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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1295 By: Hays
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68
O.S. 2021, Section 1355, as amended by Section 1,
Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Su pp. 2024, Section
1355), 2106, 1361, 1402, and 1404, as amended by
Section 2, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 1404), which relate to motor vehicle
excise taxes and sales tax; eliminating sales tax
levy upon sale of motor vehicles; pro viding an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1355, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. S upp. 2024,
Section 1355), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1355. Exemptions - Subject to other tax.
There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1350 et seq. of this title:
1. Sale of gasoline, mo tor fuel, methanol, "M-85" which is a
mixture of methanol and gasoline contain ing at least eighty-five
percent (85%) methanol, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
gas, or liquefied petroleum gas on which the Motor Fuel Tax,
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Gasoline Excise Tax, Speci al Fuels Tax, or the fee in lieu of
Special Fuels Tax levied in Section 500.1 et seq., Section 601 et
seq. or Section 701 et seq. of this title has been, or will be paid;
2. For the sale of motor vehicles or any optional equipment or
accessories attached to motor vehicles on which the Oklahoma Motor
Vehicle Excise Tax levied in Sec tion 2101 et seq. of this title has
been, or will be paid , all but a portion of the levy provided under
Section 1354 of this title, equal to one and twenty -five-hundredths
percent (1.25%) of the gross receipts of such sales. For the
purposes of this paragraph, if the sale of a motor vehicle includes
a trade-in, gross receipts shall be calculated based only on the
difference between the value of the trade -in vehicle and the actual
sales price of the vehicle being purchased. Provided, the sale of
motor vehicles shall not be subject to any sales and use taxes
levied by cities, counties, or other jurisdictions of the state ;
3. Sale of crude petroleum or natural or casinghead gas, an d
other products subject to gross production tax pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1001 et seq. and Section 1101 et seq. of this
title. This exemption shall not apply when such products are sold
to a consumer or user for consumption or use, except whe n used for
injection into the earth for the purpose of promoting or
facilitating the production of oil or gas. This paragraph shall not
operate to increase or repeal the gross production tax levied by the
laws of this state;
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4. Sale of aircraft on which the tax levied pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 6001 through 6007 of this title has been, or
will be paid or which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant
to the provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
5. Sales from coin-operated devices on which the fee imposed by
Sections 1501 through 1512 of this title has been pa id;
6. Leases of twelve (12) months or more of motor vehicles in
which the owners of the vehicles have paid the vehicle excise tax
levied by Section 2103 of this title;
7. Sales of charity game equipment on which a tax is levied
pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq. of
Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or which is sold to an
organization that is:
a. a veterans' organization exempt from taxation pursuan t
to the provisions of paragraph (4), (7), (8), (10), or
(19) of subsection (c ) of Section 501 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.,
b. a group home for mentally disabled individuals exempt
from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq., or
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c. a charitable health care organization which is exempt
from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) of Section 50 1 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.;
8. Sales of cigarettes or tobacco products to:
a. a federally recognized Ind ian tribe or nation which
has entered into a compact with the State of Oklahoma
pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section
346 of this title or to a licensee of such a tribe or
nation, upon which the payment in lieu of taxes
required by the comp act has been paid, or
b. a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation or to a
licensee of such a tribe or nation upon which the tax
levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 349.1 or
Section 426 of this title has been paid;
9. Leases of aircraft upon which the owners have paid the
aircraft excise tax levied by Section 6001 et seq. of this title or
which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant to the
provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
10. The sale of low -speed or medium-speed electrical vehicles
on which the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Excise Tax levied in Section
2101 et seq. of this title has been or will be paid;
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11. Effective January 1, 2005, sales of cigarettes on which the
tax levied in Section 301 et seq. of this title or tobacco produc ts
on which the tax levied in Section 401 et seq. of this title has
been paid; and
12. Sales of electricity at charging stations as defined by
Section 6502 of this title when the electricity is sold by a
charging station owner or operator for purposes of charging an
electric vehicle as defined by Section 6502 of this title and the
tax imposed pursuant to Section 6504 of this title is collected and
remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2106, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2106. (a) The excise tax levied by this article is in
lieu of all other taxes on the transfer or the first registration in
this state of vehicles, including the optional equipment and
accessories attached the reto at the time of sale and sold as a part
thereof, except:
(1) Annual vehicle registration and license fees;
(2) The fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for the issuance of a
certificate of title; and
(3) Any fee charged under the jurisdiction of the Corporatio n
Commission; and
(4) One and twenty-five-hundredths percent (1.25%) of the gross
receipts upon which the tax is levied by Section 1354 of this title.
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Provided, the sale of motor vehicles shall not be subject to any
sales and use taxes levied by cities, counties or other
jurisdictions of the state .
(b) This section shall not reli eve any new or used motor
vehicle dealer or any other vendor of vehicles from liability for
the sales tax on all sales of accessories or optional equipment, or
parts, which are not attached to, and sold as a part thereof and
included in the sale of such vehicles.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1361, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1361. Consumer to pay tax - Vendor to collect tax -
Penalties for failure to collect.
A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by subse ction C of this
section, the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this title shall
be paid by the consumer or user to the vendor as trustee for and on
account of this state. Ex cept as otherwise provided by subsection C
of this section, each and every vendor in this state shall collect
from the consumer or user the full amount of the tax levied by
Section 1350 et seq. of this title, or an amount equal as nearly as
possible or practicable to the average equivalent thereof. Every
person required to collect any tax imposed by Section 1350 et seq.
of this title shall be personally liable for the tax.
2. However, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall relieve sellers
or certified service providers that follow the requirements of this
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section from the tax otherwise applicable if it is determined that
the purchaser improperly claimed an exemption and to hold the
purchaser liable for the nonpayment of tax. This relief from
liability does not apply to:
a. a seller or certified service provider (CSP) who
fraudulently fails to collect tax,
b. a seller who solicits purchasers to participate in the
unlawful claim of an exemption, or
c. a seller who accepts an exemption certificate when the
purchaser claims an entity-based exemption when:
(1) the subject of the transaction sought to be
covered by the exemption certificate is actually
received by the purchaser at a location operated
by the seller, and
(2) the Tax Commission provides an exemption
certificate that clearly and affirmatively
indicates that the claimed exemption is not
available in this state.
3. The Tax Commission shall relieve a seller or CSP of the tax
otherwise applicable if the seller obtains a fully completed
exemption certificate o r captures the relevant data elements
required by the Tax Commission within ninety (90) days subsequent to
the date of sale.
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If the seller or CSP has not obtained an exemption certificate
or all relevant data elements as provided by the Tax Commission, the
seller may, within one hundred twenty (120) days subsequent to a
request for substantiation, either prove that the transaction was
not subject to tax by other means or obtain a fully completed
exemption certificate from the purchaser, taken in good faith.
The Tax Commission shall relieve a seller or CSP of the tax
otherwise applicable if it obtains a blanket exemption certificate
for a purchaser with which the seller has a recurring business
relationship. The Tax Commission shall not request from the sell er
or CSP renewal of blanket certificates or updates of exemption
certificate information or data elements when there is a recurring
business relationship between the buyer and seller. For purposes of
this section, a recurring business relationship exists when a period
of no more than twelve (12) months elapses between sales
transactions.
4. Upon the granting of relief from liability to the vendor as
provided in this section, the purchaser shall be liable for the
remittance of the tax, interest and penalt y due thereon and the Tax
Commission shall pursue collection thereof from the purchaser in any
manner in which sales tax may be collected from a vendor.
B. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this
section, vendors shall add the tax imposed by Section 1350 et seq.
of this title, or the average equivalent thereof, to the sales
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price, charge, consideration, gross receipts or gross proceeds of
the sale of tangible personal property or services taxed by Section
1350 et seq. of this title, and when a dded such tax shall constitute
a part of such price or charge, shall be a debt from the consumer or
user to vendor until paid, and shall be recoverable at law in the
same manner as other debts.
C. A person who has obtained a direct payment permit as
provided in Section 1364.1 of this title shall accrue all taxes
imposed pursuant to Section 1354 or 1402 of this title on all
purchases made by the person pursuant to the permit at the time the
purchased items are first used or consumed in a taxable manner and
pay the accrued tax directly to the Oklahoma Tax Commission on
reports as required by Section 1365 of this title.
D. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this
section, a vendor who willfully or intentionally fails, neglects or
refuses to collect the full amount of the tax levied by Section 1350
et seq. of this title, or willfully or intentionally fails, neglects
or refuses to comply with the provisions of Section 1350 et seq. of
this title, or remits or rebates to a consumer or user, either
directly or indirectly, and by whatsoever means, all or any part of
the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this title, or makes in
any form of advertising, verbally or otherwise, any statement which
implies that the vendor is absorbing the tax, or paying th e tax for
the consumer or user by an adjustment of prices or at a price
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including the tax, or in any manner whatsoever, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and up on conviction
for a second or other subsequent offense shall be fined not more
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or incarcerated for not more
than sixty (60) days, or both. Provided, sales by vending machines
may be made at a stated price which inclu des state and any municipal
sales tax.
E. A consumer or user who willfully or intentionally fails,
neglects or refuses to pay the full amount of tax levied by Section
1350 et seq. of this title or willfully or intentionally uses a
sales tax permit or dire ct payment permit which is invalid, expired,
revoked, canceled or otherwise li mited to a specific line of
business or willfully or intentionally issues a resale certificate
to a vendor to evade the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this
title shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) per reporting period upon determination thereof,
which shall be apportioned as provided for the apportionment of the
tax.
F. Any sum or sums collected or accrued or required to be
collected or accrued in Section 1350 et seq. of this title shall be
deemed to be held in trust for the State of Oklahoma, and, as
trustee, the collecting vendor or holder of a direct payment permit
as provided for in Section 1364.1 of this title shall have a
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fiduciary duty to the State of Oklahoma in regards to such sums and
shall be subject to the trust laws of this state.
G. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the sales
tax associated with the purchase of a motor vehicle shall be paid by
the consumer in the same manner and time as the motor vehicle excise
tax for said motor vehicle is due.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1402, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1402. There is hereby levied and there shall b e paid by
every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming within this
state, tangible personal property purchased or brought into this
state, an excise tax on the storage, use, or other consumption in
this state of such property at the rate of four and one-half percent
(4.5%) of the purchase price of such property. Said tax sha ll not
be levied on tangible personal property intended solely for use in
other states, but which is stored in Oklahoma pending shipment to
such other states or which is temporar ily retained in Oklahoma for
the purpose of fabrication, repair, testing, alteration,
maintenance, or other service. The tax in such instances shall be
paid at the time of importation or storage of the property within
the state and a subsequent credit sha ll be taken by the taxpayer for
the amount so paid upon removal of the propert y from the state.
Such tax is hereby levied and shall be paid in an amount equal to
four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the purchase price of such
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tangible personal property. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
section, the tax associated with a motor vehicle shall be paid by
the consumer in the same manner and time as the motor vehicle excise
tax for said motor vehicle is due.
SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1404, as
amended by Section 2, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 1404), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1404. The provisions of Section 1401 et seq. of this
title shall not apply:
1. In respect to the use of any article of tangible personal
property brought into the State of Oklahoma by a nonresident
individual, visiting in this state, for his or her personal use or
enjoyment, while within the state;
2. In respect to the use of tangible personal property
purchased for resale before being used;
3. In respect to the use of any articl e of tangible personal
property on which a tax, equal to or in excess of that levied by
Section 1401 et seq. of this title, has been paid by the person
using such tangible person al property in this state, whether such
tax was levied under the laws of this state or some other state of
the United States. If any article of tangible personal property has
already been subjected to a tax, by this or any other state, in
respect to its sale or use, in an amount less than the tax imposed
by Section 1401 et seq. of this title, the provisions of Section
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1401 et seq. of this title shall apply to it by a rate measured by
the difference only between the rate herein provided and the rate by
which the previous tax upon the sale or use was computed. Provided,
that no credit shall be given for taxes paid in another state, if
that state does not grant like credit for taxes paid in this state;
4. In respect to the use of tangible personal property n ow
specifically exempted from taxation under Oklahoma Sales Tax Code .
Provided, for the sale of motor vehicles or any optional equipment
or accessories attached to motor vehicles on which the Oklahoma
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax levied pursuant to Sections 2 101 through
2108 of this title has been, or will be paid, the exceptions shall
apply to all but a portion of the levy provided under Section 1402
of this title, equal to one and twenty -five-hundredths percent
(1.25%) of the purchase price. For the purpose s of this paragraph,
if the sale of a motor vehicle includes a trade -in, the purchase
price shall be calculated based only on the difference between the
value of the trade-in vehicle and the actual purchase price of the
vehicle being purchased. Provided f urther, the sale of motor
vehicles shall not be subject to any sales and use taxes levied by
cities, counties, or other jurisdictions of the state ;
5. In respect to the use of any article or tangible personal
property brought into the state by an individu al with intent to
become a resident of this state where such personal property is for
such individual's personal use or enjoyment;
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6. In respect to the use of any article of tangible personal
property used or to be used by commercial airlines or railroads ;
7. In respect to livestock purchased outside this state and
brought into this state for feeding or breeding purposes, and which
is later resold; and
8. Effective January 1, 1991, in respect to the use of rail
transportation cars to haul coal to coal -fired plants located in
this state which generate electric power.
SECTION 6. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
60-1-10289 AO 11/22/24