Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1484 Introduced / Bill

Filed 12/15/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
SENATE BILL 1484 	By: Garvin 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to sales tax; amending 68 O.S. 2021, 
Section 1357, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 
344, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1357), 
which relates to exemptions; providing exemption for 
certain persons granted a disability benefit by 
certain state retirement systems for certain injury; 
limiting amount of sales qualifying for exemption; 
requiring sales tax in excess of limit to be treated 
as liability; authorizing recovery of certain 
liability; requiring promulgation of certain rules; 
requiring issuance of exemption car d; authorizing 
application for new exemption card; updating 
statutory language; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 1357, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 344, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 
2023, Section 1357), is amend ed to read as follows: 
Section 1357.  Exemptions – General. 
There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied by 
the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code: 
1.  Transportation of school pupils to and from elementary 
schools or high schools in motor or other vehi cles;   
 
 
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2.  Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does 
not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local transportation of persons 
within the corporate limits of a municipality except by taxicabs; 
3. Sales for resale to persons engaged in the busine ss of 
reselling the articles purchased, whether within or wi thout the 
state, provided that such sales to residents of this state are made 
to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in 
the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code.  This exemption shal l not apply to the 
sales of articles made to persons holding permi ts when such persons 
purchase items for their use and which they are not regularly 
engaged in the business of reselling; neither shall th is exemption 
apply to sales of tangible personal prop erty to peddlers, solicitors 
and other salespersons who do n ot have an established place of 
business and a sales tax permit.  The exemption provided by this 
paragraph shall apply to sales of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a 
Group Five vendor, but the use of such motor fuel or diesel fuel by 
the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the 
Oklahoma Sales Tax Code.  The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel 
is exempt from sales tax when th e motor fuel is for shipment outside 
this state and consumed by a common carrier by rail in the conduct 
of its business.  The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor 
fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when 
such motor fuel is purchased for fueling, within this state, of any 
locomotive or other motorized flanged wheel equipment;   
 
 
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4.  Sales of advertising space in newspapers and periodicals; 
5.  Sales of programs relating to sporting and entertainment 
events, and sales of advertising on billboards (including signage, 
posters, panels, marquees or on other similar surfaces, whether 
indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to sporting and 
entertainment events, and sales of any ad vertising, to be displayed 
at or in connection with a sporting event, via the Internet, 
electronic display devices or through public address or broadcast 
systems.  The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be 
effective for all sales made on or after January 1, 2001; 
6.  Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising 
described by paragraph 5 of t his section, via the Internet, 
electronic display devices or through the electronic media including 
radio, public address or broadcast systems, televisi on (whether 
through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise), and cable 
and satellite televisio n, and the servicing of any advertising 
devices; 
7.  Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery, and equipment purchased by 
persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fish, 
any insect, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic animal life 
and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing.  This 
exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purchaser when 
the items are to be used and in fact are used in the raising of 
animal life as set out above.  Each purchaser shall certify, in   
 
 
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writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the v endor that 
the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising such 
animal life and that the items purchased will be used only in such 
business.  The vendor shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commis sion 
that the price of the items has been reduced to grant t he full 
benefit of the exemption.  Violation hereof by the purchaser or 
vendor shall be a mi sdemeanor; 
8.  Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and 
associated delivery or transmissio n services, when sold exclusively 
for residential use.  Provided, this exemption shall not apply to 
any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county or any other 
jurisdiction in this state; 
9.  In addition to the exemptions authorized by Section 1357.6 
of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescriptio n 
written for the treatment of human beings by a person licensed to 
prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen.  
Provided, this exemption shall not apply to over -the-counter drugs; 
10.  Transfers of title or possession of empty, partially 
filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical drums to any person 
who is not regularly engaged in the business of selling, reselling 
or otherwise transferring empty, partially filled or filled 
returnable oil drums;   
 
 
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11.  Sales of one-way utensils, paper na pkins, paper cups, 
disposable hot containers, and other one -way carry out materials to 
a vendor of meals or beverages; 
12.  Sales of food or food products for home consumption which 
are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to 
the federal food stamp program as authorized by Sections 2011 
through 2029 of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that 
portion purchased with such coupons.  The exemption provided for 
such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effective 
date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the 
exemption as a condition for participatio n by the state in the 
federal food stamp program; 
13.  Sales of food or food products, or any equipment or 
supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products t o or 
by an organization which: 
a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which provides and 
delivers prepared meals for home consumption to 
elderly or homebound persons as part of a program 
commonly known as “Meals on Wheels” or “Mobile Meals”, 
or 
b. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Co de, 26   
 
 
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U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which receives federal 
funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, 
as amended, for the purpose of providing nutrition 
programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons; 
14. a. Sales of tangible personal pro perty or services to or 
by organizations which are exempt from taxation 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), 
and: 
(1) are primarily involved in the collection and 
distribution of food a nd other household products 
to other organizations that facilitate the 
distribution of such products to the needy and 
such distributee organizations are exempt from 
taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), or 
(2) facilitate the distribution of such products t o 
the needy. 
b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or 
savings, competing with other persons engaged in the 
same or similar business shall not be exempt under 
this paragraph;   
 
 
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15.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to 
children’s homes which are located on church -owned property and are 
operated by organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3); 
16.  Sales of computers, data processing equipment, related 
peripherals, and telephone, telegraph , or telecommunications service 
and equipment for use in a qualified aircraft maintenance or 
manufacturing facility.  For purposes of this paragrap h, “qualified 
aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility ” means a new or 
expanding facility primarily engaged in aircraft repair, building , 
or rebuilding whether or not on a factory basis, whose total cost of 
construction exceeds the sum of Five Millio n Dollars ($5,000,000.00) 
and which employs at least two hundred fifty (250) ne w full-time-
equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Employment 
Security Commission, upon completion of the facility.  In order to 
qualify for the exemption provided f or by this paragraph, the cost 
of the items purchased by the q ualified aircraft maintenance or 
manufacturing facility shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Million 
Dollars ($2,000,000.00); 
17.  Sales of tangible personal property consumed or 
incorporated in the construction or expansion of a qualified 
aircraft maintenance or manufactu ring facility as defined in 
paragraph 16 of this section.  For purposes of this paragraph, sales   
 
 
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made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously entered 
into a contractual relationship with a qualified aircraft 
maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion 
of such a facility shall be con sidered sales made to a qualified 
aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility; 
18.  Sales of the following tel ecommunications services: 
a. Interstate and International “800 service”.  “800 
service” means a “telecommunications service ” 
telecommunications s ervice that allows a caller to 
dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for 
the call.  The service is typically marketed under the 
name “800”, “855”, “866”, “877” and “888” toll-free 
calling, and any subsequent numbers designated by the 
Federal Communications Commission, 
b. Interstate and International “900 service”.  “900 
service” means an inbound toll “telecommunications 
service” telecommunications service purchased by a 
subscriber that allows the subscriber ’s customers to 
call in to the subscriber ’s prerecorded announcement 
or live service.  “900 service” 900 service does not 
include the charge for: collection services provided 
by the seller of the “telecommunications services ” 
telecommunications services to the subscriber, or 
service or product sold by the subs criber to the   
 
 
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subscriber’s customer.  The service is typically 
marketed under the name “900” service, and any 
subsequent numbers designated by the Federal 
Communications Commission, 
c. Interstate and International “private communications 
service”. “Private communications service ” means a 
“telecommunications service ” telecommunications 
service that entitles the customer to exclusive or 
priority use of a communications channel or group of 
channels between or among termination points, 
regardless of the manner in which such channel or 
channels are connected, and includes switching 
capacity, extension lines, stations and any other 
associated services that are provided in connecti on 
with the use of such channel or channels, 
d. “Value-added nonvoice data service”.  “Value-added 
nonvoice data service ” means a service that otherwise 
meets the definition of “telecommunications services” 
telecommunications services in which computer 
processing applications are used to act on the form, 
content, code or protocol of the information or data 
primarily for a purpose other than t ransmission, 
conveyance, or routing,   
 
 
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e. Interstate and International telecommunications 
service which is: 
(1) rendered by a company for private use within its 
organization, or 
(2) used, allocated or distributed by a company to 
its affiliated group, 
f. Regulatory assessments and charges includi ng charges 
to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, th e 
Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the Oklahoma High Cost 
Fund, and 
g. Telecommunications nonrecurring charges including but 
not limited to the installation, connecti on, change, 
or initiation of telecommu nications services which are 
not associated with a retail consumer sale; 
19.  Sales of railroad track spikes manufactured and sold for 
use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks, 
switches, sidings, and turnouts; 
20.  Sales of aircra ft and aircraft parts provided such sales 
occur at a qualified aircraft maintenanc e facility.  As used in this 
paragraph, “qualified aircraft maintenance facility ” means a 
facility operated by an air common carrier inc luding one or more 
component overhaul support buildings or structures in an area owned, 
leased, or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were 
employed at least two thousand (2,000) full -time-equivalent   
 
 
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employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklah oma 
Employment Security Commission and which is primarily related to the 
fabrication, repair, alterati on, modification, refurbishing, 
maintenance, building, or rebuilding of commercia l aircraft or 
aircraft parts used in air common carriag e.  For purposes of this 
paragraph, “air common carrier” shall also include members of an 
affiliated group as defined by Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue 
Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504.  Beginning July 1, 2012, sales of 
machinery, tools, supplies, equipment, and related tangible personal 
property and services used or consumed in the repair, remode ling, or 
maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines or aircraft component 
parts which occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility; 
21.  Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by 
persons and establishments primarily engaged in computer services 
and data processing: 
a. as defined under Industrial Industry Group Numbers 
7372 and 7373 of the Standard Industrial 
Classification (SIC) Manual, latest version, which 
derive at least fifty pe rcent (50%) of their annual 
gross revenues from the sale of a produ ct or service 
to an out-of-state buyer or consumer , and 
b. as defined under Industrial Industry Group Number 7374 
of the SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at 
least eighty percent (80 %) of their annual gross   
 
 
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revenues from the sale of a product or service to an 
out-of-state buyer or consumer. 
Eligibility for the exemption set out in this paragraph shall be 
established, subject to review by the Tax Commission, by annually 
filing an affidavit with the Tax Commission stating that the 
facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax 
Commission.  For purposes of determining whether a nnual gross 
revenues are derived from sales to out -of-state buyers or cons umers, 
all sales to the federal government shall be cons idered to be to an 
out-of-state buyer or consumer; 
22.  Sales of prosthetic devices to an individual for use by 
such individual.  For purposes of this paragraph, “prosthetic 
device” shall have the same meaning as provide d in Section 1357.6 of 
this title, but shall not include corrective eye glas ses, contact 
lenses, or hearing aids; 
23.  Sales of tangible personal property or serv ices to a motion 
picture or television production company to be used or co nsumed in 
connection with an eligible production.  For purposes of this 
paragraph, “eligible production” means a documentary, special, music 
video or a television commercial or television program that will 
serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or 
situation comedy series filmed or taped for network or national or 
regional syndication or a feature-length motion pictur e intended for 
theatrical release or for network or national or regional   
 
 
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syndication or broadcast.  The provisions of this paragraph shall 
apply to sales occurring on or after July 1, 1996.  In order to 
qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television 
production company shall file any documentation and information 
required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated by the Tax 
Commission; 
24.  Sales of diesel fuel sol d for consumption by commercial 
vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft; 
25.  Sales of tangible personal property or s ervices to tax-
exempt independent nonprofit biomedical research foundation s that 
provide educational programs for Oklahoma science students and 
teachers and to tax-exempt independent nonprofit community blood 
banks headquartered in this state; 
26.  Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications 
equipment to a vendor who subsequently tr ansfers the equipment at no 
charge or for a discounted charge to a consumer as part of a 
promotional package or as an induceme nt to commence or continue a 
contract for wireless telecommunications services; 
27.  Effective January 1, 1991 , leases of rail tra nsportation 
cars to haul coal to coal -fired plants located in this state which 
generate electric power; 
28.  Beginning July 1, 2005, sales of aircraft engine repairs, 
modification, and replacement parts, sales of aircraft frame repairs 
and modification, ai rcraft interior modification, and pa int, and   
 
 
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sales of services employed in t he repair, modification, and 
replacement of parts of aircraft engines, aircraft frame and 
interior repair and modification, and paint; 
29.  Sales of materials a nd supplies to the o wner or operator of 
a ship, motor vessel, or barge that is used in interstate o r 
international commerce if the materials and supplies: 
a. are loaded on the ship, motor vessel, or barge and 
used in the maintenance and operation of the ship, 
motor vessel, or barge, or 
b. enter into and become component parts of the ship, 
motor vessel, or barge; 
30.  Sales of tangible personal prope rty made at estate sales at 
which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the 
former residence of the decedent by a person who is not required to 
be licensed pursuant to the Transient Merchant Lic ensing Act, or who 
is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit for the sale 
of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this 
title; provided: 
a. such sale or event may not be held for a period 
exceeding three (3) consecutiv e days, 
b. the sale must be conducted within six ( 6) months of 
the date of death of th e decedent, and   
 
 
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c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be 
allowed for property t hat was not part of the 
decedent’s estate; 
31.  Beginning January 1, 2004, sale s of electricity and 
associated delivery and transmission services, when sold exclusively 
for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir dewatering projects 
and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 2003, in 
which the initial water -to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to 
five-to-one water-to-oil, and such oil and gas de velopment projects 
have been classified by the Corporation Commission as a reservoir 
dewatering unit; 
32.  Sales of prewritten computer software that is delivered 
electronically.  For purposes of this paragraph, “delivered 
electronically” means delivered to the purchaser by means other than 
tangible storage media; 
33.  Sales of modular dwelling uni ts when built at a production 
facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on-site, 
and permanently affixed to the real property and used for 
residential or commercial purposes.  The exemption provided by this 
paragraph shall equal forty-five percent (45%) of the total sales 
price of the modular dwelling unit.  For purpos es of this paragraph, 
“modular dwelling unit ” means a structure that is not subject to the 
motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 2103 of this 
title;   
 
 
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34.  Sales of tangible personal property or servi ces to: 
a. persons who are residents of Oklahoma and have been 
honorably discharged from active service in any branch 
of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma 
National Guard and who have b een certified by the 
United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its 
successor to be in receipt of disability compensation 
at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disability 
shall be permanent and have been sustained through 
military action or accident or resulting from d isease 
contracted while in such acti ve service and registered 
with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma 
Department of Veterans Affairs ; provided, that if the 
veteran received the sales tax exemption prior to 
November 1, 2020, he or she shall be re quired to 
register with the veterans registry prior to July 1, 
2023, in order to remain qualified, or 
b. the surviving spouse of the person in subparagraph a 
of this paragraph if the person is deceased and the 
spouse has not remarried and the surviving spo use of a 
person who is determined by the United States 
Department of Defense or any branch of the United 
States military to have died while in the line of duty 
if the spouse has not remarried.  Sales for the   
 
 
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benefit of an eligible perso n to a spouse of the 
eligible person or to a member of the household in 
which the eligible person r esides and who is 
authorized to make purchase s on the person’s behalf, 
when such eligible person is not present at the sale, 
shall also be exempt for purposes of this paragraph.  
The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall issue a separate 
exemption card to a spo use of an eligible person or to 
a member of the household in which the eligible person 
resides who is authorized to make purchases on the 
person’s behalf, if requested by the eligi ble person.  
Sales qualifying for the exemption authorized by this 
paragraph shall not exceed Twenty -five Thousand 
Dollars ($25,000.00) per year per individual while the 
disabled veteran is living.  Sales qualifying for the 
exemption authorized by this par agraph shall not 
exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for 
an unremarried surviving spouse.  Upon request of the 
Tax Commission, a person asserting or claiming the 
exemption authorized by this paragraph shall p rovide a 
statement, executed under oath, that the total sales 
amounts for which the exemption is applicable have n ot 
exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per 
year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand   
 
 
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Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried 
surviving spouse.  If the amount of such exempt sales 
exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of the 
authorized amount shall be treated as a direct sales 
tax liability and may be recovered by the Tax 
Commission in the same manner provided by law for 
other taxes including p enalty and interest.  The Tax 
Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary t o 
implement the provisi ons of this paragraph, which 
shall include rules providing for the disclosure of 
information about persons eligible for the exemption 
authorized in this p aragraph to the Oklahoma 
Department of Veteran’s Veterans Affairs, as 
authorized in Section 205 of this title.  For purposes 
of the exemption authorized by this subparagraph, if 
the disability determination that would have been made 
while the disabled vete ran was still living is not 
made final until after the death of the disabled 
veteran, the exemption authorized by this subparagraph 
may still be claimed by the surviving spouse; 
35.  Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically 
designated by the Corp oration Commission, of a spacing uni t or lease 
from which oil is produced or attempted to be produced using 
enhanced recovery methods including, but not limited to, increased   
 
 
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pressure in a producing formation through the use of water or 
saltwater if the electrical usage is associated with and necessary 
for the operation of equipment required to inject or circulate 
fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or 
petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from 
the wellhead.  In order to be eligible for the sales tax exemption 
authorized by this paragraph, the total content of oil recovered 
after the use of enhanced recovery methods shall not exceed one 
percent (1%) by volume.  The exemption authorized by this paragraph 
shall be applicable only to the state sales tax rate and shall not 
be applicable to any county or municipal sales tax rate; 
36.  Sales of intrastate charter and tour bus transportation.  
As used in this paragraph, “intrastate charter and tour bus 
transportation” means the transportation of pers ons from one 
location in this state to another location in this state in a motor 
vehicle which has been constructed in such a manner that it may 
lawfully carry more than eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily 
used or rented to carry persons for compensation.  Provided, this 
exemption shall not a pply to regularly scheduled bus transporta tion 
for the general public; 
37.  Sales of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements by a 
licensed chiropractor to a person who is th e patient of such 
chiropractor at the physical location w here the chiropractor 
provides chiropractic care or services to such patient.  The   
 
 
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provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any drug, 
medicine, or substance for which a prescription by a licensed 
physician is required; 
38.  Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, tan gible personal 
property, machinery, and equipment to a web search portal located in 
this state which derives at least eighty percent (80%) of its annual 
gross revenue from the s ale of a product or service to an ou t-of-
state buyer or consumer.  For purposes of this paragraph, “web 
search portal” means an establishment classified under NAICS code 
519130 which operates websites that use a search engine to generate 
and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresse s and content 
in an easily searchable format ; 
39.  Sales of tangible personal property consumed or 
incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a 
corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes as a ru ral electric cooperat ive.  For purposes of 
this paragraph, sales made to a contrac tor or subcontractor that has 
previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural 
electric cooperative for construction or exp ansion of a facility 
shall be considered sales made to a rural electric coopera tive; 
40.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to a 
business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer electronic 
goods including, but not limited to, cell phones, compact disc 
players, personal comp uters, MP3 players, d igital devices for the   
 
 
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storage and retrieval of information t hrough hard-wired or wireless 
computer or Internet connections, if the devices are sold to the 
business by the original manufacturer of su ch devices and the 
devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sale by th e entity 
qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragraph directly 
to retail consumers or if the devices are sold to another business 
entity for sale to retail consumer s; 
41.  On or after July 1, 2019, an d prior to July 1, 20 24, sales 
or leases of rolling stock when sold or leased by t he manufacturer, 
regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corporation 
engaged in business as a common carrier of property or passengers by 
railway, for use or consumption by a common carrier directly i n the 
rendition of public service.  For purposes of this paragraph, 
“rolling stock” means locomotives, autocars, and railroad cars and 
“sales or leases” includes railroad car ma intenance and retrofitting 
of railroad cars for their fur ther use only on the railways; and 
42.  Sales of gold, silver, platinum, palladium , or other 
bullion items such as coins and bars and legal tender of any nation, 
which legal tender is sold according to its value as precious metal 
or as an investment.  As used in the paragraph, “bullion” means any 
precious metal including, but not limited to, gold, silver, 
platinum, and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that 
its value depends upon its pre cious metal content and not its form .  
The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to   
 
 
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fabricated metals that have been proces sed or manufactured for 
artistic use or as jewelry ; and 
43.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to persons 
who are residents of this stat e and are granted a disability 
retirement benefit by the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement 
System, Oklahoma Firefighters P ension and Retirement System, 
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, or Oklahoma wildlife 
conservation retirement system for a disability incurred in the line 
of duty.  Sales qualifying for the exemption authorized by this 
paragraph shall not exceed Twenty -five Thousand Dollars ($25,00 0.00) 
per year per individual .  If the amount of such exempt sales exceeds 
such amount, the sales tax in excess of the authorized amount sh all 
be treated as a direct sales tax liability and may be recovered by 
the Tax Commission in the same manner provided by law for other 
taxes including penalty and interest.  The Tax Commission shall 
promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provis ions of this 
paragraph, which shall include rules providing for the disclosure of 
a finding of fact and order granting d isability benefits by the 
board of the applicable state retirement system for a disability 
incurred in the line of duty .  Persons qualifying for the exemption 
provided pursuant to this paragraph shall receive an exemption card 
which shall expire five (5) years from the date of issuance.  
Persons qualifying for the exemption provided pursua nt to this 
paragraph who possess an exemption card set to expire in less tha n   
 
 
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six (6) months may apply for a new exemption card to be issued the 
day the current exemption card expires. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall bec ome effective November 1, 2024. 
 
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