ENGR. H. B. NO. 4150 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 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 4150 By: Schreiber, Pae, and Hefner of the House and Haste of the Senate An Act relating to homestead and exemptions; amending 31 O.S. 2021, Section 1, which relates to property exempt from bankruptcy procee dings; expanding exemption to include proceeds related to retirement plans or arrangements qualified for tax exemption or deferment purposes; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 31 O.S. 2021, Section 1, is amended to read as follows: Section 1. A. Except as otherwise provided in this title and notwithstanding subsection B of this section, the follo wing property shall be reserved to every person re siding in the state, exempt from attachment or execution and every other species of forced sal e for the payment of debts, except as herein provided: 1. The home of such person, provided that such home is t he principal residence of such person; 2. A manufactured home, provided that such manufactured home is the principal residence of such person; ENGR. H. B. NO. 4150 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 3. All household and kitchen furniture held primarily for the personal, family, educational or household use of such person or a dependent of such person , including a personal computer and related equipment; 4. Any lot or lots in a cemetery held for the purpose of sepulcher; 5. Implements of husbandry necessary to farm the homestead and tools, apparatus and books used in any trade or profession of such person or a dependent of such person, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in aggregate valu e; 6. All books, portraits and pictures that are held primarily for the personal, family or household use of su ch person or a dependent of such person; 7. The person's interest, not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) in aggregate value, in weari ng apparel that is held primarily for the personal, family or household use of such person or a dependent of suc h person; 8. The person's interest, not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) in aggregate value, in wedding and anniversary rings; 9. All professionally prescribed health aids for such person or a dependent of such person; 10. Five milk cows and their calves under six (6) months old, that are held primarily for the personal, family or household use of such person or a dependent of such person; ENGR. H. B. NO. 4150 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 11. One hundred chickens, that are held primarily for the personal, family or household use of such per son or a dependent of such person; 12. Two horses and two bridles and two saddles, that are held primarily for the personal, family or househol d use of such person or a dependent of such person; 13. Such person's interest, not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) in value, in one motor vehicle; 14. Guns, not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) in aggregate value, that are held primarily for the personal, family or household use of such person or a dependent of such person , provided that nothing in this subsection shall be con strued to allow a person to exempt guns which are used mainly as an investment or nonpersonal, family or household use; 15. Ten hogs, that are held primarily for the personal, family or household use of su ch person or a dependent of such person; 16. Twenty head of sheep, that are held primarily for the personal, family or household use of such pe rson or a dependent of such person; 17. All provisions and forage on hand, or growing for home consumption, and for the use of exempt stock for one (1) year; 18. Seventy-five percent (75%) of all current wages or earnings for personal or professional ser vices earned during the last ninety ENGR. H. B. NO. 4150 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 (90) days, except as provided in Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes in garnishment proceedings for collection of child support; 19. Such person's right to receive alimony, support, separate maintenance or child support p ayments to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of such person and any dependent of such person; 20. Subject to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, S ection 112 et seq. of Title 24 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any interest in a retirement plan or arrangement qualified for tax exemption or deferment purposes under present or future Acts of Congress including any distributions from said plan or arrangement ; provided, any transfer or rollover contribution between retirement plans or arrangements which avoids current federal income taxati on shall not be deemed a transfer which is fraudulent as to a creditor unde r the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. "Retirement plan or arrangement qualified for tax exemption purposes " shall include without limitation, trusts, custodial accounts, insurance , annuity contracts and other properties and rights constituting a part the reof. By way of example and not by limitation, re tirement plans or arrangements qualified for tax exemption or deferment purposes permitted und er present Acts of Congress include d efined contribution plans and defined benefit plans as defined under the In ternal Revenue Code ("IRC"), individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities, simplified employee pension plans, Keogh plans, IR C ENGR. H. B. NO. 4150 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 Section 403(a) annuity plans, IRC S ection 403(b) annuities, Roth individual retirement accounts created pursua nt to IRC Section 408A, educational individual ret irement accounts created pursuant to IRC Section 530 and eligible state deferred compensation plans governed under IRC Section 457. This provision shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any other provision of the Oklahoma Statutes which grants an exemption from attachment or execution and every other species of forced sale for the payment of debts. This provision shall be e ffective for retirement plans and arrangements in existence on, or created after April 16, 1987; 21. Such person's interest in a claim for personal bodily injury, death or workers ' compensation claim, for a net amount not in excess of Fifty Thousand Dolla rs ($50,000.00), but not including any claim for exemplary or punitive dama ges; 22. Funds in an individual development accou nt established pursuant to the provisions of Section 251 et seq. of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 23. Any amount received pur suant to the federal earned income tax credit; and 24. Any interest in an Oklahoma College Savings Plan account established pursuant to the provisions of Section 3970.1 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. No natural person residing in this s tate may exempt from the property of the estate in any bankruptcy proceedin g the property ENGR. H. B. NO. 4150 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 specified in subsection (d) of Sect ion 522 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, Public Law 95 -598, 11 U.S.C.A. 101 et seq., exce pt as may otherwise be expressly perm itted under this title or other statutes of this state. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of March, 2024. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. Presiding Officer of the Senate