Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB395 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/15/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
SENATE BILL 395 	By: Haste 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to income tax refund donations ; 
authorizing donation from income tax re fund for 
Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster Revol ving Fund; 
creating Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster 
Revolving Fund and providing for deposit of monies 
thereto; authorizing specified funds to be expen ded 
for certain purpose; providing procedures for refund 
under specified circumstances; providing fo r 
codification; and providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new sec tion of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2368.33 of Title 68, unless 
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: 
A.  Each state indiv idual income tax return form for tax year 
2024 and subsequent tax years, and each state corporate tax return 
form for tax year 2024 and subsequent tax years , shall contain a 
provision to allow a donation from a tax refund for the benefit of 
Recovering Oklahoman s After Disaster. 
B.  Except as otherwise provided for in this section, all monies 
generated pursuant to subsectio n A of this section shall be paid to   
 
 
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the State Treasurer by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and placed to the 
credit of the Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster Revolving Fund 
created in subsection C of this section. 
C.  There is hereby created in the State Tr easury a revolving 
fund to be designated the “Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster 
Revolving Fund” and administered by the State Treasurer.  The fund 
shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, 
and shall consist of all the monies re ceived by the State Treasurer 
pursuant to the provi sions of subsection A of this section.  All 
monies accruing to the credit of the fund are a ppropriated and may 
be budgeted and expended by the State Treasurer at the beginning of 
each fiscal year for the purpose of providing grants to Recovering 
Oklahomans After Disaster for purposes of serving disaster survi vors 
by providing free home repairs i n this state.  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 th e 
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and 
payment. 
D.  If a taxpayer makes a donation pursuant to subsection A of 
this section in error, such taxpayer may file a claim for refund at 
any time within three (3) years from the due date of the tax return.  
Such claims shall be filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 
2373 of this title.  Prior to the apportionment set forth in this 
section, an amount equal to the total amount of refunds made   
 
 
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pursuant to this subsection during any one (1) year shall be 
deducted from the total donations received pursuant to this section 
during the following year and such amount deducted shall b e paid to 
the State Treasurer and placed to the credit of the In come Tax 
Withholding Refund Account. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
 
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