Req. No. 8575 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 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 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: Req. No. 8575 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 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 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%; Req. No. 8575 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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% Req. No. 8575 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (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% Req. No. 8575 Page 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Req. No. 8575 Page 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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