Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB498 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/04/2021

                     
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
March 3, 2021 
 
 
SENATE BILL NO. 498 	By: Thompson and McCortney of 
the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Fetgatter of the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to ad valorem tax; amending 68 O.S. 
2011, Section 2902, as last amen ded by Section 1, 
Chapter 258, O.S.L. 2019 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 
2902), which relates to ad valorem tax exemption; 
providing waiver of certain payrol l requirement 
relating to current and future exemptions for certain 
facilities; and declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2011, Section 2902, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 258, O.S.L. 2019 (68 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 2902), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 2902. A.  Except as otherwise provided by subsection H 
of Section 3658 of this title pursuant to which the exemption 
authorized by this section may not be claimed, a qualifying 
manufacturing concern, as defined by Section 6B of Ar ticle X of the 
Oklahoma Constitution, and as further defined herein, shall be 
exempt from the levy of any ad valorem taxes upon new, expanded or 
acquired manufacturing facilities , including facilities engaged in   
 
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research and development, for a period of fi ve (5) years.  The 
provisions of Section 6B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution 
requiring an existing facility to have been unoccupied for a period 
of twelve (12) months prior to acquisition shall be construe d as a 
qualification for a facility to ini tially receive an exemption , and 
shall not be deemed to be a qualification for that facility to 
continue to receive an exemption in each of the four (4) years 
following the initial year for which the exemption was granted.  
Such facilities are hereby class ified for the purposes of t axation 
as provided in Section 22 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution. 
B.  For purposes of this section, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
1.  “Manufacturing facilities ” means facilities engaged in the 
mechanical or chemical transformation of ma terials or substances 
into new products and except as provided by paragraph 8 of 
subsection C of this section shall include: 
a. establishments which have received a manufacturer 
exemption permit pursuant to the provisions of Sect ion 
1359.2 of this title, 
b. facilities, including repair and replacement parts, 
primarily engaged in aircraft repair, building and 
rebuilding whether or not on a factory basis, 
c. establishments primarily engaged in computer services 
and data processing a s defined under Industrial Group   
 
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Numbers 5112 and 5415, and U.S. Industry Number 334611 
and 519130 of the NAICS Manual, latest revision, and 
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 as 
defined under Industrial Group Number 5142 of the 
NAICS Manual, latest revision, which derive at least 
eighty percent (80%) of their annual gross revenues 
from the sale of a product or service to an out -of-
state buyer or consumer.  Eligibilit y as a 
manufacturing facility pursuant to this subparagraph 
shall be established, subject to review by the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission, by annually filing an 
affidavit with the Tax Commission stating that the 
facility so qualifies an d such other information as 
required by the Tax Commission.  For purposes of 
determining whether annual gross revenues are derived 
from sales to out-of-state buyers, all sales to the 
federal government shall be con sidered to be an out-
of-state buyer, 
d. for which the investment cost of the construction, 
acquisition or expansion of the manufacturing facility 
is Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or 
more.  Provided, “investment cost” shall not include   
 
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the cost of direct replacement, refurbishmen t, repair 
or maintenance of existing machinery or equipment, 
except that “investment cost” shall include capital 
expenditures for direct replacement, refurbishment, 
repair or maintenance of existing machinery or 
equipment that qualifies for depreciation an d/or 
amortization pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, and such expenditures shall be 
eligible as a part of an “expansion” that otherwise 
qualifies under this section, and 
e. establishments primarily engaged in distribution as 
defined under Industry Numbers 493 11, 49312, 49313 and 
49319 and Industry Sector Number 42 of the NAICS 
Manual, latest revision, and which meet the following 
qualifications: 
(1) construction with an initial capital invest ment 
of at least Five Million Dollars ($5, 000,000.00), 
(2) employment of at least one hundred (100) full-
time-equivalent employees, as certified by the 
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, 
(3) payment of wages or salaries to its employees at 
a wage which equals or exceeds one hundred 
seventy-five percent (175%) of the f ederally   
 
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mandated minimum wage, as certified by the 
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, and 
(4) commencement of construction on or after November 
1, 2007, with construction to be com pleted within 
three (3) years from the dat e of the commencement 
of construction. 
Eligibility as a manufacturing facility pursuant to this 
subparagraph shall be established, subject to review by the Tax 
Commission, by annually filing an affidavit with the T ax Commission 
stating that the facility so qualifies and containing s uch other 
information as required by the Tax Commission. 
Provided, eating and drinking places, as well as other retail 
establishments, shall not qualify as manufacturing facilities for 
purposes of this section, nor shall centrall y assessed properties. 
Eligibility as a manufacturing facility pursuant to this 
subparagraph shall be established, subject to review by the Tax 
Commission, by annually filing an application with the Tax 
Commission stating that the facility so qualifies and containing 
such other information as required by the Tax Commission; 
2.  “Facility” and “facilities” means and includes the land, 
buildings, structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures, equipment 
and other personal property used directly and exclusively in the 
manufacturing process; and   
 
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3.  “Research and development ” means activities directly related 
to and conducted for the purpose of discovering, enhancing, 
increasing or improving future or existing products or processes or 
productivity. 
C.  The following provisions shall apply: 
1.  A manufacturing concern shall be entitled to the exemption 
herein provided for each new manufacturing facility constructed, 
each existing manufacturing facility acquired and the expa nsion of 
existing manufacturing facilities on the same site, as such terms 
are defined by Section 6B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution 
and by this section; 
2.  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 5 of this 
subsection, no manufacturing concern shall receive more than one 
five-year exemption for any one manufact uring facility unless the 
expansion which qualifies the manufacturing facility for an 
additional five-year exemption meets the requirements of paragraph 4 
of this subsection and the emplo yment level established for any 
previous exemption is maintained; 
3.  Any exemption as to the expansion of an existing 
manufacturing facility shall be limited to the increase in ad 
valorem taxes directly attributable to the expansion; 
4.  Except as provide d in paragraphs 5 and, 6 and 10 of this 
subsection, all initial appli cations for any exemption for a new,   
 
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acquired or expanded manufacturing facility shall be granted only 
if: 
a. there is a net increase in annualized base payroll 
over the initial payroll o f at least Two Hundred Fifty 
Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) if the fa cility is 
located in a county with a population of fewer than 
seventy-five thousand (75,000), according to the most 
recent Federal Decennial Census, while maintaining or 
increasing base payroll in subsequent years, or at 
least One Million Dollars ($1,000,0 00.00) if the 
facility is located in a county with a population of 
seventy-five thousand (75,000) or more, according to 
the most recent Federal Decennial Census, while 
maintaining or increasing base payroll in subsequent 
years; provided the payroll require ment of this 
subparagraph shall be waived for claims for 
exemptions, including claims previously denied or on 
appeal on March 3, 2010, for all initial applications 
for exemption filed on or after January 1, 2004, and 
on or before March 31, 2009, and all su bsequent annual 
exemption applications filed related to the initial 
application for exemption, for an applicant, if the 
facility has been located in Oklahoma for at least 
fifteen (15) years engaged in marine engine   
 
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manufacturing as defined under U.S. Indus try Number 
333618 of the NAICS Manual, latest revision, and has 
maintained an average employment of five hundred (500) 
or more full-time-equivalent employees over a ten -year 
period.  Any applicant that qualifies for the payroll 
requirement waiver as outlin ed in the previous 
sentence and subsequently closes its Oklahoma 
manufacturing plant prior to January 1, 2012, may be 
disqualified for exemption and subject to recapture.  
For an applicant engaged in paperboard manufacturing 
as defined under U.S. Industry Number 322130 of the 
NAICS Manual, latest revision, union master payouts 
paid by the buyer of the facility to specified 
individuals employed by the facility at the time of 
purchase, as specified under the purchase agreement, 
shall be excluded from payroll for purposes of this 
section. 
In order to provide certainty with respect to 
investments in manufacturing facilities pertaining to 
all initial applications for exemption filed on or 
after January 1, 2016, the following definitions shall 
apply: 
(1) “base payroll” shall mean total payroll adjusted 
for any nonrecurring bonuses, exercise of stock   
 
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option or stock rights and other nonrecurring, 
extraordinary items included in total payroll, 
and 
(2) “initial payroll” shall mean base payro ll for the 
year immediately preceding the initial 
construction, acquisition or expansion. 
The Tax Commission shall verify payroll information 
through the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission by 
using reports from the Oklahoma Employment Security 
Commission for the calendar year i mmediately preceding 
the year for which initial application is made for 
base-line payroll, which must be maintained or 
increased for each subsequent year; provided, a 
manufacturing facili ty shall have the option of 
excluding from its payroll, for purposes of this 
section: 
i. payments to sole proprietors, members 
of a partnership, members of a limited 
liability company who own at least ten 
percent (10%) of the capital of the 
limited liability company or 
stockholder-employees of a corporation 
who own at least ten percent (10%) of 
the stock in the corporation, and   
 
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ii. any nonrecurring bonuses, exercise of 
stock option or stock rights or other 
nonrecurring, extraordinary items 
included in total payroll numbers as 
reported by the Oklaho ma Employment 
Security Commission.  A manufacturing 
facility electing either option shall 
indicate such election upon its 
application for an exemption under this 
section.  Any manufacturing facility 
electing either option shall submit 
such information as t he Tax Commission 
may require in order to verify payroll 
information.  Payroll information 
submitted pursuant to the provisions of 
this paragraph shall be submitted to 
the Tax Commission and shall be subject 
to the provisions of Section 205 of 
this title, and 
b. the facility offers, or will offer within one hundred 
eighty (180) days of the date of employment, a basic 
health benefits plan to the full -time-equivalent 
employees of the facility, which is determined by t he 
Department of Commerce to consist of th e elements   
 
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specified in subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of 
subsection A of Section 3603 of this title or elements 
substantially equivalent thereto. 
For purposes of this section, calculation of the amount of 
increased base payroll shall be measured from the s tart of initial 
construction or expansion to the completion of such construction or 
expansion or for three (3) years from the start of initial 
construction or expansion, whichever occurs first.  The amount of 
increased base payroll shall include payroll fo r full-time-
equivalent employees in this state who are employed by an entity 
other than the facility which has previously or is currently 
qualified to receive an exemption pursuant to the provisions of this 
section and who are leased or otherwise provided to the facility, if 
such employment did not exist in this state prior to the start of 
initial construction or expansion of the facility.  The 
manufacturing concern shall submit an affidavit to the Tax 
Commission, signed by an officer, stating that the cons truction, 
acquisition or expansion of the facility will result in a net 
increase in the annualized base payroll as required by this 
paragraph and that full -time-equivalent employees of the facility 
are or will be offered a basic health benefits plan as req uired by 
this paragraph.  If, after the completion of such construction or 
expansion or after three (3) years from the start of initial 
construction or expansion, whichever occurs first, the construction,   
 
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acquisition or expansion has not resulted in a net increase in the 
amount of annualized base payroll, if required, or any other 
qualification specified in this paragraph has not been met, the 
manufacturing concern shall pay an amount equal to the amount of any 
exemption granted, including penalties and int erest thereon, to the 
Tax Commission for deposit to the Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund; 
5.  If a facility fails to meet the base payroll requirement of 
subparagraph a of paragraph 4 of this subsection, the payroll 
requirement shall be waived for claims for exemptions, including 
claims previously denied or on appeal on June 1, 2009, for all 
initial applications for exemption filed on or after January 1, 
2004, and on or before March 31, 2009, and all subsequent annual 
exemption applications filed related to su ch initial application for 
exemption, for an applicant, if the facility: 
a. has been located for at least five (5) years as of 
March 31, 2009, in a county in Oklahoma with a 
population of six hundred thousand (600, 000) or more, 
b. is owned by an applicant that has been engaged in 
manufacturing as defined under U.S. Industry Numbers 
323110, 323111, 323121 and 323122 of the NAICS Manual, 
latest revision, 
c. is owned by an applicant that maintains a workforce of 
at least three hundred (300) employees on June 1 , 
2009,   
 
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d. is owned by an applicant that has filed multiple 
applications for exemption pursuant to this section, 
and 
e. is owned by an applicant that operates at least one 
facility in this state of at least seven h undred 
thirty thousand (730,000) square fe et on June 1, 2009. 
In the event that any applicant obtaining a waiver of the payroll 
requirement pursuant to this paragraph ceases to operate all of its 
facilities in this state on or before a date that is four (4 ) years 
after any initial application for an exemption is filed by su ch 
applicant, all sums of property taxes exempted under this paragraph 
through a waiver of the payroll requirement that relate to such 
application shall become due and payable as if such sums were 
assessed in the year in which th e applicant ceases to opera te all of 
its facilities in the state; 
6.  Any new, acquired or expanded automotive final assembly 
manufacturing facility which does not meet the requirements of 
paragraph 4 of this subse ction shall be granted an exemption only i f 
all other requirements of this section are met and only if the 
investment cost of the construction, acquisition or expansion of the 
manufacturing facility is Three Hundred Million Dollars 
($300,000,000.00) or mor e and the manufacturing facility retains a n 
average employment of one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) or 
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exemption is initially granted and in each of the four (4) 
subsequent years only if a n average employment of one thousand seven 
hundred fifty (1,750) or m ore full-time-equivalent employees is 
maintained in the subsequent year.  Any property installed to 
replace property damaged by the tornado or natural disaster that 
occurred May 8, 2003, may continue to receive the exemption prov ided 
in this paragraph for the full five-year period based on the value 
of the previously qualifying assets as of January 1, 2003.  The 
exemption shall continue in effect as long as all other 
qualifications in this paragraph are met.  If the average employ ment 
of one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) or more full-time-
equivalent employees is reduced as a result of temporary layoffs 
because of a tornado or natural disaster on May 8, 2003, then the 
average employment requirement shall be waived for year 20 03 of the 
exemption period. Calculation of the number of employees shall be 
made in the same manner as required under Section 2357.4 of this 
title for an investment tax credit.  As used in this paragraph, 
“expand” and “expansion” shall mean and include an y increase to the 
size or scope of a facility as well as any renovation, restoration, 
replacement or remodeling of a facility which permits the 
manufacturing of a new or redesigned product; 
7.  Any new, acquired, o r expanded computer data processing, 
data preparation, or information processing services provider 
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revision, and U.S. Industry Number 514210 of the North American 
Industrial Classificatio n System (NAICS) Manual, latest revision, 
may apply for exemptions un der this section for each year in which 
new, acquired, or expanded capital improvements to the facility are 
made if: 
a. there is a net increase in annualized payroll of the 
applicant at any facility or facilities of the 
applicant in this state of at least Two Hundred Fifty 
Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), which is attributable 
to the capital improvements, or a net increase of 
Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) or more in 
capital improvements, while maintaining or increasing 
payroll at the facility or faci lities in this state 
which are included in the application, and 
b. the facility offers, or will offer within one hundred 
eighty (180) days of the date of employment of new 
employees attributable to the capital improvements, a 
basic health benefits plan to the full-time-equivalent 
employees of the facility, which is determined by the 
Department of Commerce to consist of the elements 
specified in subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of 
subsection A of Section 3603 of this title or elements 
substantially equivalent t hereto;   
 
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8.  Effective January 1, 2017, an entity engaged in electric 
power generation by means of wind, as described by the North 
American Industry Classification System, No. 221119, shal l not be 
defined as a qualifying manufactu ring concern for purposes o f the 
exemption otherwise authorized pursuant to Section 6B of Article X 
of the Oklahoma Constitution or qualify as a “manufacturing 
facility” as defined in this section.  No initial appl ication for 
exemption shall be filed by or accepted from an entity en gaged in 
electric power generation by means of wind on or after January 1, 
2018; and 
9.  An entity or applicant engaged in an industry as defined 
under U.S. Industry Number 324110 of the NAICS Manual, latest 
revision, which has a pplied for or been granted an exemption for a 
time period which began on or after calendar year 2012 and before 
calendar year 2016 but which did not meet the payroll requirements 
of subparagraph a of paragraph 4 of this subsection because of 
nonrecurring bonuses, exercise of stock o ption or stock rights or 
other nonrecurring, extraordinary items included in total payroll in 
the previous year, shall be allowed an exemption, beginning with 
calendar year 2016, for the number of years, including the calendar 
year for which the exemption was denied, remaining in the entity’s 
five-year exemption period, provided such entity attains or 
increases payroll at or above the initial or base payroll 
established for the exemption ; and   
 
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10.  A facility engaged in manufacturing defined under U.S. 
Industry Number 327310 of the NAICS Manual shall have the payroll 
requirements of paragraph 4 of this subsection waived for tax year 
2021, which is based in part on the 2020 calendar year payroll 
reported to the Oklahoma Employment Se curity Commission, and may 
continue to receive the exemption for the five-year period provided 
in this section only if all other requirements of this section are 
met. 
D.  1.  Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, 
the five-year period of exemption from ad valorem taxe s for any 
qualifying manufacturing facility property shall begin on January 1 
following the initial qualifying use of the property in the 
manufacturing process. 
2.  The five-year period of exemption from ad valorem taxes for 
any qualifying manufacturing fa cility, as specified in subparagraphs 
a and b of this paragraph, which is locat ed within a tax incentive 
district created pursuant to the Local Developm ent Act by a county 
having a population of at least five hundred thousand (50 0,000), 
according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census, shall begin 
on January 1 following the expi ration or termination of the ad 
valorem exemption, abatement, or other in centive provided through 
the tax incentive district.  Facilities qualifying p ursuant to this 
subsection shall include:   
 
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a. a manufacturing facility as defined in subparagraph c 
of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, and 
b. an establishment primaril y engaged in distribution as 
defined under Industry Number 49311 of the North 
American Industry Classifi cation System for which the 
initial capital investment was at least One Hundred 
Eighty Million Dollars ($180,000,000.00); provided, 
that the qualifying job creation and depreciable 
property investment occurred prior to calendar y ear 
2017 but not earlier th an calendar year 2013. 
E.  Any person, firm or corporation claiming the exempti on 
herein provided for shall file each year for which exemption is 
claimed, an application therefor with the county assessor of the 
county in which the new, expanded or acquired facility is located.  
The application shall be on a form or forms prescribed b y the Tax 
Commission, and shall be filed on or before March 15, except as 
provided in Section 2902.1 of this title, of each year in which the 
facility desires to take the exempt ion or within thirty (30) days 
from and after receipt by such person, firm or c orporation of notice 
of valuation increase, whichever is later.  In a cas e where 
completion of the facility or facilities will occur after January 1 
of a given year, a facility may apply to claim the ad valorem tax 
exemption for that year.  If such facilit y is found to be qualified 
for exemption, the ad valorem tax exemption pr ovided for herein   
 
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shall be granted for that entire year and shall apply to th e ad 
valorem valuation as o f January 1 of that given year.  For 
applicants which qualify under the provisi ons of subparagraph b of 
paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, the application shall 
include a copy of the affidavit and any other information required 
to be filed with the Tax Commission. 
F.  The application shall be examined by the county assessor and 
approved or rejected in the same manner as provided by law for 
approval or rejection of claims for homestead exemptions.  The 
taxpayer shall have the same right of review b y and appeal from the 
county board of equalization, in the same manner and subj ect to the 
same requirements as provided by law for review and appeals 
concerning homestead exemption claims.  Approved applications shall 
be filed by the county assessor with t he Tax Commission no later 
than June 15, except as provided in Section 2902.1 o f this title, of 
the year in which the facility desires to take the exemp tion.  
Incomplete applications and applications filed after June 15 will be 
declared null and void by th e Tax Commission. In the event that a 
taxpayer qualified to receive an exempti on pursuant to the 
provisions of this section shall make payment of ad va lorem taxes in 
excess of the amount due, the county treasurer shall have the 
authority to credit the tax payer’s real or personal property tax 
overpayment against current taxes due.  T he county treasurer may   
 
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establish a schedule of up to five (5) years of c redit to resolve 
the overpayment. 
G.  Nothing herein shall in any manner affe ct, alter or impair 
any law relating to the assessment of property, and all property, 
real or personal, wh ich may be entitled to exemption hereunder shall 
be valued and assessed a s is other like property and as provided by 
law.  The valuation and assessmen t of property for which an 
exemption is granted hereunder shall be performed by the Tax 
Commission. 
H.  The Tax Commission shall have the authority and duty to 
prescribe forms and to promulgate rules as may be necessary to carry 
out and administer the term s and provisions of this se ction. 
SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the prese rvation 
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 pas sage and approval. 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
March 3, 2021 - DO PASS