
532532 paragraph 16 of this section. For purposes of this paragraph, sales
533533 made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previousl y entered
534534 into a contractual relationship with a qu alified aircraft
535535 maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion
536536 of such a facility shall be considered sales made to a qualified
537537 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility;
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589589 18. Sales of the following telec ommunications services:
590590 a. Interstate and International “800 service”. “800
591591 service” means a “telecommunications service ” that
592592 allows a caller to dial a toll -free number without
593593 incurring a charge for the call. The service is
594594 typically marketed under the name “800”, “855”, “866”,
595595 “877”, and “888” toll-free calling, and any subsequent
596596 numbers designated by the Federal Communications
597597 Commission, or
598598 b. Interstate and International “900 service”. “900
599599 service” means an inbound toll “telecommunications
600600 service” purchased by a subscri ber that allows the
601601 subscriber’s customers to call in to the subscriber ’s
602602 prerecorded announcement or live service. “900
603603 service” does not include the charge for: collection
604604 services provided by the selle r of the
605605 “telecommunications services” to the subscriber, or
606606 service or product sold by the subscriber to the
607607 subscriber’s customer. The service is typically
608608 marketed under the name “900” service, and any
609609 subsequent numbers designated by the Federal
610610 Communications Commission,
611611 c. Interstate and Internation al “private communications
612612 service”. “Private communications service ” means a
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664664 “telecommunications service ” that entitles the
665665 customer to exclusive or priority use of a
666666 communications channel or group of c hannels between or
667667 among termination points, regard less of the manner in
668668 which such channel or channels are connected, and
669669 includes switching capacity, extension lines,
670670 stations, and any other associated services that are
671671 provided in connection with the us e of such channel or
672672 channels,
673673 d. “Value-added nonvoice data service”. “Value-added
674674 nonvoice data service ” means a service that otherwise
675675 meets the definition of “telecommunications services ”
676676 in which computer processing applications are used to
677677 act on the form, content, code, or protocol of the
678678 information or data primarily for a purpose other than
679679 transmission, conveyance or routing,
680680 e. Interstate and International telecommunications
681681 service which is:
682682 (1) rendered by a company for private use within its
683683 organization, or
684684 (2) used, allocated, or distribute d by a company to
685685 its affiliated group,
686686 f. Regulatory assessments and charges, including charges
687687 to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, the
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739739 Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the Oklahoma High Cost
740740 Fund, and
741741 g. Telecommunications non recurring charges, includ ing but
742742 not limited to the installation, connection, change or
743743 initiation of telecommunications services which are
744744 not associated with a retail consumer sale;
745745 19. Sales of railroad track spikes manufactur ed and sold for
746746 use in this state in the constructi on or repair of railroad tracks,
747747 switches, sidings and turnouts;
748748 20. Sales of aircraft and aircraft parts provided such sales
749749 occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility. As used in this
750750 paragraph, “qualified aircraft main tenance facility” means a
751751 facility operated by an air common carrier, including one or more
752752 component overhaul support buildings or structures in an area owned,
753753 leased or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were
754754 employed at least two thous and (2,000) full-time-equivalent
755755 employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklahoma
756756 Employment Security Commission and which is primarily related to the
757757 fabrication, repair, alteration, modification, refurbishing,
758758 maintenance, building or rebuild ing of commercial aircraf t or
759759 aircraft parts used in air common carriage. For purposes of this
760760 paragraph, “air common carrier” shall also include members of an
761761 affiliated group as defined by Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue
762762 Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 15 04. Beginning July 1, 20 12, sales of
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815815 property and services used or consumed in the repair, remodeling or
816816 maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines, or aircraft c omponent
817817 parts which occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility;
818818 21. Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by
819819 persons and establishments primarily engaged in computer services
820820 and data processing:
821821 a. as defined under Industrial Group Numbers 7372 and
822822 7373 of the Standard Industrial C lassification (SIC)
823823 Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty
824824 percent (50%) of their annual gross revenues from the
825825 sale of a product or service to an out -of-state buyer
826826 or consumer, and
827827 b. as defined under Industrial Gro up Number 7374 of the
828828 SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at least
829829 eighty percent (80%) of their annual gross revenues
830830 from the sale of a product or service to an out -of-
831831 state buyer or consumer.
832832 Eligibility for the exemption set out in this paragraph shall be
833833 established, subject to review by the Tax Commission, by annually
834834 filing an affidavit with the Tax Commission stating that the
835835 facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax
836836 Commission. For purposes of determining whether annua l gross
837837 revenues are derived from sales to out -of-state buyers or consumers,
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889889 all sales to the federal government shall be considered to be to an
890890 out-of-state buyer or consumer;
891891 22. Sales of prosthetic devices to an individual for use by
892892 such individual. For purposes of this para graph, “prosthetic
893893 device” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 of
894894 this title and shall include hearing aids purchased from an
895895 audiologist or hearing aid dealer or fitter who is licens ed by the
896896 state as required by law , but shall not include corrective eye
897897 glasses, eyeglasses or contact lenses or hearing aids;
898898 23. Sales of tangible pers onal property or services to a motion
899899 picture or television production company to be used or consumed in
900900 connection with an eligible production. For pu rposes of this
901901 paragraph, “eligible production” means a documentary, special, music
902902 video, or a televisi on commercial or televisio n program that will
903903 serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dram atic or
904904 situation comedy series filmed or taped for network or national or
905905 regional syndication or a feature -length motion picture intended for
906906 theatrical release or for network or national or regional
907907 syndication or broadcast. The provisions of this para graph shall
908908 apply to sales occurring on or after Ju ly 1, 1996. In order to
909909 qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television
910910 production company shall file any documentati on and information
911911 required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated b y the Tax
912912 Commission;
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965965 vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft;
966966 25. Sales of tangible personal property or servi ces to tax-
967967 exempt independent nonprofit biomedical research foundations tha t
968968 provide educational programs for Oklahoma science students and
969969 teachers and to tax-exempt independent nonprofit community blood
970970 banks headquartered in th is state;
971971 26. Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications
972972 equipment to a vendor who subsequently transfers the equipment at no
973973 charge or for a discounted charge to a consumer as part of a
974974 promotional package or as an inducement to commence or continue a
975975 contract for wireless telecommunications services;
976976 27. Effective January 1, 1991, lea ses of rail transportation
977977 cars to haul coal to coa l-fired plants located in this state which
978978 generate electric power;
979979 28. Beginning July 1, 2005, sales o f aircraft engine repairs,
980980 modification, and replacement parts, sales of aircraft frame repairs
981981 and modification, aircraft interior modification, and pa int, and
982982 sales of services employed in the repair, modification and
983983 replacement of parts of aircraft eng ines, aircraft frame and
984984 interior repair and modification, and paint;
985985 29. Sales of materials and sup plies to the owner or operator of
986986 a ship, motor vessel or barge that is used in interstate or
987987 international commerce if the materials and supplies:
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10391039 a. are loaded on the ship, motor vessel or barge and used
10401040 in the maintenance and operation of the ship, moto r
10411041 vessel or barge, or
10421042 b. enter into and become comp onent parts of the ship,
10431043 motor vessel or barge;
10441044 30. Sales of tangible personal property made at estate sales at
10451045 which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the
10461046 former residence of the deced ent by a person who is not required to
10471047 be licensed pursuant to the Transient Merchant Licensing Act, or who
10481048 is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit for the sale
10491049 of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this
10501050 title; provided:
10511051 a. such sale or event may not be held for a pe riod
10521052 exceeding three (3) consecutive days,
10531053 b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) months of
10541054 the date of death of the deceden t, and
10551055 c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be
10561056 allowed for property that was not part of the
10571057 decedent’s estate;
10581058 31. Beginning January 1, 2004, sales of electricity and
10591059 associated delivery and transmission services , when sold exclusively
10601060 for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir dewatering projects
10611061 and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 20 03, in
10621062 which the initial water -to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to
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11151115 have been classified by the Corporation Commission as a reservoir
11161116 dewatering unit;
11171117 32. Sales of prewritten computer software that is delivered
11181118 electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, “delivered
11191119 electronically” means delivered to the pur chaser by means other than
11201120 tangible storage media;
11211121 33. Sales of modular dw elling units when built at a production
11221122 facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on -site,
11231123 and permanently affixed to the real property and used for
11241124 residential or commercial purposes. The exemption provided by this
11251125 paragraph shall equal fo rty-five percent (45%) of the total sales
11261126 price of the modular dwelling unit. For purposes of this paragraph,
11271127 “modular dwelling unit ” means a structure th at is not subject to the
11281128 motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 2103 of this
11291129 title;
11301130 34. Sales of tangible personal property or services t o persons
11311131 who are residents of Oklahoma and have been honorably discharged
11321132 from active service in any br anch of the Armed Forces o f the United
11331133 States or Oklahoma National Guard and who have been certified by the
11341134 United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor to be
11351135 in receipt of disability compensation at the one -hundred-percent
11361136 rate and the disability shall be permanen t and have been sustained
11371137 through military action or accident or resulting from disease
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11891189 contracted while in such active servic e or the surviving spouse of
11901190 such person if the person is deceased and the spouse has not
11911191 remarried; provided, sales for the benef it of the person to a spouse
11921192 of the eligible person or to a member of the h ousehold in which the
11931193 eligible person resides and w ho is authorized to make purchases on
11941194 the person’s behalf, when such eligible person is not present at t he
11951195 sale, shall also be exe mpt for purposes of this paragraph. The
11961196 Oklahoma Tax Commission shall issu e a separate exemption card to a
11971197 spouse of an eligible person or to a member of the household in
11981198 which the eligible person resides who is authorized to mak e
11991199 purchases on the person ’s behalf, if requested by the eligible
12001200 person. Sales qualifying for the ex emption authorized by this
12011201 paragraph shall not exce ed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00)
12021202 per year per individual while the disabled veteran is livin g. Sales
12031203 qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not
12041204 exceed One Thousand Dol lars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried
12051205 surviving spouse. Upon request of the Tax Commission, a person
12061206 asserting or claiming the exemption authorized by this paragraph
12071207 shall provide a statement, executed under oath, that the total sales
12081208 amounts for which the exemption is applicable have not exceeded
12091209 Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per year per living
12101210 disabled veteran or One Thousand Dollars ( $1,000.00) per year for an
12111211 unremarried surviving spouse. If the amount of such exempt sales
12121212 exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of the authori zed
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12651265 recovered by the Tax Commission i n the same manner provided by law
12661266 for other taxes, including penalty and interest;
12671267 35. Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically
12681268 designated by the Corporation Commission, of a spacing unit or lease
12691269 from which oil is produced or attempted to be pr oduced using
12701270 enhanced recovery methods, including, but not limited to, increased
12711271 pressure in a produc ing formation through the use of water or
12721272 saltwater if the electrical usage is associated with and necessary
12731273 for the operation of equipment required to inj ect or circulate
12741274 fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or
12751275 petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from
12761276 the wellhead. In order to be eligible for the sales tax exemption
12771277 authorized by this paragraph, the tota l content of oil recovered
12781278 after the use of enhanced recovery methods shall not exceed one
12791279 percent (1%) by volume. The exemption authorized by this par agraph
12801280 shall be applicable only to the state sales tax rate and shall not
12811281 be applicable to any county or municipal sales tax rate;
12821282 36. Sales of intrastate charter and tour bus transportation.
12831283 As used in this paragraph, “intrastate charter and tour bus
12841284 transportation” means the transportation of persons from one
12851285 location in this state to another location in this state in a motor
12861286 vehicle which has been constructed in such a manner that it may
12871287 lawfully carry more than eighteen persons, and which is ordinaril y
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13391339 used or rented to carry persons for compensation. Provided, this
13401340 exemption shall not apply to regular ly scheduled bus transport ation
13411341 for the general public;
13421342 37. Sales of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements by a
13431343 licensed chiropractor to a person who is the patient of such
13441344 chiropractor at the physical location where the chiropractor
13451345 provides chiropractic care or services to such patient. The
13461346 provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any drug,
13471347 medicine or substance for which a prescri ption by a licensed
13481348 physician is required;
13491349 38. Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal
13501350 property, machinery and equi pment to a web search portal located in
13511351 this state which derives at least e ighty percent (80%) of its annual
13521352 gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out -of-
13531353 state buyer or consumer. For purposes of this paragraph , “web
13541354 search portal” means an establishment classified under NAICS code
13551355 519130 which operates websit es that use a search engine to generate
13561356 and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content
13571357 in an easily searchable format;
13581358 39. Sales of tangible personal property c onsumed or
13591359 incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a
13601360 corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. o f Title 18 of the
13611361 Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric cooperative. For purposes of
13621362 this paragraph, sales made to a contractor o r subcontractor that has
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14141414 previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural
14151415 electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a facility
14161416 shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooperative;
14171417 40. Sales of tangible personal proper ty or services to a
14181418 business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer el ectronic
14191419 goods, including, but not limited to, cell phones, compact disc
14201420 players, personal computers, MP3 players, digital devices for the
14211421 storage and retrieval of information throu gh hard-wired or wireless
14221422 computer or Internet connections, if the devices are sold to the
14231423 business by the original manufactur er of such devices and the
14241424 devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sale by the entity
14251425 qualifying for the exemption autho rized by this paragraph directly
14261426 to retail consumers or if the devices are sold to another business
14271427 entity for sale to retail consumers;
14281428 41. On or after July 1, 2019, and prior to July 1, 2024, sales
14291429 or leases of rolling stock wh en sold or leased by the m anufacturer,
14301430 regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corpo ration
14311431 engaged in business as a common carrier of p roperty or passengers by
14321432 railway, for use or consumption by a common carrier directly in the
14331433 rendition of public service. For pur poses of this paragraph,
14341434 “rolling stock” means locomotives, autocars and ra ilroad cars and
14351435 “sales or leases” includes railroad car maintenance and retrofitting
14361436 of railroad cars for their further use only on the railways; and
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14891489 items such as coins and bars and legal te nder of any nation, which
14901490 legal tender is sold acco rding to its value as precious metal or as
14911491 an investment. As used in the paragraph, “bullion” means any
14921492 precious metal, including , but not limited to, gold, silver,
14931493 platinum and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that
14941494 its value depends upon i ts precious metal content and not its form.
14951495 The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to
14961496 fabricated metals that have been processed or manufactured for
14971497 artistic use or as jewelry.
14981498 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1357.6, as
14991499 amended by Section 1, Chapter 458, O.S.L. 2019 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020,
15001500 Section 1357.6), is amended to read as follows:
15011501 Section 1357.6. A. Effective July 1, 1992, there are h ereby
15021502 exempted from the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this title
15031503 sales of drugs for the treatment of human beings, medical
15041504 appliances, medical devices and other medical equipment including
15051505 but not limited to corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, a nd
15061506 hearing aids when administered, distributed or prescribed by a
15071507 practitioner, as defined in subsection C of this section, who is
15081508 authorized by law to administer, distribute or prescribe such items
15091509 or when purchased or leased by or on behalf of an individ ual for use
15101510 by such individual under a prescription or work o rder of a
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15631563 when the cost of such items will be reimbursed under the Medicare or
15641564 Medicaid Program.
15651565 B. There are hereby exempted fr om the tax levied by Section
15661566 1350 et seq. of this title sales of the following medical equipment
15671567 when administered, distributed or prescribed by a pra ctitioner, as
15681568 defined in subsection C of this section, who is authorized by law to
15691569 administer, distribute or prescribe such items:
15701570 1. Prosthetic devices as defined in subsection D of this
15711571 section;
15721572 2. Durable medical equipment as defined in subsection E o f this
15731573 section; and
15741574 3. Mobility-enhancing equipment as defined in subsection F of
15751575 this section.
15761576 C. The term “practitioner” means a physician, allopathic
15771577 physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, podiatrist, chiropractor,
15781578 optometrist, pharmacist, psychol ogist, ophthalmologist, nurse
15791579 practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, audiologist or hearing aid
15801580 dealer or fitter who is licensed by the state as required by law.
15811581 D. The term “prosthetic device” means a replacement, corrective
15821582 or supportive device , including repair and replacement parts for
15831583 same, worn on or in the body to:
15841584 1. Artificially replace a missing portion of the body;
15851585 2. Prevent or correct physical deformit y or malfunction; or
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16391639 contact lenses or hearing aids.
16401640 E. The term “durable medical equipment” means equipment,
16411641 including repair and replaceme nt parts for same, which:
16421642 1. Is used in the home;
16431643 2. Can withstand repeated use;
16441644 3. Is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical
16451645 purpose;
16461646 4. Generally is not useful to a person in the absence of
16471647 illness or injury; and
16481648 5. Is not worn in or on t he body.
16491649 The term “durable medical equipment ” shall not include
16501650 “mobility-enhancing equipment” as defined in subsection F of this
16511651 section.
16521652 F. The term “mobility-enhancing equipment” means equipment,
16531653 including repair and replacement parts for same, which:
16541654 1. Is primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the
16551655 ability to move from one pl ace to another and which is appropriate
16561656 for use either in a home or a motor vehicle;
16571657 2. Is not generally used by persons with normal mobility; and
16581658 3. Does not include any motor vehicle or equipment on a motor
16591659 vehicle normally provided by a motor vehicle manufacturer.
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17111711 The term “mobility-enhancing equipment” shall not include
17121712 “durable medical equipment ” as defined in subsection E of this
17131713 section.
17141714 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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