Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1502 Introduced / Bill

Filed 12/15/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
SENATE BILL 1502 	By: Rader 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to sales tax; 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 exem ption; providing 
exemption to entities in connection with the 
performance of any contract with an exempt entity for 
certain property and services; 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 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 specifica lly exempted from the tax levied by 
Section 1350 et seq. of th is title: 
A.  All sales to contractors i n connection with the performance 
of any contract with any entity exempted pursuant to subsection B of 
this section shall be exempted from the tax levied by Section 1350 
et seq. of this title in the same manner as the exempt en tity;   
 
 
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B. 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 per formance of any contract with the Unite d 
States government, State of Oklahoma or an y of its political 
subdivisions shall not be e xempted 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 immediately 
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 qualifie d 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; 
4.  Sales made directly by county, district or state fair 
authorities of this state, upon the pr emises 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 t his paragraph for admission tickets to   
 
 
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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 a nd 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 operate under w hat 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 
interested in the study of geolo gy, petroleum engineering or related 
subjects; 
7.  Sale Sales of tangible personal prop erty or services to or 
by churches, except sales made in the c ourse of business for profit 
or savings, competing with other person s engaged in the same or a 
similar business or sale sales of tangible personal property or   
 
 
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services by an organiz ation 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 th e request of a church or churches 
if the sale of such property is conducted not more than once each 
calendar year for a period not t o exceed three (3) days by the 
organization and proceeds from the sale of such property are used by 
the church or churches o r by the 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, edification 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 
houses, amphitheaters and theaters.  To be eligible for this sales 
tax exemption, the amount 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;   
 
 
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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 wat er 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 Pub lic Facilities 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 Works Authority, Central Oklahoma 
Master Conservancy District, Arbuckle Master Conse rvancy District, 
Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy Distr ict, Foss Reservoir 
Master Conservancy District, M ountain Park Master Conservancy 
District, Waurika Lake Master Conservancy Dis trict and the Office of 
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 who m 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   
 
 
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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 a n 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 pr ivate 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 participatin g in federal programs or 
accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher 
Education which are exemp t 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.   
 
 
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Any person, firm, agency or entity making purchases on behalf of 
any institution, agency or subdivision in this s tate, shall certify 
in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket th e nature of 
the purchases, and viola tion 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 provisi ons 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 twe lfth grade, 
(3) a public school district, 
(4) a public or private school board, 
(5) a public or private school student group or 
organization, 
(6) a parent-teacher association or o rganization 
other than as specifi ed in subparagraph b of this 
paragraph, or   
 
 
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(7) public or private school personne l 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 per sonal 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., Sectio n 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 De partment 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 event s; 
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,   
 
 
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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 c ontract 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 
fire department.  Any person maki ng purchases on behalf of any such 
fire department shall certify, in writing, on the copy of th e 
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   
 
 
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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 six ty (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; 
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);   
 
 
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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 
(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;   
 
 
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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 othe r entity.  
Any person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the 
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   
 
 
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not more than sixty (60) days, or by both su ch fine and 
incarceration; 
26.  Sales of tickets for admission by any museum acc redited 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 woul d otherwise be 
required to be collected pursuant to the p rovisions of Section 1 350 
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 an y facility 
to be used for entertain ment, 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 sup ported or 
sponsored by one or more churches, m embers 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; 
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 o f the organization;   
 
 
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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; 
32.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to any 
spaceport user, as de fined in the Oklahoma Space Industry 
Development Act;   
 
 
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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 pur pose 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 o r 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 
is returned to this state for subsequent use, storage, or 
consumption in any manner;   
 
 
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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 fl ight capacity.  Provided, the 
exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not be allowed unless 
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.    
 
 
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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 pu rpose of constructing, remodeling or 
enlarging facilities of a public trust 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 t his state; 
40.  The sale, lease or use of parking privileges by an 
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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 o f 
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 only 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: 
a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of 
the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 
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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 operated 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 conferen ce 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 
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 
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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 o f 
constructing a memorial or museum; 
48.  Sales of tangible personal 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) th at 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; 
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 
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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 conside red 
sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity.  The exemption 
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 require d 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 
of each fiscal year, any purchaser that is en titled to make 
application for a refund based upon the exempt treatment authorized 
by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the sales 
taxes paid during such preceding fiscal yea r.  The Oklahoma Tax   
 
 
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Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes of ma king 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 T ax 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 p ercentage 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; 
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 mentally 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   
 
 
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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 taxpayer shall be 
required to make payment of the app licable sales tax at t he time of 
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 f or 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 c laim.  The total 
amount of sales tax qualifying for e xempt treatment pursuant to this 
paragraph shall not exceed One Hundre d 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; 
53. The first Two Thousand Dol lars ($2,000.00) each year of 
sales of tangible per sonal property 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 
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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 providing services to homeless persons 
during the day and located i n 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; 
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;   
 
 
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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 Un ited States and at l east 
twenty other countries, 
(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 
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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 admis sion issued on or af ter 
September 21, 2005, which have a value equivalent to th e 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 a fter 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 League 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; 
59.  Sales of tickets for admission and complimentary or free 
tickets for admission which have a value equivalent to the charge 
that would have othe rwise 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 
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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 compensate the athletes; 
60.  Sales of tickets for admission to a n 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 throu gh 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 Int ernal 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 
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 
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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 Okl ahoma 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 volun teer 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 p art 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 property or serv ices 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 
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 o r by an organization, 
which is exempt from taxation pursu ant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Se ction 501(c)(3).  To qualify 
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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 ha s duly entered into a construction 
contract, necessary fo r carrying out such co ntract or to any 
subcontractor to such a co nstruction 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 Code, 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: 
(1) providing training and education to 
developmentally disabled individuals, 
(2) educating the community about the right s, 
abilities and strengths of developmentally 
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(3) promoting unity among deve lopmentally disabled 
individuals in their community and geographic 
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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 R evenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3); provided, unti l July 1, 2008, such e xemption shall apply 
only to eligible shelt ers 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 licens ed 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 prekindergarten educat ion to 
be provided to four-year-old children through a 
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 
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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 c are center.  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 purchases 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 than sixty (60) days or 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 Revenue 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 
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.  
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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 calend ar 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 
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 
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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., S ection 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 
purchases are made for and on b ehalf of such organization and 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   
 
 
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of a misdemeanor and u pon 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; 
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 taxation pursuan t 
to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which ra ises tax-
deductible contributions in suppor t of a wide range of 
firearms-related public interest act ivities of the 
National Rifle Association of America 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 
meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this 
paragraph; 
75.  Sales by an organi zation 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) w hich are related to a fundraising event   
 
 
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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 prov isions of the Internal Revenue 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 victim; 
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 National Guard 
Association of Oklahoma; 
78.  Effective July 1, 20 18, sales of tangible personal propert y 
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 which is known a s the Marine Corps League 
Department of Oklahoma;   
 
 
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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 i ts 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; 
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 Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3), and which meets the following requir ements:   
 
 
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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 co mmercial 
purposes, 
c. it receives funding and re venue 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, orga nized pursuant to 
Oklahoma law before January 1, 2022, ex empt from federal inco me 
taxation pursuant to Section 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 re placement single-family   
 
 
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residential dwelling.  As us ed in this paragraph, “disaster” means 
damage to property with or without accom panying injury to persons 
from heavy rain, high winds, to rnadic winds, drought, wildfire, 
snow, ice, geologic disturbances, e xplosions, 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 para graph; 
83.  Effective November 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024, 
sales of tangible personal property or services to a mus eum 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 annua l budget of less than One Million 
Dollars ($1,000,000.00 ); 
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 whic h is exempt from taxation pursuant t o 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   
 
 
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operating agreement with the Unive rsity Hospitals Trust created 
pursuant to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statut es.  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 th e University Hospitals Authority, Un iversity 
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 n atural 
persons following a disaster, with program emphasi s on repair or 
restoration to single-family residential dw ellings 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 hom es (as derived from Part 
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 rec overy on 
their own for the restorati on to single-family housing following a 
disaster including related general and administrative expenses,   
 
 
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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 accompany ing injury to persons from heavy rain, high 
winds, tornadic winds, drought, wil dfire, snow, ice, geologic 
disturbances, explosio ns, chemical accidents or spills and other 
events causing damage to property on a large scale. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 
 
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