Req. No. 1911 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 735 By: Howard and Garvin of the Senate and Moore of the House COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to income tax credit; creating the Justin Sullivan Trailer Safety Act; providing a credit for the purchase of a safe wheel tethering system for certain semitrailers and frac tanks; providing limit for credits earned; authorizing the carry forward of credit for certain term; creating definition; imposing cap on credits; prescribing formula for adjustment to credit amounts; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: This act shall be know n and may be cited as the “Justin Sullivan Trailer Safety Act”. Req. No. 1911 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 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2358.11 of Title 68, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: A. For tax years 2022 through 2026, there shall be allowe d a credit against the income tax imposed by Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purchase of a safe wheel tethering system for each semitrailer as defined by Secti on 1-162 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and each frac tank as def ined by Section 54 of Title 17 of the Oklaho ma Statutes and registered under the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act in Sections 1101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The amount of the credit shall equal twenty percent (20%) of the purchase price. The total amount of credits earned by an individual or entity shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ( $10,000.00). The amount of the credit allowed but not used in any taxable year may be carried forward as a credit agains t subsequent income tax liability for a period not exceeding five (5) ye ars following the purchase. B. For the purposes of this section, “safe wheel tethering system” means a system that prevents wheel separation from a trailer using a steel cable that ru ns through the axle tube of the trailer and is tethered to a pair of whe el-end caps located on opposite ends of the trailer axle. C. The total amount of credits authorized by this sect ion used to offset tax shall be adjusted annually to limit the annual a mount Req. No. 1911 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 of credits to Two Hundred Fifty Thous and Dollars ($250,000.00). T he Oklahoma Tax Commission shall annually calculate and publish a percentage by which the credits authorized by t his section shall be reduced so the total amount of credits used to off set tax does not exceed Two Hundred Fifty T housand Dollars ($250,000.00) per year. The formula to be used for the percentage adjustment shall be Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($25 0,000.00) divided by the credits claimed in the second preceding year. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. 58-1-1911 QD 3/3/2021 5:26:42 PM