Req. No. 3069 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) SENATE BILL 1499 By: Garvin AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to feminine hygiene products; defining terms; creating the Feminine Hygiene Program; directing the State Department of H ealth to administer program; requiring the provision of certain grants to local health departments; stating purpose of grants; stipulating grant application process; authorizing local health departments to partner with certain entities; requiring determination from Department based on certain metrics; directing promulgation of rules; creating the Feminine Hygiene Program Re volving Fund; stating sources of funds; providing for expenditures from fund; amending 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), which relates to sales tax apportionment; providing apportionment to Feminine Hygiene Program Revolving Fund; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1356, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 394, O.S.L. 2022 (68 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1356), which relates to sales tax exemption; providing exemption for feminine hygiene products; requiring exemption administered in the form of a refund; authorizing purchaser to apply for refund within certain period; requiring furnishment of certain receipts; directing the Oklahoma Tax Commission to prescribe form; updating statutory language and reference; defining term; providing for codification; and providin g an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Req. No. 3069 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 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-228 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: A. As used in this section: 1. “Feminine hygiene products ” means tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other products designed for feminine hygiene in connection with the huma n menstrual cycle; and 2. “Local health department” means a county department of health, a cooperative department of health, a district department of health, or a city-county health department . B. There is hereby created the Feminine Hygiene Program. The State Department of Health shall administer the Feminine Hygiene Program to provide grants to local health departments for the purpose of providing feminine hygiene products to women. C. Local health departments may apply to the State Department of Health for available funds. The application shall be on a form provided by the Department and shall contain information including but not limited to the items the local health department plans to purchase, the needs of the population the local health department intends to serve, and any entities the local health department plans to partner with to distribute feminine hygiene products. D. For the distribution of feminine hygi ene products, local health departments may partner with public schools, institutions of Req. No. 3069 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 higher education, career tech centers, and nonprofit organizations that are solely organized in this state. E. The State Department of Health shall determine grant application approvals and grant amounts based on a measure of the needs of the population the local health department intends to serve. The Department shall determine a measure of needs by analyzing information on the population to be served including but not limited to health statistics, income levels, employment statistics, or rates of domestic crime. F. The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules to administer the provisions of this sections. SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-228.1 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revo lving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the “Feminine Hygiene Program Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of Health from appropriations of the Legislature, federal grants or funds, and sales tax apportionments pursuant to Section 1353 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes designated for deposit in this fund . All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shal l be budgeted and expended to administer and provide grants pursuant Req. No. 3069 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 to the Feminine Hygiene Program created in Section 1 of this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. SECTION 3. 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: Section 1353. A. It is hereby declared to be the 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 f unctions of the stat e government of Oklahoma, and for this purpose it is hereby ex pressly provided that, revenues derived pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code, subject to the apportionment requirements for the Oklahoma Tax Commission and Office of Manage ment and Enterprise Services Joint Computer Enhancement Fund provided by Section 265 of this title, shall be apportioned as follows: 1. Except as provided in subsection subsections C and D of this section, the following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fun d to be paid out pursuant to direct appropriation by the Legislature: Fiscal Year Amount FY 2003 and FY 2004 86.04% Req. No. 3069 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 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 thereafter 83.61%; 2. The following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasu rer to be placed to the credit of the Education Ref orm Revolving Fund of the State Department of Edu cation: 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 the 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 3 0, 2021, eleven and ninety-six one-hundredths percent (11.96%), d. for FY 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, ten and forty-six one-hundredths percent (10.46%); Req. No. 3069 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 3. The following amounts 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% 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 thereafter 5.0%; 4. a. except as otherwise provided in subparagraph b of t his paragraph, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and for each fiscal year thereafter, eighty -seven one- Req. No. 3069 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 hundredths percent (0.87%) shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be further apportioned as follows: (1) twenty-four percent (24%) shall be pl aced to the credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Promot ion Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such apportionment exceed Fiv e Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, (2) forty-four percent (44%) shall be placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Capital Improvement Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such apportionment exceed Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00) in any fiscal 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 ($6,600,00 0.00) in any fiscal year, and b. any amounts which exceed the limitations of subparagraph a of this pa ragraph shall be placed to the credit of the General R evenue Fund; 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 Req. No. 3069 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 Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund, but in no event shall such apportionment exceed the total amount apportioned pursu ant to this paragraph for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any amounts which exceed the limita tions of this paragr aph shall be placed to the credit of the General Reven ue Fund. B. Provided, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and every fiscal year thereafter, an amount of revenue shall be apportioned to each municipality or county which levies a sales tax subject to the provisions of Section 1357.10 of this titl e and subsection F of Section 2701 of this title equal to the amount of sales tax revenue of such mu nicipality or county exempted by the provisions of Section 1357.10 of this title a nd subsection F of Section 2701 of this title. The Oklahoma Tax Commissio n shall promulgate and adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions 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 follow ing amounts: 1. For the month ending August 31, 2019: a. Nine Million Six Hund red Thousand Dollars ($9,600,000.00) to t he credit of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fu nd created in Sectio n 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and Req. No. 3069 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 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; 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 Main tenance Fund created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit o f the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 3. For the month ending October 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 Railroa d Maintenance Revolvi ng Fund created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 4. For the month ending November 30, 2019: Req. No. 3069 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 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; and 5. For the month ending Decem ber 31, 2019: a. Twenty Million Dollars ( $20,000,000.00) to the credit of the State Highway Constructio n 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. D. For fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal year, before any other apportionment otherwise required by this section is made to the General Revenue Fund, there shall be apporti oned One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) to the Feminine Hygiene Program Revolving Fund created in Section 2 of thi s act. Req. No. 3069 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 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1356, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 394, O.S.L. 2022 (68 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1356), is amended to read as follows: Section 1356. Exemptions - Governmental and nonprofit entities. There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of th is title: 1. Sale Sales of tangible personal property or services t o the United States government or to the Sta te of Oklahoma, any political subdivision of this state or any agency of a political subdivision of this state; provided, all sales to contractors in connection with the performance of any contract with the Unite d States government, State of Oklahoma or an y of its political subdivisions shall not be exempted from the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this title, except as hereinafter provided ; 2. Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contract with agencies or instrumentalities of the United States government if ownership and possession of such property transfers i mmediately to the United States government; 3. Sales of property to age nts appointed by or under contract with a political subdivision o f this state if the sale of such property is associated with the development of a qualified federal facility, as provided in the Oklahoma Federal Facilities Development Act, and if ownership and possession of such property transfers immediately to the poli tical subdivision or the state; Req. No. 3069 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 4. Sales made directly by county, district or state fair authorities of this state, up on the premises of the fair authority, for the sole benefit of the fair authority or sales of admi ssion tickets to such fairs or fair eve nts at any location in the state authorized by county, district or state fair authorities; provided, the exemption provided by this paragraph for admission tickets to fair events shall apply only to any portion of the admission price that is retained by or distributed to the fair authority. As used in this paragraph, “fair event” shall be limited to an event held on the premises of the fair authority in conjunction with and during the time period of a county, district or state fair; 5. Sale Sales of food in cafeterias or lunchrooms of elementary schools, high schools, colleges or universities which are operated primarily for teachers and pupils and are not operated primarily for the public or for profit; 6. Dues paid to fraternal, religious, civic, charitable o r educational societies or organizations by regular members thereof, provided, such societies or organizations op erate under what is commonly termed the lodge plan or system, and provided such societies or organizations do not operate for a p rofit which inures to the benefit of any individual m ember or members thereof to the exclusion of other members and dues paid monthly or annually to privately owned scientific and educational libraries by members sharing the use of services rendered by such libraries wi th students Req. No. 3069 Page 13 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 interested in the study of geolo gy, petroleum engineering or related subjects; 7. Sale Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by churches, except sales made in the c ourse of business for profit or savings, competing with other persons engaged in the same or a similar business or sale sales of tangible personal property or services by an organization exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, made on behalf of or at the reque st of a church or churches if the sale of such property is conducted not more than once each calendar year for a period not to exceed three (3) days by the organization and proceeds from the sale of such property are used by the church or churches or by th e organization for charitable purposes; 8. The amount of proceeds received from the sale sales of admission tickets which is separately stated on the ticket of admission for the repayment of money borrowed by any accredited state-supported college or university or any public trust of which a county in this state is the beneficiary, for the purpose of constructing or enlarging any fa cility to be used for the staging of an athletic event, a thea trical production, or any other form of entertainment, edificatio n or cultural cultivation to which entry is gained with a paid admission ticket. Such facilit ies include, but are not limited to, athletic fields, athletic stadiums, field Req. No. 3069 Page 14 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 houses, amphitheaters and theaters. To be eligible for this sales tax exemption, the am ount separately stated on the admission tick et shall be a surcharge which is imposed, collected and used for the sole purpose of servicing or aiding in the servicing of debt incurred by the college or university to effect the capital improvements hereinbefore described; 9. Sales of tangible persona l property or services to the council organizations or similar state supervisory organizations of the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and Camp Fire USA; 10. Sale Sales of tangible personal property or ser vices to any county, municipality, rural w ater district, public school distr ict, city-county library system, the instituti ons of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the Gra nd River Dam Authority, the Northeast Oklahoma Public Faci lities Authority, the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, C ity of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affa irs, the Broken Bow Economic Development Authority, Ardmore Development Authority, Durant In dustrial Authority, Oklahoma Ordnance Work s Authority, Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, Arbuckle Master Conse rvancy District, Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy Distr ict, Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy District, Mountain Park Master Conservancy District, Waurika Lake Master Conservancy Dis trict and the Office of Req. No. 3069 Page 15 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 onl y when carrying out a public construction contract on behalf of the Oklahoma D epartment of Veterans Affairs, and effective July 1, 2022, the Universit y Hospitals Trust, or to any person with whom any of the above-named subdivisions or agencies of this state has duly enter ed into a public contract pursuant to law, necessary for carry ing out such public contract or to any subcontractor to such a public co ntract. Any person making purchases on beha lf of such subdivision or agency of this state shall certify, in writing, on t he copy of the invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the v endor that the purchases are made for and on behalf of such subdivision or agency of this state and set out the name of such public subdivision or agency. Any person who wrongfully or erroneous ly certifies that purchases are for any of the above -named subdivisions or agencies of this state or who otherwise violates this secti on shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days or both; 11. Sales of tangible personal property or services to pri vate institutions of higher education and private elementary and secondary institutions of education accredited by the St ate Department of Education or registered by the State Board o f Education for purposes of participating in federal programs or accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Req. No. 3069 Page 16 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 Education which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provision s of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) i ncluding materials, supplies and equipment used in the construction and improvement of buildings and other structures owned by the institutions and operated for educational p urposes. Any person, firm, agency or entity making purchases on behalf of any institution, agency or subdivision in this state, shall certify in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket th e nature of the purchases, and violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor as set forth in paragraph 10 of this section; 12. Tuition and educational f ees paid to private institutions of higher education a nd private elementary and secondary institutions of education accredited by the State Department of Education or registered by the State Board of Education for purposes of participating in federal programs or accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education which are exempt f rom taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); 13. a. Sales of tangible personal property made by: (1) a public school, (2) a private school offering instructi on for grade levels kindergarten through twelfth grade, (3) a public school district, (4) a public or private school board, Req. No. 3069 Page 17 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 (5) a public or private school student group or organization, (6) a parent-teacher association or organization other than as specifi ed in subparagraph b of this paragraph, or (7) public or private school personnel for purposes of raising funds for the benefit of a public or private school, public school district, public or private school board or public or private school student group or organization, or b. Sales of tangible personal property made by or to nonprofit parent-teacher associations or organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), nonprofit local publ ic or private school foundations which solicit money or property in the name of any public or private school o r public school district. The exemption provided by this paragraph for sales made by a public or private school shall be limited to those public or private schools accredited by the State Department of Education or registered by the State Board of Education for purposes of participating in federal programs. Sale Sales of tangible personal property in this paragraph shall include sale sales of admission tickets and concessions at athletic events; Req. No. 3069 Page 18 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 14. Sales of tangible personal property by: a. local 4-H clubs, b. county, regional or state 4-H councils, c. county, regional or state 4 -H committees, d. 4-H leader associations, e. county, regional or state 4-H foundations, and f. authorized 4-H camps and training centers. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall be limited to sales for the purpose of raising funds for the benefit of such organizations. Sale Sales of tangible personal property e xempted by this paragraph shall include sale sales of admission tickets; 15. The first Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.0 0) each year from sale sales of tickets and concessions at athletic events by each organization exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4); 16. Sales of tangible person al property or services to a ny person with whom the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has entered into a public contract and which is necessary for carr ying out such contract to assist the Department in the development and production of advertising, promotion, publicity and public relations programs; 17. Sales of tangible personal property or services to fir e departments organized pursuant to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes which items are to be used for the purposes of the Req. No. 3069 Page 19 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 fire department. Any person maki ng purchases on behalf of any such fire department shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket to be retain ed by the vendor that the purchases are made for and on behalf of such fire department and set out the name of such fire de partment. Any person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the purchases are fo r any such fire department or who otherwise violates the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor and upon convictio n thereof, shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days, or both; 18. Complimentary or free tickets for admission to places of amusement, sports, entertainment, exhibition, display or other recreational events or activities which are issued through a box office or other entity which is ope rated by a state institution of higher education with institutional emp loyees or by a municipality with municipal employees; 19. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) each year from sales of tangible personal property by fire departments organized pursuant to Titles 11, 18, or 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purposes of raising funds for the benefit of the fire department. Fire departments sell ing tangible personal property for the purposes of raising funds shall be limited to no more than s ix (6) days each year to raise such funds in order to receive the exemption granted by this paragraph; Req. No. 3069 Page 20 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 20. Sales of tangible personal propert y or services to any Boys & Girls Clubs of America affiliate in this state which is not affiliated with the Salvation Army and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provis ions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); 21. Sales of tangible pe rsonal property or services to any organization, which takes court -adjudicated juveniles for purposes of rehabilitation, and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U .S.C., Section 501(c)(3), provided that at least fifty percent (50%) of the juveniles served by such organization are court adjudicated and the organization receives state funds in an amount less than ten p ercent (10%) of the annual budget of the organization; 22. Sales of tangible personal pr operty or services to: a. any health center as defined in Section 254b of Title 42 of the United State s Code, b. any clinic receiving disbursements of state monies from the Indigent Health Care Revolving Fund pursuant to the provisions of Secti on 66 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, c. any community-based health center which meets all of the following criteria: (1) provides primary care services at no cost to the recipient, and Req. No. 3069 Page 21 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) 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 d. any community mental health center as defined in Section 3-302 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes; 23. Dues or fees including free or complimentar y dues or fees which have a value equivalent to the charge that could have otherwise been made, to YMCAs, YWCAs or municipally -owned recreation centers for the use of facilities and programs; 24. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) each year from sales of tangible personal property o r services to or by a cultural organization established to sponsor and promote educational, charitab le and cultural events for disadvantaged children, and which organizati on is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal R evenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); 25. Sales of tangible pe rsonal property or services to museums or other entities which have been accredited by the American Association Alliance of Museums. Any person making purchases on behalf of any such museum or other entity sha ll certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the purchases are made for and on behalf of such museum or other entity and set out the name of such museum or other entity. Any person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the Req. No. 3069 Page 22 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 purchases are for any such museum or other entity or who otherwise violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be deemed g uilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined an amount equal to double the a mount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days, or by both su ch fine and incarceration; 26. Sales of tickets for admission by any mus eum accredited by the American Association Alliance of Museums. In order to be eligible for the exemption provided by this paragraph, an amount equivalent to the amount of the tax which would otherwise be required to be collected pursuant to the p rovisions of Section 135 0 et seq. of this title shall be separately stated on the admission ticket and shall be collected and used for the sole purpose of servicing or aiding in the servicing of debt incurred by the museum to effect the construction, enlarging or renovation of any facility to be used for entertainment, edification or cultural cultivation to which entry is gained with a paid admissi on ticket; 27. Sales of tangible personal property or services occurring on or after June 1, 1995, to children ’s homes which are suppo rted or sponsored by one or more churches, members of which serve as trustees of the home; 28. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the organization known as the Disabled American Veterans , Department of Oklahoma, Inc., and subordinate chapt ers thereof; Req. No. 3069 Page 23 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 29. Sales of tangible personal property or services to youth camps which are supported or sponsored by one or more churches, members of which serve as trustees of the organization; 30. a. Until July 1, 2022, transfer o f tangible personal property made pursuant to Section 3226 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes by the University Hospitals Trust, and b. Effective July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal property or services to or by: (1) the University Hospitals Trust created pursuant to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or (2) nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), which have entered into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust; 31. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a municipality, county or school district pursuant to a lease or lease-purchase agreement executed be tween the vendor and a municipality, county or sch ool district. A copy of the lease or lease-purchase agreement shall be ret ained by the vendor; Req. No. 3069 Page 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 32. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any spaceport user, as defined in the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act; 33. The sale, use, storage, consumption or distribution in this state, whether by the importer, exporter or another person, of any satellite or any associated launch vehicle including component s of, and parts and motors for, any s uch satellite or launch vehicl e, imported or caused to be imported into this state for the purpose of export by means of launching into space. This exemption provided by this paragraph shall not be affected by: a. the destruction in whole or in part of the satellite or launch vehicle, b. the failure of a launch to occur or be successful, or c. the absence of any transfer or title to, or possession of, the satellite or launch vehicle after launch; 34. The sale, lease, u se, storage, consumption or distribut ion in this state of any space facility, space propulsion system or space vehicle, satellite or station of any kind possessing space flight capacity including components thereof; 35. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption or distribution in this state of tangible personal proper ty, placed on or used aboard any space facility, space propulsion system or space vehicle, satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity, which is launched into space, irrespective o f whether such tangible property Req. No. 3069 Page 25 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 is returned to this state for subsequent use, storage, or consumption in any manner; 36. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption or distribution in this state of tangible personal property meeting the definition of “section 38 property” as defined in Sections 48(a)(1)(A) and (B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that is an integral part of and used primarily in support of space flight; however, section 38 property used in support of space flight shall not include general office equipment, any boat, m obile home, motor vehicle or other vehicle of a class or type required to be registered, licensed, titled or documented in this state or by the United States government, or any other property not specifically suited to supporting space activity. The term “in support of space flight”, for purposes of this paragraph, means the altering, monitoring, controlling, regulating, adjusting, servicing or repairing of any space facility, space propulsion systems or space vehicle, satellite or station possessing space flight capacity including the components thereof; 37. The purchase or lease of machinery and equipment for use at a fixed location in this state, which is used exclusively in the manufacturing, processing, compounding or producing of any space facility, space propulsion system or s pace vehicle, satellite or station of any kind possessing space flight capacity. Provided, the exemption provided for in this par agraph shall not be allowed unless Req. No. 3069 Page 26 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 the purchaser or lessee si gns an affidavit stating that the ite m or items to be exempted are for the exclusive use designated herein. Any person furnishing a false affidavit to the vendor for the purpose of evading payment of any tax imposed by Section 1354 of this title shall be subject to the penalties provided by law. As used in this paragraph, “machinery and equipment” means “section 38 property” as defined in Sections 48(a)(1)(A) and (B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which is used as an integral part of the manufacturing, processing, compounding or producing of items of tangible personal property. Such term includes parts and accessories only to the extent that the exemption thereof is consistent with the provisions of this paragraph; 38. The amount of a surcharge or any other amount which is separately stated on an admission t icket which is imposed, collected and used for the sole purpose of constructing, remodeling or enlarging facilities of a public tr ust having a municipality or county as its sole beneficiary; 39. Sales of tangible personal prope rty or services which are directly used in or for the benefit of a state park in this state, which are made to an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which is organized primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more state parks located in this state; Req. No. 3069 Page 27 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 40. The sale, lease or use of parking privileges by an institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; 41. Sales of tangible personal property or services for use on campus or school construction projects for the benefit of institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, private institutions of higher education accredited by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or any public school or school district when such projects are financed by or through the use of nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); 42. Sales of tangible personal property or services by an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), in the course of conducting a national championship sports event, but on ly if all or a portion of the payment in exchange therefor would qualify as the receipt of a qualified sponsorship payment described in Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 513(i). Sales exempted pursuant to this paragraph shall be exempt from all Oklahoma sales, use, excise and gross receipts taxes; 43. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an organization which: Req. No. 3069 Page 28 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 a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), b. is affiliated with a comprehensive university within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and c. has been organized primarily for the purpose of providing education and teacher training and conducting events relating to robotics; 44. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15 ,000.00) each year from sales of tangible personal property to or by youth athletic teams which are part of an athletic organization exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4), for the purposes of raising funds for the benefit of the team; 45. Sales of tickets for admission to a collegiate athletic event that is held in a facility owned or operate d by a municipality or a public trust of which the municipali ty is the sole beneficiary and that actually determines or is part of a tournament or tournament process for determining a conference tournament championship, a conference championship, or a national championship; 46. Sales of tangible personal property or se rvices to or by an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section Req. No. 3069 Page 29 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 24 501(c)(3) and is operating the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, an affiliate of the National Park Syste m; 47. Sales of tangible personal pr operty or services to organizations which are exem pt from federal taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), the memberships of which are limited to honorably discharged veterans, and which furnish financial su pport to area veterans’ organizations to be used for the purpose of constructing a memorial or museum; 48. Sales of tangible pers onal property or services on or after January 1, 2003, to an organization which is exempt from tax ation pursuant to the provisio ns of the Internal R evenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) that is expending monies received from a private foundation grant in conjunction with expenditures of local sales tax revenue to construct a local public library; 49. Sales of tangible person al property or service s to a state that borders this state or any political subdivision of that state, but only to the extent that the other state or political subdivision exempts or does not impose a tax on similar sales of ite ms to this state or a political subdivision of thi s state; 50. Effective July 1, 2005, sales of tangible personal property or services to the Career Technology Student Organizations under the direction and supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education; Req. No. 3069 Page 30 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 51. Sales of tangible p ersonal property to a public trust having either a single city, town or county or multiple cities, towns or counties or combination thereof as beneficiary or beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for the purpose of constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home owned and operated by any such public trust or nonprofit entity prior to July 1, 2008, in counties with a po pulation of less than one hundred thousand (100,000) persons, according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census. As used in this paragraph, “constructing improvements to or expanding” shall not mean any expense for routine maintenance or general repai rs and shall require a project cost of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). For purposes of this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that enters into a contractual relationship with a public trust or nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity. The exe mption authorized by this paragraph shall be administered in the form of a refund from the sales tax revenues apportioned pursua nt to Section 1353 of this title and the vendor shall be required to collect the sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser may apply for a refund of the sales tax p aid in the manner prescribed by this paragraph. Within thirty ( 30) days after the end Req. No. 3069 Page 31 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 of each fiscal year, any purchaser that is entitled to make application for a refund based upon the exempt tr eatment authorized by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the sales taxes paid during such preceding fiscal yea r. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes of making the application for refund. The Tax Commission shall determine whether or not the total amount of sales tax exemptions claimed by all purchasers is equal to or less than Six H undred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00). If such claims are less than or equal to that amount, the Tax Commission shall make refunds to the purchasers in the full amount of the documente d and verified sales tax amounts. If such claims by all purchasers are in excess o f Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00), the Tax Commission shall determine the amount of each purchaser ’s claim, the total amount of all claims by all purchasers, and th e percentage each purchaser ’s claim amount bears to the total. The resulting percentage determined for each purchaser shall be mult iplied by Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00) to determine the amount of refundable sales tax to be paid to each purchaser. The pro rata re fund amount shall be the only method to recove r sales taxes paid during the preceding fiscal year and no balance of any sales taxes paid on a pro rata basis shall be the subject of any subsequent refund claim pursuant to this paragraph; Req. No. 3069 Page 32 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 52. Effective July 1, 2006, sales of tangible personal property or services to any organization which assists, trains, ed ucates, and provides housing for physically and mentall y handicapped persons and which is exempt from taxation pursu ant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and that receives at least eighty-five percent (85%) of its annual budget from state or federal funds. In order to receive the benefit of the exemption authorized by this paragraph, the taxpay er shall be required to make payment of the app licable sales tax at the time o f sale to the vendor in the manner otherwise required by law. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma Uniform Tax Procedure Code to the contrary, t he taxpayer shall be authorized to file a claim for refund of sales taxes paid that qualify for the exemption authorized by this paragraph for a period of one (1) year after the date of the sale transaction. The taxpayer shall be required to provide documentation as may be prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission in s upport of the refund claim. Th e total amount of sales tax qualifying for e xempt treatment pursuant to this paragraph shall not ex ceed One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) each fiscal year. Claims for refund shall be processed in the order in which such claims are re ceived by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. If a claim otherwise timely filed exceeds the total amount of refunds payable for a fiscal year, such claim shall be barred; Req. No. 3069 Page 33 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 53. The first Two Thousand Dol lars ($2,000.00) each year of sales of tangible personal pro perty or services to, by, or for the benefit of a qualified neighborhood watch organization that is endorsed or supported by or working directly with a law enfo rcement agency with jurisdiction in t he area in which the neighborhood watch organization is located. As used in this paragraph, “qualified neighborhood watch organization” means an organization that is a not-for-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Oklahoma this state that was created to help prevent crim inal activity in an area through community involvement and interaction with local law enforcement and which is one of the first two thousand organizations which makes application to the Oklah oma Tax Commission for the exemption after March 29, 2006; 54. Sales of tangible personal property to a no nprofit organization, exempt from t axation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), organized primarily for the purpose of providin g services to homeless persons during the day and located in a metropolitan are a with a population in excess of five hundre d thousand (500,000) persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be applicable to sales of tangible personal property to a qualified entity occurrin g on or after January 1, 2005; Req. No. 3069 Page 34 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 55. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Inte rnal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for events the principal purpos e of which is to provide funding for the preservation of wetlands and habitat for wild ducks; 56. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an organization which is exemp t from taxation pursuant to th e provisions of the Internal Revenue Cod e, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for events the principal purpose of which is to provide funding for the preservation and conservation of wild turkeys; 57. Sales of tangible per sonal property or services to an organization which: a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and b. is part of a network of community -based, autonomous member organizations that meets the fol lowing criteria: (1) serves people with workplace disadvantages and disabilities by providing job trainin g and employment services, as well as job placement opportunities and post -employment support, (2) has locations in the United States and at l east twenty other countries, Req. No. 3069 Page 35 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 (3) collects donated clothing and household goods to sell in retail stores and provides contract labor services to business and government , and (4) provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax Commission that over seventy -five percent (75%) of its revenues are channel ed into employment, job training and pla cement programs and other critical community services; 58. Sales of tickets made on or after September 21, 2005, and complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or af ter September 21, 2005, which have a value equivalent to the charge that would have otherwise been made, for admiss ion to a professional athletic event in which a team in the National Basketball Association is a participant, whi ch is held in a facility owned or operated by a municipality, a cou nty or a public trust of which a municipality or a county is the sole benef iciary, and sales of tickets made on or after July 1, 2007, and complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or after July 1, 2007, w hich have a value equivalent to the c harge that would have otherwise been made, for admission to a professional ath letic event in which a team in the National Hockey L eague is a participant, which is held in a facility owned or operated by a municipality, a county or a public trust of which a municipality or a county is the sole bene ficiary; Req. No. 3069 Page 36 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 59. Sales of tickets for admission and complimentary or free tickets for admission which have a value equivalent to the charge that would have otherwise been made to a professional sporting event involving ice hockey, baseball, basketball, footba ll or arena football, or soccer. A s used in this paragraph, “professional sporting event” means an organized athletic competition between teams that are members of an organized league o r association with centralized management, other than a national leagu e or national association, that imp oses requirements for participation in the league upon the teams, the individual athletes or both, and which uses a salary structure to compen sate the athletes; 60. Sales of tickets for admission to an annual event spons ored by an educational and charita ble organization of women which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and has as its mission promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers; 61. Sales of tangible personal property or services to an organization, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which is itself a member of an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Interna l Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 50 1(c)(3), if the membership Req. No. 3069 Page 37 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 organization is primarily engaged in advanc ing the purposes of its member organizations through fundraising, public awareness or other efforts for the benefit of its member organizations, and if the member organization i s primarily engaged either in providi ng educational services and programs conce rning health-related diseases and conditions to individuals suffering from such health -related diseases and conditions or their caregivers and family members or support to such individua ls, or in health-related research as to such diseases and conditions, or both. In order to qualify for the exemption authorized by this paragraph, the member nonprof it organization shall be required to provide proof to the Oklahoma Tax Commission of its membership status in the memb ership organization; 62. Sales of tangibl e personal property or services to or by an organization which is part of a national vol unteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting pa triotism, preserving American history and securing better education for children and which has at least 168,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the United States; 63. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a YWCA or YMCA organization which is part of a national no nprofit community service organizatio n working to meet the health and social service needs of its members across the United States; 64. Sales of tangible personal pro perty or services to or by a veteran’s organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Rev enue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section Req. No. 3069 Page 38 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 24 501(c)(19) and which is known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Oklahoma Chapters Department of Oklahoma ; 65. Sales of boxes of food by a church or by an organization, which is exempt from taxation pursu ant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3). To qualify under the provisions of this paragraph, the organization must be organized for the primary purpo se of feeding needy individuals or to encourage volunteer service by requiring such service in order to purchase food. These boxes shall only contain edible staple food items; 66. Sales of tangible personal property or s ervices to any person with whom a church has duly entered into a construction contract, necessary fo r carrying out such contract or to any subcontractor to such a construction contract; 67. Sales of tangible personal property or services used exclusively for charita ble or educational purp oses, to or by an organization which: a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue C ode, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), b. has filed a Not-for-Profit Certificate of Incorporation in this sta te, and c. is organized for the purpose of: Req. No. 3069 Page 39 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 (1) providing training and education to developmentally disabled individuals, (2) educating the community about the rights, abilities and strengths of developmentally disabled individuals, and (3) promoting unity among deve lopmentally disabled individuals in their community and geographic area; 68. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any organization which is a shelter for abused, neglected, or abandoned children and which is exempt from taxation p ursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); provided, unti l July 1, 2008, such exemption sha ll apply only to eligible shelters for children from birth to age twelve (12) and after July 1, 2008, such exemption shall apply to e ligible shelters for children from birth to age eighteen (18); 69. Sales of tangible personal property or service s to a child care center which is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and which: a. possesses a 3-star rating from the Department of Human Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national accreditation, and b. allows on-site universal prekinde rgarten education to be provided to four-year-old children through a Req. No. 3069 Page 40 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 contractual agreement with any public school or school district. For the purposes of this paragraph, sales made to any person, firm, agency or entity that has en tered previously into a contractual relationship with a child care center for construction and improvement of buildings and other s tructures owned by the child care center and operated for educational purposes shall be considered sales made to a child care cent er. Any such person, firm, agency or entity making purchases on behalf of a child care center shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket the nature of the purchase. Any such person, or person acting on behalf of a firm, ag ency or entity making purc hases on behalf of a child care center in violation of this paragraph shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an d upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more t han sixty (60) days o r both; 70. a. Sales of tangible personal property to a service organization of mothers who have children who are serving or who have serve d in the military, which service organization is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Reve nue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall only apply to the Req. No. 3069 Page 41 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 purchase of tangible personal property actually sent to United States military personnel overseas who are serving in a combat zone and not to any other tangible personal property purchased by the organizat ion. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to any sales tax levied by a city, town, county, or any other jurisdiction in this state. b. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be administered in the form of a refund from the sales tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section 1353 of this title, and the vendor shall be required to collect the sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser may apply for a refund of the state sales tax paid in the manner prescribed by this paragraph. Within sixty (60 ) days after the end of each calendar quarter, any purchaser that is entitled to make appli cation for a refund bas ed upon the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the state sales taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter. The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form fo r purposes of making the application for refund. c. A purchaser who applies for a refund pursuant to this paragraph shall certify that the items were actually Req. No. 3069 Page 42 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 sent to military personnel over seas in a combat zone. Any purchaser that applies for a refund for the purchase of items that are not authorized for exemption under this paragraph shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of Five Hund red Dollars ($500.00); 71. Sales of food and snack items to or by an organization which is exempt from taxation purs uant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code , 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), whose primary and principal purpose is providing funding for scholarships in the medical field; 72. Sales of tangible personal property or services for use solely on construction projects for organ izations which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Sect ion 501(c)(3) and whose purpose is providing end-of-life care and access to hospice services to low -income individuals who live in a facility owned by the organization. The exemption provided by this paragraph applies to sales to the organization as well as to sales to any person with whom the organization has duly entered into a construction contract, necessary for carrying out such contract or to any subcontractor to such a construction contract. Any person making purchases on behalf of such organization shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the Req. No. 3069 Page 43 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 purchases are made for and on behalf of such organization an d set out the name of such organization. Any person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that purchases are for any of the above-named organizations or who otherwise violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and u pon conviction thereof sha ll be fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days or both; 73. Sales of tickets for admission to events held by organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) that are organized for the purpose of supporting general hospitals licensed by the State Department of Health; 74. Sales of tangible personal property or services: a. to a foundation which is exempt from ta xation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which ra ises tax- deductible contributions in support of a wide range of firearms-related public interest act ivities of the National Rifle Association of Americ a and other organizations that defend and foster Second Amendment rights, and b. to or by a grassroots fundraising p rogram for sales related to events to raise funds for a foundation Req. No. 3069 Page 44 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 meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this paragraph; 75. Sales by an organization or entity which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal R evenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) which are related to a fundraising event sponsored by the organization or entity when the event does not exceed any five (5) consecutive days and when the sales are no t in the organization’s or the entity’s regular course of business. Provided, the exemption provided in this paragraph shall be limited to tickets sold for admittance to t he fundraising event and items which were donated to the organization or entity for sale at the event; 76. Effective November 1, 2 017, sales of tangible personal property or services to an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenu e Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and operates as a col laborative model which connects community agencies in one location to serve individuals and families affected by violence and where victims have access to services and advo cacy at no cost to the vic tim; 77. Effective July 1, 2018, sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an association which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the Nationa l Guard Association of Oklahoma; Req. No. 3069 Page 45 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 78. Effective July 1, 20 18, sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an association which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. , Section 501(c)(4) and wh ich is known as the Marine Corps League Department of Oklahoma; 79. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the American Legion, whether the purchase is made by the entity chartered by the Unit ed States Congress or is an entity organized under the laws of this or anoth er state pursuant to the authority of the national American Legion organization; 80. Sales of tangible personal pr operty or services to or by an organization which is: a. exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisi ons of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S .C., Section 501(c)(3), b. verified with a letter from the MIT Fab Foundation as an official member of the Fab Lab Network in compliance with the Fab Charter, and c. able to provide documentation that its primary and principal purpose is to provide commu nity access to advanced 21st century manufactu ring and digital fabrication tools for science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) learning skills, developing inventions, creating and sustaining businesses and producing personalized products; Req. No. 3069 Page 46 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 81. Effective November 1, 2021, sales of tangible personal property or services used solely for construction and remodeling projects to an organization which is exempt from taxation pur suant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Cod e, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which meets the following requir ements: a. its primary purpose is to construct or remodel and sell affordable housing and provide homeownership education to residents of Oklahoma that have an income that is below one hundred percent (100%) of the Family Median Income guidelines as define d by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, b. it conducts its activities in a manner that serves public or charitable pu rposes, rather than commercial purposes, c. it receives funding and revenue and charges fees in a manner that does not i ncentivize it or its employees to act other than in the best interests of its clients, and d. it compensates its employees in a manner that does not incentivize employees t o act other than in the best interests of its clients; 82. Effective November 1, 20 21, sales of tangible personal property or services to a nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January 1, 2022, ex empt from federal income Req. No. 3069 Page 47 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 taxation pursuant to Secti on 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the princ ipal functions of which are to provide assistance to natural persons fo llowing a disaster, with program emphasis on repair or restoration to single -family residential dwellings or the construction of a replacement single-family residential dwelling. As us ed in this paragraph, “disaster” means damage to property with or without accompanying injury to persons from heavy rain, high winds, to rnadic winds, drought, wildfire, snow, ice, geologic disturbances, explosions, chemical accidents or spills and other events causing damage to property on a large scale. For purposes of this paragraph, an entity that expended at least seventy-five percent (75%) of its funds on the restorati on to single-family housing following a disaster including related general and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption authorized by this paragraph; 83. Effective November 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024, sales of tangible personal property or se rvices to a museum that: a. operates as a part of an organization wh ich is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) , b. is not accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and c. operates on an annual budget of less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00 ); Req. No. 3069 Page 48 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 84. Until July 1, 2022, sales of tangible personal property or services for use in a clinical practice or medical facility operated by an organization which is exempt from taxation pur suant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the Unit ed States, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which has entered into a joint operating agreement with the Unive rsity Hospitals Trust created pursuant to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall be li mited to the purchase of tangible personal property and services for use in clinical practices or medical faci lities acquired or leased by th e organization from the University Hospitals Author ity, University Hospitals Trust, or the University of Oklahoma o n or after June 1, 2021; and 85. Sales of tangible personal property or ser vices to a nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January 1, 2019, exempt from f ederal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the principal functions of which are to provide assistance to natural persons following a disaster, with program emphasi s on repair or restoration to single -family residential dwellings or the construction of a replacement single -family residential dwelling. For purposes of this paragraph, an entity operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes through the coordination of volunteers for the di saster recovery of homes (as derived from Part Req. No. 3069 Page 49 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 III, Statement of Program Servic es, of Internal Revenue Service Form 990) and offers its services free of charge to disaster survivors statewide who are low income with no o r limited means of recovery on their own for the re storation to single-family housing following a disaster including related general and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exe mption authorized by this paragraph. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall only be applicab le to sales made on or after the effective date of this act July 1, 2022. As used in this paragraph, “disaster” means damage to property with or without accompanying injury to persons from heavy rain, high winds, tornadic winds, drought, wildfire, snow, ice, geologic disturbances, explosio ns, chemical accidents or spills and other events causing damage to property on a large scale; and 86. Sales of feminine hygiene products to an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and whose primary and principal purpose is to provide feminine hygiene products free of charge directly to individuals in need thereof and to organizations for distribution to those in need of such products. For the purposes of this paragraph, “feminine hygiene products ” means tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and ot her similar tangible personal property designed for feminine hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle . Req. No. 3069 Page 50 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 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-3069 QD 12/15/2023 9:59:59 PM