Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3240 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/17/2024

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
HOUSE BILL 3240 	By: Lawson 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to sales tax code; amending 68 O.S. 
2021, Section 1353, as last amended by Section 2, 
Chapter 290, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. S upp. 2023, Section 
1353), which relates to apportionment of sales tax 
revenues; modifying apportion of sales tax revenue; 
removing the limitation on apportionment to the 
Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Revolving Fund ; removing 
the limitation on apportionment to the Oklahoma 
Tourism Capital Impr ovement Revolving Fund ; modifying 
the destination for funds over the limitation 
provided for the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission 
Revolving Fund; removing the limitation on the 
apportionment to the Oklahoma Historical Society 
Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund ; 
amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1403, which relates to 
apportionment of use tax revenues; modifying 
apportion of use tax revenue; removing the limitation 
on apportionment to the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion 
Revolving Fund; removing the limitation on 
apportionment to the Oklahoma Tourism Capital 
Improvement Revolving Fund; removing the limitation 
on the apportionment to the Oklahoma Historical 
Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving 
Fund; providing an effective date; and declaring an 
emergency. 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY    68 O.S. 2021, Section 1353, as 
last amended by Section 2, Chapter 290, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp . 
2023, Section 1353), is amended to read as follows:   
 
 
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Section 1353. Purpose of article - Apportionment of revenues. 
A.  It is hereby declared to be th e purpose of the Oklahoma 
Sales Tax Code to provide funds for the financing of the program 
provided for by the Oklahoma Social Security Act and to provide 
revenues for the support of the functions of the st ate government of 
Oklahoma, and for this purpose i t is hereby expressly provided that, 
revenues derived pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sales 
Tax Code, subject to the apportionment requirements for th e Oklahoma 
Tax Commission and Office of Manag ement and Enterprise Services 
Joint Computer Enhan cement Fund provided by Section 265 of th is 
title, shall be apportioned as follows: 
1.  Except as provide d in subsection C of this section, the 
following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be p laced 
to the credit of the General Revenue Fund to be paid out pursuant to 
direct appropriation by the Legislature: 
Fiscal Year 	Amount 
FY 2003 and FY 2004 	86.04% 
FY 2005 	85.83% 
FY 2006 	85.54% 
FY 2007 	85.04% 
FY 2008 through FY 2022 	83.61% 
FY 2023 through FY 2027 	83.36% 
FY 2028 and each fiscal year thereaft er 83.61%;   
 
 
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2.  The following amounts shal l be paid to the State Treasurer 
to be placed to the credit of t he Education Reform Revolving Fund of 
the State Department of Education: 
a. for FY 2003, FY 2004 and FY 2005, ten and forty -two 
one-hundredths percent (10.42%), 
b. for FY 2006 through FY 2020, ten and forty-six one-
hundredths percent (10.46%), 
c. for FY 2021: 
(1) for the month beginning July 1, 2020, through th e 
month ending August 31, 2020, ten and forty -six 
one-hundredths percent (10.46%), and 
(2) for the month beginning September 1, 2020, 
through the month ending June 30, 2021, eleven 
and ninety-six one-hundredths percent (11.96%), 
d. for FY 2022 and each fis cal year thereafter, ten and 
forty-six one-hundredths percent (10.46%); 
3.  The following amoun ts shall be paid to the State Treasurer 
to be placed to the credit of the Teachers ' Retirement System 
Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund: 
Fiscal Year 	Amount 
FY 2003 and FY 2004 	3.54% 
FY 2005 	3.75% 
FY 2006 	4.0% 
FY 2007 	4.5%   
 
 
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FY 2008 through FY 2020 	5.0% 
FY 2021: 
a. for the month beginning July 
1, 2020, through the month 
ending August 31, 2020 	5.0% 
b. for the month beginning 
September 1, 2020, through 
the month ending June 30, 
2021 	3.5% 
FY 2022 	5.0% 
FY 2023 through FY 2027 	5.25% 
FY 2028 and each fiscal year ther eafter 	5.0%; 
4.   a. except as otherwise provided in subparagraph b of this 
paragraph, for the fiscal yea r beginning July 1, 2022, 
and for each fiscal year there after, eighty-seven one-
hundredths percent (0 .87%) shall be paid to the State 
Treasurer to be further apportioned as follows: 
(1) twenty-four percent (24%) shall be placed to the 
credit of the Oklahom a Tourism Promotion 
Revolving Fund, but in no event shal l such 
apportionment exceed Five Million Doll ars 
($5,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, 
(2) forty-four percent (44%) shall be placed to the 
credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Capital   
 
 
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Improvement Revolving Fu nd, but in no event shall 
such apportionment exceed Nine Million Dollars 
($9,000,000.00) in any fisca l year, and 
(3) thirty-two percent (32%) shall be placed to the 
credit of the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission 
Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such 
apportionment exceed Six Million Six Hundred 
Thousand Dollars ($6,600,000.00) in any fiscal 
year, and 
b. any amounts which exceed the limitations of division 
(3) of subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be 
placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund; 
further apportioned as follows: 
(1) thirty-six percent (36%) shall be placed to the 
credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion 
Revolving Fund, and 
(2) sixty-four percent (64%) shall be placed to the 
credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Capital 
Improvement Revolving Fu nd; and 
5.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and for each 
fiscal year thereafter, six one -hundredths percent (0.06%) shall be 
placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Historical Society Capital 
Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund , but in no event shall 
such apportionment exceed the total amount app ortioned pursuant to   
 
 
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this paragraph for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015.  Any 
amounts which exceed the limitations of thi s paragraph shall be 
placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund . 
B.  Provided, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 , and 
every fiscal year thereafter, an amoun t of revenue shall be 
apportioned to each municipa lity or county which levies a sales tax 
subject to the provisions of Section 1357.10 of this title and 
subsection F of Section 2701 of this title equal to the amo unt of 
sales tax revenue of such municipalit y or county exempted by the 
provisions of Section 1357.10 of this title and subsectio n F of 
Section 2701 of this title.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall 
promulgate and adopt rules necessary to implement the pro visions of 
this subsection. 
C.  From the monies that would otherwise be apportioned to the 
General Revenue Fund pursuant to subsection A of this section, there 
shall be apportioned the following amoun ts: 
1.  For the month ending August 31, 2019: 
a. Nine Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars 
($9,600,000.00) to the credit of the State Highway 
Construction and Maintenance Fund created in Section 
1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and 
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit of 
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund   
 
 
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created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes; 
2.  For the month ending September 30, 2019: 
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the credit 
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund 
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Okla homa 
Statutes, and 
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000, 000.00) to the credit of 
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund 
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes; 
3.  For the month ending Oc tober 31, 2019: 
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($ 20,000,000.00) to the credit 
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund 
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, and 
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit of 
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund 
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes; 
4.  For the month ending November 30, 2019: 
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the cr edit 
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance F und   
 
 
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created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of t he Oklahoma 
Statutes, and 
b. Two Million Dollars ( $2,000,000.00) to the credit of 
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund 
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes; and 
5.  For the month ending December 31, 2019: 
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the credit 
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund 
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, and 
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the cred it of 
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revo lving Fund 
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of t he Oklahoma 
Statutes. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 1403, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1403. A.  It is hereby declared to be the purpose of 
Section 1401 et seq. of this title to provide for the support of the 
functions of the state and local government of Oklahoma; and for 
this purpose and to this end, it is hereby expressly provided that 
the revenues derived hereu nder, subject to the apportionment 
provided in subsection B of this section and to the apportionment 
requirements for the Oklahoma Tax Commission and Office of   
 
 
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Management and Enterprise Services Joint Computer Enhancement Fund 
provided by Section 265 of th is title, are hereby apportioned as 
follows: 
1.  The following amounts shall be paid by the Tax Commission to 
the State Treasurer and placed to t he credit of the General Revenue 
Fund to be paid out pursuant to direct appropriation by the 
Legislature: 
Fiscal Year 	Amount 
FY 2004 	85.35% 
FY 2005 	85.14% 
FY 2006 	85.54% 
FY 2007 	85.04% 
FY 2008 through FY 2022 	83.61% 
FY 2023 through FY 2027 	83.36% 
FY 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter 83.61%; 
2.  The following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer 
to be placed to the credit of the Education Refo rm Revolving Fund of 
the State Department of Education: 
a. for FY 2020, ten and forty -six one-hundredths percent 
(10.46%), 
b. for FY 2021: 
(1) for the month beginning July 1, 2020, through the 
month ending August 31, 2020, ten and forty-six 
one-hundredths percent (10.46%), and   
 
 
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(2) for the month beginning September 1, 2020, 
through the month ending June 30, 202 1, eleven 
and ninety-six one-hundredths percent (11.96%), 
and 
c. for FY 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, t en and 
forty-six one-hundredths percent (10.46%); 
3.  The following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer 
to be placed to the credit of th e Teachers' Retirement System 
Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund: 
Fiscal Year 	Amount 
FY 2003 and FY 2004 	3.54% 
FY 2005 	3.75% 
FY 2006 	4.0% 
FY 2007 	4.5% 
FY 2008 through FY 2020 	5.0% 
FY 2021: 
a. for the month beginning July 
1, 2020, through the month 
ending August 31, 2020 	5.0% 
b. for the month beginning 
September 1, 2020, through 
the month ending June 30, 
2021 	3.5% 
FY 2022 	5.0%   
 
 
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FY 2023 through FY 2027 	5.25% 
FY 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter 	5.0%; 
4.   a. except as otherwise provided in subparagraph b of th is 
paragraph, for the fiscal y ear beginning July 1, 2015, 
and for each fiscal year thereafter, eighty -seven one-
hundredths percent (0.87%) shall be pa id to the State 
Treasurer to be further apportioned as follows: 
(1) thirty-six percent (36%) shall be plac ed to the 
credit of the Oklaho ma Tourism Promotion 
Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such 
apportionment exceed the total amount apportioned 
pursuant to this division for the fiscal year 
ending on June 30, 2015, and 
(2) sixty-four percent (64%) shall be placed to the 
credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Capital 
Improvement Revolving Fund, but in no event shall 
such apportionment exceed the total amount 
apportioned pursuant to this division for the 
fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015 , and 
b. any amounts which exceed the limitations of 
subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be placed to 
the credit of the General Revenue Fund; and 
5.  For the fiscal year begi nning July 1, 2015, and for each 
fiscal year thereafter, six one -hundredths percent (0.06%) shall be   
 
 
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placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Historical Society Capital 
Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund , but in no event shall 
such apportionment exceed the total amount apportioned pursuant to 
this paragraph for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015 .  Any 
amounts which exceed the limita tions of this paragraph shall be 
placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fun d. 
B.  Prior to the apportionments othe rwise provided in this 
section, there shall be apportioned to the Education Reform 
Revolving Fund of the State Department of Education th e following 
amounts in the following state fiscal years: 
FY 2019 	$19,600,000.00; and 
FY 2020 and each year thereafter $20,500,000.00. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. 
SECTION 4.  It being immediately necessary for the prese rvation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by rea son whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
59-2-8575 MKS 11/28/23