Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2949 Amended / Bill

Filed 02/26/2024

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2949 	By: McCall 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68 
O.S. 2021, Section 2355, as last amended by Section 
1, Chapter 27, 1st Extraordinary Session of the 59th 
Oklahoma Legislature, O.S.L. 2023, which relates to 
income tax rates for individuals and other entities ; 
modifying income tax rate for designated tax year; 
providing for reductions in income tax rates based 
upon certain determination with respect to tax 
collections; providing for further reductions in 
income tax rates using pres cribed formula; amending 
68 O.S. 2021, Section 2355.1P-4, which relates to the 
Pass Through-Entity Tax Act; modifying reference to 
income tax rate; defining terms; imposing tax on 
renewable power production; establishing amount of 
tax per megawatt-hour; making tax applicable after 
certain date; establishing timeline f or remittance of 
tax and filing of reports; requiring the prescription 
of certain forms; providing fine and penalty for 
filing and remittance failures; requiring ce rtain 
annual reporting; providing for apportionment of 
monies; providing for codification; and p roviding 
effective dates. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 2355, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 27, 1s t Extraordinary Session,   
 
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O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 2355), is amended to read 
as follows: 
Section 2355. A.  Individuals.  For all taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 1998, and before January 1, 2006, a tax is hereby 
imposed upon the Oklahoma taxable income of every resident or 
nonresident individual, which tax shall be computed at the option of 
the taxpayer under one of the two following methods: 
1.  METHOD 1. 
a. Single individuals and married individuals filing 
separately not deducting federal income tax: 
(1) 1/2% tax on first $1,000.00 or part thereof, 
(2) 1% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(3) 2% tax on next $1,250.00 or part thereof, 
(4) 3% tax on next $1,150.00 or part thereof, 
(5) 4% tax on next $1,300.00 or part thereof, 
(6) 5% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(7) 6% tax on next $2,300.00 or part thereof, and 
(8) (a) for taxable years beginning after December 
31, 1998, and before January 1, 2002, 6.75% 
tax on the remainder, 
(b) for taxable years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2002, and before January 1, 2004, 
7% tax on the remainder, and   
 
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(c) for taxable years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2004, 6.65% tax on the remainder. 
b. Married individuals filing jointly and surviving 
spouse to the extent and in the manner that a 
surviving spouse is permitted to file a joint return 
under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and 
heads of households as defined in the Internal Revenue 
Code not deducting federal income tax: 
(1) 1/2% tax on first $2,000.00 or part thereof, 
(2) 1% tax on next $3,000.00 or part thereof, 
(3) 2% tax on next $2,500.00 or part thereof, 
(4) 3% tax on next $2,300.00 or part thereof, 
(5) 4% tax on next $2,400.00 or part thereo f, 
(6) 5% tax on next $2,800.00 or part thereof, 
(7) 6% tax on next $6,000.00 or part thereof, and 
(8) (a) for taxable years beginning after December 
31, 1998, and before January 1, 2002, 6.75% 
tax on the remainder, 
(b) for taxable years beginning on or af ter 
January 1, 2002, and before January 1, 2004, 
7% tax on the remainder, and 
(c) for taxable years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2004, 6.65% tax on the remainder. 
2.  METHOD 2.   
 
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a. Single individuals and married individuals filing 
separately deducting f ederal income tax: 
(1) 1/2% tax on first $1,000.00 or part thereof, 
(2) 1% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(3) 2% tax on next $1,250.00 or part thereof, 
(4) 3% tax on next $1,150.00 or part thereo f, 
(5) 4% tax on next $1,200.00 or part thereof, 
(6) 5% tax on next $1,400.00 or part thereof, 
(7) 6% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(8) 7% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(9) 8% tax on next $2,000.00 or part thereof, 
(10) 9% tax on next $3,500.00 or part thereof, and 
(11) 10% tax on the remai nder. 
b. Married individuals filing jointly and surviving 
spouse to the extent and in the manner that a 
surviving spouse is permitted to file a joint return 
under the provisions of the Internal Revenue C ode and 
heads of households as defined in the Interna l Revenue 
Code deducting federal income tax: 
(1) 1/2% tax on the first $2,000.00 or part thereof, 
(2) 1% tax on the next $3,000.00 or part thereof, 
(3) 2% tax on the next $2,500.00 or part thereof, 
(4) 3% tax on the next $1,400.00 or part thereof, 
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(6) 5% tax on the next $1,600.00 or part thereof, 
(7) 6% tax on the next $1,250.00 or part thereof, 
(8) 7% tax on the next $1,750.00 or part thereof, 
(9) 8% tax on the next $3,000.00 or part thereof, 
(10) 9% tax on the next $6,000.00 or part thereof, and 
(11) 10% tax on the remainder. 
B.  Individuals.  For all taxable years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2008, and ending any tax year which begins after December 
31, 2015, for which the determination required pursua nt to Sections 
4 and 5 of this act is made by the State Board of Equalization, a 
tax is hereby imposed upon the Oklahoma taxable income of every 
resident or nonresident individual, which tax shall be computed as 
follows: 
1.  Single individuals and married individuals filing 
separately: 
(a) 1/2% tax on first $1,000.00 or part thereof, 
(b) 1% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(c) 2% tax on next $1,250.00 or part thereof, 
(d) 3% tax on next $1,150.00 or part thereof, 
(e) 4% tax on next $2,300.00 or part t hereof, 
(f) 5% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(g) 5.50% tax on the remainder for the 2008 tax year and 
any subsequent tax year unless the rate prescribed by 
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(h) 5.25% tax on the remainder for the 2009 and subsequent 
tax years.  The decrease in the top marginal 
individual income tax rate otherwise authorized by 
this subparagraph shall be contingent upon the 
determination required to be made by the State Board 
of Equalization pursuant to Section 235 5.1A of this 
title. 
2.  Married individuals filing jointly and surviving spouse to 
the extent and in the manner that a surviving spouse is permitted to 
file a joint return under the provisions of the Internal Revenue 
Code and heads of households as defined in the Internal Revenue 
Code: 
(a) 1/2% tax on first $2,000.00 or part thereof, 
(b) 1% tax on next $3,000.00 or part thereof, 
(c) 2% tax on next $2,500.00 or part thereof, 
(d) 3% tax on next $2,300.00 or part thereof, 
(e) 4% tax on next $2,400.00 or part t hereof, 
(f) 5% tax on next $2,800.00 or part thereof, 
(g) 5.50% tax on the remainder for the 2008 tax year and 
any subsequent tax year unless the rate prescribed by 
subparagraph (h) of this paragraph is in effect, and 
(h) 5.25% tax on the remainder for the 2009 and subsequent 
tax years.  The decrease in the top marginal 
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this subparagraph shall be contingent upon the 
determination required to be made by the State Board 
of Equalization pursuant to Section 235 5.1A of this 
title. 
C.  Individuals.  For all taxable years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2024, and except as provided pursuant to the provisions 
of subsection D of this section, a tax is hereby imposed upon the 
Oklahoma taxable income of every resident or nonresident individual, 
which tax shall be computed as follows: 
1.  Single individuals and married individuals filing 
separately: 
(a) 0.25% tax on first $1,000.00 or part thereof, 
(b) 0.75% tax on next $1,500.00 or part thereof, 
(c) 1.75% tax on next $1,250.00 or part thereof, 
(d) 2.75% tax on next $1,150.00 or part thereof, 
(e) 3.75% tax on next $2,300.00 or part thereof, 
(f) 4.75% 4.4% tax on the remainder.; 
2.  Married individuals filing jointly and surviving spouse to 
the extent and in the manner that a surviving spouse is permit ted to 
file a joint return under the provisions of the Internal Revenue 
Code and heads of households as defined in the Internal Revenue 
Code: 
(a) 0.25% tax on first $2,000.00 or part thereof, 
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(c) 1.75% tax on next $2,500.00 or part thereof, 
(d) 2.75% tax on next $2,300.00 or part thereof, 
(e) 3.75% tax on next $4,600.00 or part thereof, 
(f) 4.75% 4.4% tax on the remainder. 
The tax levied pursuant to this subsection shall be lev ied only 
upon the amounts of Ok lahoma taxable income in ex cess of: 
1.  Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for taxpayers having a 
single or married filing separat e filing status; or 
2.  Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for taxpayers having a 
married joint return filing status, head of household or qualifying 
widow filing status. 
No deduction for federal income taxes paid shall be allowed to 
any taxpayer to arrive at taxable income. 
D.  Individuals.  1.  Except as otherwise provided by this 
subsection, for all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 
2025, a tax is hereby imposed upon the Oklahoma taxable income of 
every resident or nonresident individual, which tax shall be four 
and four-tenths percent (4.4%) reduced by 0.233333, for purposes of 
any reduction, for any income tax year beginning on the January 1 
date immediately succeeding a fiscal year ending on the preceding 
June 30 for which the State Board of Equalization makes a 
certification, at its December meeting, that total t ax collections 
for such fiscal year exceeded the total tax collections for the 
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($400,000,000.00) or more.  Subject to the determinations regarding 
the increase in total tax collections as pre scribed by this 
paragraph, the reductions prescribed by this paragraph shall be made 
for all applicable income tax years until the rate of individual 
income tax equals three percent (3.0%). After the sixth reduction 
in the rate of four and four-tenths percent (4.4%), the tax rate 
shall be deemed to be three percent (3.0%) for purposes of this 
subsection. 
2.  If the individual income tax rate reaches three percent 
(3.0%) as provided by paragraph 1 of this subsection, such income 
tax rate shall be in effect for the income tax year beginning on the 
January 1 date immediately following the income tax year for which 
the rate of income tax was 3.23335 percent, and the rate of three 
percent (3.0%) shall be reduced each succeeding income tax year by 
0.3, such subtraction to be made from the whole number three (3) .  
Such reduction shall be made for each of the ten (10) succeeding 
income tax years, each beginning January 1, until the rate of 
individual income tax equals zero percent (0%). 
E. Nonresident aliens.  In lieu of the rates set forth in 
subsection A above, there shall be imposed on nonresident aliens, as 
defined in the Internal Revenue Code, a tax of eight percent (8%) 
instead of thirty percent (30%) as used in the Internal Revenue 
Code, with respect to the Oklahoma taxable income of such   
 
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nonresident aliens as determined under the provision of the Oklahoma 
Income Tax Act. 
Every payer of amounts covered by this subsection shall deduct 
and withhold from such amounts paid each payee an amount equal to 
eight percent (8%) thereof. Every payer required to deduct and 
withhold taxes under this subsection shall for each quarterly period 
on or before the last day of the month following the close of each 
such quarterly period, pay over the amount so withheld as taxes to 
the Tax Commission, and shall file a return with each such payment.  
Such return shall be in such form as the Tax Commission shall 
prescribe.  Every payer required under this subsection to deduct a nd 
withhold a tax from a payee shall, as to the total amounts paid to 
each payee during the calendar year, furnish to such payee, on or 
before January 31, of the succeeding year, a written statement 
showing the name of the payer, the name of the payee and the payee's 
Social Security account number, if any, the total amount paid 
subject to taxation, and the total amount deducted and withheld as 
tax and such other information as the Tax Commission may require.  
Any payer who fails to withhold or pay to the Ta x Commission any 
sums herein required to be withheld or paid shall be personally and 
individually liable therefor to the State of Oklahoma. 
E. F.  Corporations.  For all taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2021, a tax is hereby imposed upon the Okla homa taxable 
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deriving income from sources within this state in an amount equal to 
four percent (4%) thereof. 
There shall be no additional Oklahoma income tax imposed on 
accumulated taxable inc ome or on undistributed personal holding 
company income as those terms are defined in the Internal Rev enue 
Code. 
F. G.  Certain foreign corporatio ns.  In lieu of the tax imposed 
in the first paragraph of subsection D F of this section, for all 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, there shall be 
imposed on foreign corporations, as defined in the Inte rnal Revenue 
Code, a tax of four percent (4%) instead of thirty percent (30%) as 
used in the Internal Revenue Code, where such income is received 
from sources within Oklahoma, in accordance with the provisions of 
the Internal Revenue Code and t he Oklahoma Income Tax Act. 
Every payer of amounts covered by this subsection shall deduct 
and withhold from such amounts paid each payee an amount equal to 
four percent (4%) thereof.  Every payer required to deduct and 
withhold taxes under this subsection shall for e ach quarterly period 
on or before the last d ay of the month following the close of each 
such quarterly period, pay over the amount so withheld as taxes to 
the Tax Commission, and shall file a return with each such payment. 
Such return shall be in such for m as the Tax Commission shall 
prescribe.  Every payer required under this subsection to deduct and 
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each payee during the calendar year, furnish to such payee, on or 
before January 31, of th e succeeding year, a written statement 
showing the name of the payer, the name of the payee and the payee's 
Social Security account number, if any, the total amounts paid 
subject to taxation, the total amount deducted and withheld as tax 
and such other information as the Tax Commission may require .  Any 
payer who fails to withhold or pay to the Tax Commission any sums 
herein required to be withheld or paid shall be personally and 
individually liable therefor to the State of Oklahoma. 
G. H.  Fiduciaries.  A tax is hereby imposed upon the Oklahoma 
taxable income of every trust and estate at the same rates as are 
provided in subsection B or, C, or D of this section for single 
individuals.  Fiduciaries are not allowed a deduction for any 
federal income tax paid. 
H. I.  Tax rate tables.  For all taxable years beginni ng after 
December 31, 1991, in lieu of the tax imposed by subsection A, B or, 
C, or D of this section, as applicable t here is hereby imposed for 
each taxable year on the taxable income of every individual, whose 
taxable income for such taxable year does not excee d the ceiling 
amount, a tax determined under tables, applicable to such taxable 
year which shall be prescribed by the Tax Commission and which shall 
be in such form as it determine s appropriate.  In the table so 
prescribed, the amounts of the tax shall be computed on the basis of 
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For purposes of this subsection, the term "ceiling amount" means, 
with respect to any taxpay er, the amount determined by the Tax 
Commission for the tax rate category in which such taxpayer falls. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 2355.1P-4, 
is amended to read as follows: 
Section 2355.1P-4 A.  For tax years beginning on or a fter 
January 1, 2022, there is hereby levied on each electing pass -
through entity the pass-through entity tax which shall be calculated 
as follows: 
1.  With regard to each member of an electing pass-through 
entity, the electing pass-through entity shall mu ltiply such 
member's Oklahoma distributive share of the electing pass -through 
entity's Oklahoma net entity income for the tax year by: 
a. the highest Oklahoma marginal income tax rate levied 
on the taxable income of natural persons pursuant to 
Section 2355 of this title if the member is an 
individual, trust, or estate, 
b. four percent (4%) if the member is classified as a 
corporation pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, and 
is not classified as an S corporation, 
c. four percent (4%) if the member is a pas s-through 
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d. four percent (4%) if the member is a financial 
institution subject to tax imposed pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 2370 of this title, and 
e. the highest Oklahoma marginal income tax rate that 
would be applicable to any item of th e electing pass-
through entity's income or gain without the election 
made pursuant to subsection F of this section, if the 
member is an organization described in Section 2359 o f 
this title; and 
2.  The electing pass-through entity shall aggregate the amoun ts 
determined with respect to all members pursuant to paragraph 1 of 
this subsection and the pass-through entity tax for the applicable 
tax year shall be equal to such aggregated tax a mount for the tax 
year with respect to which the election has been made. 
B.  Sections 2385.29, 2385.30 and 2385.31 o f this title shall 
not be applicable to an electing pass-through entity. 
C.  The pass-through entity tax shall be due and payable on the 
same date as provided for the filing of the electing pass -through 
entity's Oklahoma income tax return, and for tax years beginning on 
or after January 1, 202 0, estimated tax payments shall be required 
as provided in Section 2385.9 of this title. 
D.  If the pass-through entity election results in a net entity 
loss for Oklahoma inc ome tax purposes in any tax year, the net 
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pass-through entity for Oklahoma income tax purposes as set forth in 
subparagraph b of paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 2358 of 
this title. 
E.  Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 2368 
of this title, a nonresident individual who is a member of an 
electing pass-through entity is not required to file an Ok lahoma 
income tax return, if, for the taxable year, the only source of 
income allocable or apportionable to this state for the member, or, 
if a joint income tax return is filed, the member and his or her 
spouse, is from one or more electing pass -through entities, and each 
electing pass-through entity files and pays the taxes d ue under this 
section. 
F.  Any entity required to file an Oklahoma partnership inc ome 
tax return or an Oklahoma S corporation income tax return may elect 
to become an electing pass -through entity.  The election shall be 
made on such form and in such manner as the Oklahoma Tax Commission 
may prescribe, and any election under this subsect ion shall have 
priority over and revoke any election to file a composite Oklahoma 
partnership return o r requirement of a Subchapter S corporation to 
report and pay tax on beh alf of a nonresident shareholder for the 
same tax year. 
G.  Pursuant to procedures prescribed by the Tax Commission, if 
the amount of tax required to be paid by a pass-through entity 
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Oklahoma Tax Commission may revoke the pass -through entity's 
election under subsection F of this section effective for the first 
year for which the tax is not paid. 
H.  The election authorized by the provisions of this section 
shall be made pursuant to procedu res prescribed by the Tax 
Commission and shall be filed (i) within sixty (60) days of 
enactment and pursuant to procedures prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission for any income tax year beginning on or after January 1, 
2019, and prior to January 1, 2020 , or (ii) for any income tax year 
beginning on or after January 1, 2020, at any ti me during the 
preceding tax year or two (2) months and fifteen (15) days after the 
beginning of the tax year.  Any such election shall be binding until 
revoked pursuant to pr ocedures prescribed by the Tax Commission .  
The effective date of a revocation (i) made within two (2) months 
and fifteen (15) days of the electing pass-through entity's taxable 
year shall be the first day of such taxable year and (ii) made 
during the electing pass-through entity's taxable year but after 
such fifteenth day shall be effe ctive on the first day of the 
following taxable year.  No election made by a pass-through entity 
with respect to income tax to be paid by such entity using the 
calculations prescribed by this section shall be binding on any 
other pass-through entity, and e ach pass-through entity shall be 
able to make an election under the provisions of this act 
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SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to b e codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6701 of Title 68, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
As used in this act: 
1.  "Megawatt-hour" means the energy equivalent of one million 
(1,000,000) watts consumed within a p eriod of one (1) hour; 
2.  "Renewable power" means the production of electricity fro m a 
source that is not depleted when u sed, including but n ot limited to 
wind power, solar power, geothermal energy, biomass, and 
hydroelectric power; and 
3.  "Renewable power business" means any for-profit business 
enterprise engaged in the wholesale produ ction of electricity by 
means of renewable power. 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6702 of Title 68, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Effective January 1, 2025, there shall be imposed a levy of 
One Dollar ($1.00) per megawatt-hour upon electricity produced by a 
renewable power business within the state. 
B.  The tax shall be due and owing not later than the fifteenth 
day of the month immediately following the month during wh ich the 
electricity was produced. 
C.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall prescribe a form for use 
in reporting the tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of this act.   
 
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D.  The renewable power business shall timely file the report 
and make remittance of the tax as required by this section.  Failure 
to timely file the report shall result in a fine of One Hundred 
Dollars ($100.00) per day for each day the return remains unfiled 
not to exceed a maxim um of sixty (60) days. 
E.  Failure to remit the tax to the Tax Commission as require d 
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall r esult in a penalty 
equal to ten percent (10%) of the principal amount of the monthly 
tax amount due and owing.  The penalty shall become part of t he 
principal amount of the tax due and owing. 
SECTION 5.    NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6703 of Title 68, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Any renewable power business subject to t he tax imposed 
pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be required to file an 
annual report with the Oklahoma Tax Commission whic h summarizes the 
total amount of electric power produced from any and all renewable 
power facilities owned by the renewable power business within the 
state for the period of January 1 through De cember 31 of the year 
prior to the year in which the report is filed as required by this 
section.  The summary shall include the amount of electri c power 
produced each month by each renewable power facility device owned by 
the renewable power business in the state.   
 
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B.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall prescribe a fo rm for the 
report required by this section.  The report shall be filed with the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission not later than Feb ruary 15 each year 
covering the electric power produced by renewable power facilities 
owned by a renewable power business located in t he state for the 
preceding calendar year. 
SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statu tes as Section 6704 of Title 68, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The monies derived from taxes, fines, and penalties imposed 
pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be apportioned to the 
General Revenue Fund. 
SECTION 7.  Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall become effective 
January 1, 2024. 
SECTION 8.  Sections 3 through 6 of this act shall become 
effective November 1, 2024. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 02/26/2024 - DO PASS, 
As Amended.