Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1497 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 04/18/2024

                             
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT 
 TO 
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 1497 By: Garvin of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Archer and of the House 
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to income tax credit; amending 68 
O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, which relates to credit 
for donations to cert ain research institutes; 
modifying credit limit for certain institute in 
certain tax years; modifying credit limit for 
taxpayer in certain tax years; modifying definition; 
updating statutory reference; updating statutory 
language; and providing an effectiv e date. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AUTHOR:  Add the following House Coauthor s: Lepak, Munson, and 
Pittman 
 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1.  Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill 
and insert: 
 
 
 
 
"An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68 
O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, which relates to income 
tax credits for donations to certain research 
institutes; modifying credit limit for certain 
institute in certain tax years; modifying credit 
amounts; modifying definition; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
   
 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 2357.45 A.  1.  For tax years beginning after Decem ber 
31, 2004, there shall be allowed against the tax imposed by Section 
2355 of this title, a credit for any taxpayer who makes a donation 
to an independent biomedical rese arch institute and for tax years 
beginning after Decembe r 31, 2010, a credit for any taxpayer who 
makes a donation to a cancer research institute . 
2.  The credit authorized by paragraph 1 of this subsection 
shall be limited as follows: 
a. for calendar year 2007 and all subsequent years tax 
years 2007 through 20 24, the credit percentage, n ot to 
exceed fifty percent (50%), shall be adjusted annually 
so that the total estimate of the credits does not 
exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) annually.  
The formula to be used for the percentage adjusted 
shall be fifty percent (50%) times One Million Dollars 
($1,000,000.00) divided by the credits claime d in the 
preceding year for each donation to an independent 
biomedical research institute and fifty percent (50 %) 
times One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) divided by 
the credits claimed in the p receding year for each 
donation to a cancer research institut e,   
 
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b. for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years, the credit 
percentage, not to exceed fifty percent (50%), sha ll 
be adjusted annually so that the total estimate of th e 
credits does not exceed One Million Five Hundred 
Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) annually for 
donations to independent biomedical research 
institutes.  The formula to be used for the percentage 
adjusted shall be fifty percent (50%) times One 
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $1,500,000.00) 
divided by the credits claimed in the precedin g year 
for each donation to an independent biomedical 
research institute, 
c. for tax year 2025 and subsequent t ax years, the credit 
percentage, not to exceed fifty per cent (50%), shall 
be adjusted annually so that the total estimate of the 
credits does not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 
($500,000.00) annually for donations to cancer 
research institutes.  The formula to be used for the 
percentage adjusted shall be fifty percent (50%) times 
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) divided by 
the credits claimed in the preceding year for each 
donation to a cancer research institute, 
d. (1) in no event shall a taxpayer claim more than one 
credit for a donation to an y independent   
 
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biomedical research institute and one credit for 
a donation to a cancer research institute in each 
taxable year nor for tax years 2005 through 2024 
shall the credit exceed One Thousand Dollars 
($1,000.00) for each taxpayer for each type of 
donation and for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax 
years, the credit for donating to a cance r 
research institute shall not exceed One Thousand 
Dollars ($1,000.00) for single filers and married 
filing separate, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) 
for married filing joint, head of household , or 
qualifying widow, or 
(2) for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years, the 
credit for donations to any independent 
biomedical research institute shall not exceed 
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for single 
filers and married filing separate, Two Thousa nd 
Dollars ($2,000.00) for married filing joint, 
head of household, and qualifying widow, and 
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for any 
taxpayer that is a business entity formed under 
the laws of any state, including lim ited and 
general partnerships, corporations, and limited 
liability companies,   
 
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c. for tax year 2011, no more than Fifty Thousand Dollars 
($50,000.00) in total tax credits for donations to a 
cancer research institute shall be allowed, 
d. in no event shall mo re than fifty percent (50%) of the 
Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in total tax 
credits authorized by this section, for any calendar 
year after the effective date of this act , be 
allocated for credits for donations to a cancer 
research institute, and 
e. for tax year 2025 and subs equent tax years, in the 
event the total tax cred its authorized by this section 
exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in any 
calendar year Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 
($500,000.00) for either a cancer research institute 
or One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 
($1,500,000.00) for an independent biome dical research 
institute, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall permi t 
any excess over One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) 
the applicable limitation amount but shall factor such 
excess into the percentage adjustm ent formula for 
subsequent years for that the applicable type of 
donation.  However, any such ad justment to the formula 
for donations to an independent biomedical research 
institute shall not affe ct the formula for donations   
 
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to a cancer research institute, and any such 
adjustment to the formula for donat ions to a cancer 
research institute shall not a ffect the formula for 
donations to an independent biomedical rese arch 
institute. 
3.  For purposes of this section, “independent biomedical 
research institute” means an organization in this state which is 
exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of S ection 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) whose 
primary focus is conducting peer-reviewed basic biomedical research.  
The organization shall: 
a. have a board of directors, 
b. be able to accept grants in its own name, 
c. be an identifiable institute that has its own 
employees and adminis trative staff, and 
d. receive at least Fifteen Million Dollars 
($15,000,000.00) Twenty Million Dollars 
($20,000,000.00) in National Institute Institutes of 
Health funding each year. 
4.  For purposes of this section, “cancer research institute ” 
means an organization w hich is exempt from taxa tion pursuant to the 
Internal Revenue Code and whose primary focus is raising the 
standard of cancer clinical care in Oklahoma through peer-reviewed 
cancer research and education or a not -for-profit supporting   
 
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organization, as that term is defined by the I nternal Revenue Code, 
affiliated with a tax-exempt organization whose primary focus is 
raising the standard o f cancer clinical care in Oklahoma through 
peer-reviewed cancer research and education.  The tax -exempt 
organization whose primary focus is raising the standard of cancer 
clinical care in Oklahoma through pe er-reviewed cancer research and 
education shall: 
a. either be an independent research institute or a 
program that is part of a state university which is a 
member of The Oklahoma State System of Hi gher 
Education, and 
b. receive at least Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) 
in National Cancer Institute fun ding each year. 
B.  In no event shall the amoun t of the credit exceed the amount 
of any tax liability of the taxpayer. 
C.  Any credits allowed but not used in any tax year may be 
carried over, in order, to e ach of the four (4) years following the 
year of qualification. 
D.  The Tax Commission shall have the authority to prescribe 
forms for purposes of claiming the cr edit authorized by this 
section. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective No vember 1, 2024."   
 
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Passed the House of Representatives t he 17th day of April, 2024. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the House of 
 	Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ____ day of _______ ___, 2024. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the Senate 
   
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 1497 	By: Garvin of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Archer of the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to income tax credit; amending 68 
O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, which relates to credit 
for donations to certain research institutes; 
modifying credit limit for certain institute in 
certain tax years; modifying credit limit for 
taxpayer in certain tax years; modifying definition; 
updating statutory reference; updating statutory 
language; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 2357.45.  A.  1.  For tax years beginning after December 
31, 2004, there shall be allowed against the tax imposed by Section 
2355 of this title, a credit for any taxpayer who makes a donation 
to an independent biomedical research institute and for tax years 
beginning after December 31, 2010, a credit for any taxpayer who 
makes a donation to a cancer research institute . 
2.  The credit authorized by paragraph 1 of this subsection 
shall be limited as follows: 
a. for calendar year 2007 and all subsequent years tax 
years 2007 through 2024 , the credit percentage, not to   
 
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exceed fifty percent (50%), shall be adjusted annually 
so that the total estimate of the credits does not 
exceed Two Million Dollars ( $2,000,000.00) annually.  
The formula to be used for the percentage adjusted 
shall be fifty percent (50%) times One Million Dollars 
($1,000,000.00) divided by the credits claime d in the 
preceding year for each donation to an independent 
biomedical research institute and fifty percent (50%) 
times One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) divided by 
the credits claimed in the preceding year for each 
donation to a cancer research institut e, 
b. for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years, the credit 
percentage, not to exceed fifty percent (50%), shall 
be adjusted annually so that the total estimate of the 
credits does not exceed One Million Five Hundred 
Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) annually for 
donations to independent biomedical research 
institutes.  The formula t o be used for the percentage 
adjusted shall be fifty percent (50%) times One 
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) 
divided by the credits claimed in the precedin g year 
for each donation to an independent biomedical 
research institute,   
 
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c. for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years, the credit 
percentage, not to exceed fifty percent (50%), shall 
be adjusted annually so that the tot al estimate of the 
credits does not exceed One Million Dollars 
($1,000,000.00) annually for donations to cancer 
research institutes.  The formula to be used for the 
percentage adjusted shall be fifty percent (50%) times 
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) divided by the 
credits claimed in t he preceding year for each 
donation to a cancer research institute, 
d. in no event shall a taxpayer claim more than one 
credit for a donation to any independent biomedical 
research institute and one credit for a donation to a 
cancer research institute in e ach taxable year nor 
shall the credit exceed One Thousand Dollars 
($1,000.00) for each taxpayer for tax years 2005 
through 2024, and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for 
single filers and married filing separate, Two 
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for marrie d filing joint, 
head of household, qualifying widow, and for any 
taxpayer that is a business entity formed under the 
laws of any state, including limited and general 
partnerships, corporations, and limited liability 
companies, for tax year 2025 and subsequ ent tax years,   
 
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for each type of the donation to a cancer research 
institute.  For tax year 2025 and subsequent tax 
years, the credit shall not exceed One Thousand 
Dollars ($1,000.00) for single filers and married 
filing separate, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,0 00.00) for 
married filing joint, head of household, and 
qualifying widow, and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars 
($25,000.00) for any taxpayer that is a business 
entity formed under the laws of any state, including 
limited and general partnerships, corporations, and 
limited liability companies for donations to any 
independent biomedical re search institute, 
c. e. for tax year 2011, no more than Fifty Thousand 
Dollars ($50,000.00) in total tax credits for 
donations to a cancer research institute shall be 
allowed, 
d. f. in no event shall more than fifty percent (50%) of 
the Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in total tax 
credits authorized by this section, for any calendar 
year after the effective date of this act January 1, 
2011, be allocated for credits for donati ons to a 
cancer research institute, and 
e. g. in the event the total tax credit s authorized by this 
section exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in   
 
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any calendar year for either a cancer research 
institute or One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for 
tax years 2011 through 2024, and One Million Five 
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,50 0,000.00) for tax year 
2025 and subsequent tax years for an independent 
biomedical research institute, the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission shall permi t any excess over One Million 
Dollars ($1,000,000.00) but shall factor such excess 
into the percentage adjustment formula for subsequent 
years for that type of donation.  However, any such 
adjustment to the formula for donations to an 
independent biomedical research institute shall not 
affect the formula for donations to a cancer research 
institute, and any such adjus tment to the formula for 
donations to a cancer research institute shall not 
affect the formula for donations to an independent 
biomedical research institute. 
3.  For purposes of this section, “independent biomedical 
research institute” means an organizatio n in this state which 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) whose 
primary focus is conducting peer-reviewed basic biomedical research.  
The organization shall: 
a. have a board of directors,   
 
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b. be able to accept grants in its own name, 
c. be an identifiable institute that has its own 
employees and adminis trative staff, and 
d. receive at least Fifteen Million Dollars 
($15,000,000.00) Twenty Million Dollars 
($20,000,000.00) in National Institute Institutes of 
Health funding each year. 
4.  For purposes of this section, “cancer research institute ” 
means an organization which is exempt from taxa tion pursuant to the 
Internal Revenue Code and whose primary focus is raising t he 
standard of cancer clinical care in Oklahoma through peer -reviewed 
cancer research and education or a not -for-profit supporting 
organization, as that term is defined by the I nternal Revenue Code, 
affiliated with a tax -exempt organization whose primary f ocus is 
raising the standard of cancer clinical care in Oklahoma through 
peer-reviewed cancer research and education.  The tax -exempt 
organization whose primary focus is raising the standard of cancer 
clinical care in Oklahoma through peer -reviewed cancer research and 
education shall: 
a. either be an independent research institute or a 
program that is part of a state university which is a 
member of The Oklahoma State System of Hi gher 
Education, and   
 
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b. receive at least Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) 
in National Cancer Institute funding each year. 
B.  In no event shall the amount of the credit exceed the amount 
of any tax liability of the taxpayer. 
C.  Any credits allowed but not used in any tax year may be 
carried over, in order, to each of the four (4) years following the 
year of qualification. 
D.  The Tax Commission shall have the authority to prescribe 
forms for purposes of claiming the cr edit authorized by this 
section. 
SECTION 4.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 
Passed the Senate the 1 4th day of March, 2024. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2024. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives