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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1854 By: Schreiber
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68
O.S. 2021, Section 1356, as last amended by Section
1, Chapter 444, O.S.L. 2024 ( 68 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 1356), which relates to sales tax exemptions;
providing sales tax exemptions for certain nonprofit
entities; providing an effective date; and declaring
an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHO MA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1356 , as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 444, O.S.L. 2024 (68 O.S. Supp.
2024, 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 this title:
1. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the
United States government or to the State of Oklahoma, any political
subdivision of this state or any agency of a political subdivision
of this state; provided, all sa les to contractors in connection with
the performance of any contract with the United States government,
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State of Oklahoma or any 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 immediately
to the United States government;
3. Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contract
with a political subdivision of this state if the sale of such
property is associated with the development of a qualified fe deral
facility, as provided in the Oklahoma Federal Facilities Development
Act, and if ownership and possession of such property transfers
immediately to the political subdivision or the state;
4. Sales made directly by county, district or state fair
authorities of this state, upon the premises of the fair authority,
for the sole benefit of the fair authority or sales of admission
tickets to such fairs or fair events at any location in the state
authorized by county, district or state fair authorities; pro vided,
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;
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5. 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 or
educational societies or organizations by regular members thereof,
provided, such societies or organizations operate under what is
commonly termed the lodge plan or syst em, and provided such
societies or organizations do not operate for a profit which inures
to the benefit of any individual member or members thereof to the
exclusion of other mem bers and dues paid monthly or annually to
privately owned scientific and educational libraries by members
sharing the use of services rendered by such libraries with students
interested in the study of geology, petroleum engineering or related
subjects;
7. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by
churches, except sales made in the course of business for profit or
savings, competing with other persons engaged in the same or a
similar business or sales of tangible personal property or service s
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 request of a church or churches if the
sale of such property is conducted not more than once eac h calendar
year for a period not to exceed three (3) days by the organization
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and proceeds from the sale of such property are used by the church
or churches or by the organization for charitable purposes;
8. The amount of proceeds received from the 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 o f constructing or
enlarging any facility to be used for the staging of an athl etic
event, a theatrical production, or any other form of entertainment,
edification or cultural cultivation to which entry is gained with a
paid admission ticket. Such faciliti es 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 ticket shall be a
surcharge which is imposed, coll ected 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 personal 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;
10. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any
county, municipality, rural water district, public school district,
city-county library system, the institutions of The Oklahoma State
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System of Higher Education, the Grand River Dam Authority, the
Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma
Municipal Power Authority, City of Tulsa -Rogers County Port
Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority, the Oklahoma
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Broken Bow Economic Development
Authority, Ardmore Development Authority, Durant Industrial
Authority, Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, Central Oklahoma
Master Conservancy District, Arbuckle Master Conservancy District,
Fort Cobb Reservoir Master C onservancy District, Foss Reservoir
Master Conservancy District, Mountain Park Master Conservancy
District, Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District and the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services only when carrying out a public
construction contract on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of
Veterans Affairs, the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority
and Trust, the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine
Authority and Trust, and effective July 1, 2022, the University
Hospitals Trust, or to an y person with whom any of the above -named
subdivisions or agencies of this state has duly entered into a
public contract pursuant to law, necessary for carrying out such
public contract or to any subcontractor to such a public contract.
Any person making purchases on behalf of such subdivision or agency
of this state shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice
or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the purcha ses are
made for and on behalf of such subdivision or agency of this state
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and set out the name of such public subdivision or agency. Any
person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that purchases are
for any of the above -named subdivisions or agencies of this state or
who otherwise violates this section 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 private
institutions of higher education and private elementary and
secondary institutions of education accredited by the State
Department of Education or registered by the State Board of
Education for purpos es of participating in federal programs or
accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) including
materials, supplies and equipment used in the construction and
improvement of buildings and other structures owned by the
institutions and operated for educational purposes.
Any person, firm, agency or entity making purchases on behalf of
any institution, agency or sub division in this state, shall certify
in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket the nature of
the purchases, and violation of this paragraph shall be a
misdemeanor as set forth in paragraph 10 of this section;
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12. Tuition and educational fees paid to private institutions
of higher education and private elementary and s econdary
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 from
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 instruction for grade
levels kindergarten through twelfth 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 organization
other than as specified 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
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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 public or private school foundations
which solicit money or property in the name of any
public or private school or 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. Sales of tangible personal
property in this paragraph shall include sales of admission tickets
and concessions at athletic events;
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
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organizations. Sales of tangible personal property exempted by this
paragraph shall include sales of admission tickets;
15. The first Seventy -five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) each
year from sales of tickets and concessions at athletic events by
each organization exempt fro m taxation pursuant to the provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4);
16. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any
person with whom the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has
entered into a public contract and which is necessary for carrying
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 fire
departments organized pursuant to Section 592 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes which it ems are to be used for the purposes of the
fire department. Any person making purchases on behalf of any such
fire department 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 behalf of such fire department and set
out the name of such fire department. Any person who wrongfully or
erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any such fire
department or who otherwise violates the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,
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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 operated by a stat e institution of
higher education with institutional employees or by a municip ality
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 selling tangible personal property for
the purposes of raising funds shall be limited to no more than six
(6) days each year to raise such funds in order to receive the
exemption granted by this p aragraph;
20. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any Boys
& Girls Clubs of America affiliate in this state which is not
affiliated with the Salvation Army and wh ich is exempt from taxation
pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.,
Section 501(c)(3);
21. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any
organization, which takes court -adjudicated juveniles for purposes
of rehabilitation, and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the
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provisions of the Inter nal 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 percent
(10%) of the annual budget of the organization;
22. Sales of tangible personal property or services to:
a. any health center as defined in Section 254b of Title
42 of the United States Code,
b. any clinic receiving disbursements of state monies
from the Indigent Health Care R evolving Fund pursuant
to the provisions of Section 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;
23. Dues or fees includin g free or complimentary dues or fees
which have a value equivalent to the charge that could have
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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 or services to or by a
cultural organization established to sponsor and promote
educational, charitable and cultural events for disadvantaged
children, and which organization is exempt from taxat ion pursuant to
the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3);
25. Sales of tangible personal property or services to museums
or other entities which have been accredited by the American
Alliance of Museums. Any person making purchases on behalf of any
such museum or other entity 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 behalf of such museum or other entity
and set out the name of s uch museum or other entity. Any person who
wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any
such museum or other entity or who otherwise violates the provision s
of this paragraph shall be deemed 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 by both such fine and incarceration;
26. Sales of tickets for admission by any museum accredited by
the American Alliance of Museums. In order to be eligible for the
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exemption provided by this paragraph, an amount equivalent to the
amount of the tax which would otherwise be required to be co llected
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1350 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 effec t 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 admission ticket;
27. Sales of tangible personal property or services occurring
on or after June 1, 1995, to children 's homes which are supported 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 Dep artment of
Oklahoma, and subordinate chapters 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 of the organization;
30. a. Until July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal
property made pursuant to Section 3226 of Title 63 of
the Oklahoma Statutes by the University Hospitals
Trust, and
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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 Oklaho ma
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 between the vendor and a
municipality, county or school district. A copy of the lease or
lease-purchase agreement shall be retained by the vendor;
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 components of,
and parts and motors for, any such satell ite or launch vehicle,
imported or caused to be imported into this state for t he purpose of
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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 satellit e
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, use, storage, consumption or distribution
in this state of any space facility, space propulsion system or
space vehicle, satel lite 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 tangib le personal property, 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 of whether such tangible property
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
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include general office equipment, any boat, mobile 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 ca pacity
including the components thereof;
37. The purchase or lease of machine ry 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 prop ulsion system or space vehicle, satellite or
station of any kind possessing space flight capacity. Provided, the
exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not be allowed unless
the purchaser or lessee signs an affidavit stating that the item 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
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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 ticket which is imposed, collected
and used for the sole purpose of constructing, remodeling or
enlarging facilities of a public trust having a municipality or
county as its sole beneficiary;
39. Sales of tangible personal property or ser vices which are
directly used in or for the benefit of a state park in this st ate,
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;
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 service s 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 schoo l or school
district when such projects are financed by or through the use of
nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the
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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 paymen t 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
501(c)(3),
b. is affiliated with a comprehensive uni versity 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) e ach year
from sales of tangible personal property to or by youth athletic
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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 raisi ng 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 municipality is the sole beneficiary
and that actually de termines or is part of a tournament or
tournament process for determining a co nference tournament
championship, a conference championship, or a national championship;
46. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an
organization which is ex empt 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 System;
47. Sales of tangible personal property or services to
organizations which are exempt from federal taxation pursuant to t he
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 fu rnish financial support
to area veterans' organizations to be used for the purpose of
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 taxation
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pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue 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 personal property or services 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 items to this
state or a political subdivision of this 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 personal 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 prio r to July
1, 2008, in counties with a population of less than one hundred
thousand (100,000) persons, according to the most recent Federal
Decennial Census. As used in this paragraph, "constructing
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improvements to or expanding " shall not mean any expense for routine
maintenance or general repairs 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 wit h a public trust or
nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered
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 revenue s apportioned pursuant to Section
1353 of this title and the vendor shall be r equired to collect the
sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser
may apply for a refund of the sales tax paid in the manner
prescribed by this paragraph. Within thirty (30) days after the end
of each fiscal year, any purchaser that is entitled 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 year. 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 Hundred 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 documented and verified sales tax amounts.
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If such claims by all purchasers are in excess of 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 the percentage each purchaser 's claim amount
bears to the total. The resulting percentage determined for each
purchaser shall be multiplied 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 refund amoun t shall be the
only method to recover sales taxes paid during the preceding fi scal
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, educates, and
provides housing for physically and mentally handicapped persons and
which is exempt from taxation pursuant 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 taxpayer shall be
required to make payment of the applicable sales tax at the time of
sale to the vendor in the manner otherwise required by law.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Uniform Tax Procedure
Code to the contrary, the taxpayer shall be authorized to file a
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claim for refund of sales taxes paid that qualify for the exemption
authorized by this parag raph 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 support of the refund claim. The total amount of
sales tax qualifying for exempt treatment pursuant to this paragraph
shall not exceed 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 received 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 Dollars ($2,000.00) eac h year of
sales of tangible personal 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 enforcement
agency with jurisdiction in the area in which th e 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 this state that was
created to help prevent criminal 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
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application to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the exemption after
March 29, 2006;
54. Sales of tangible personal property to a nonprofit
organization, exempt from taxation pursua nt 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 in a metropolitan area with a population
in excess of five hundred 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 occurring 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 Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3) for events the principal purpose 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 exempt from taxation pursuant to the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3) for events the pr incipal purpose of which is to provide
funding for the preservation and conservation of wild turkeys;
57. Sales of tangible personal property or services to an
organization which:
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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 following
criteria:
(1) serves people with w orkplace disadvantages and
disabilities by providing job training and
employment services, as well as job placement
opportunities and post -employment support,
(2) has locations in the United States and at least
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
Commission that over seventy -five percent (75%)
of its revenues are channeled into emp loyment,
job training and placement programs and other
critical community serv ices;
58. Sales of tickets made on or after September 21, 2005, and
complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or after
September 21, 2005, which have a value equival ent to the charge that
would have otherwise been made, for admission to a professional
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athletic event in which a team in the National Basketball
Association is a participant, which is held in a facility owned or
operated by a municipality, a county or a pu blic trust of which a
municipality or a county is the sole beneficiary, and sa les of
tickets made on or after July 1, 2007, and complimentary or free
tickets for admission issued on or after July 1, 2007, which have a
value equivalent to the charge that wo uld have otherwise been made,
for admission to a professional athletic 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 beneficiary;
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, football or arena
football, or soccer. As used in this paragraph, "professional
sporting event" means an organized athletic competition between
teams that are members of an organized league or association with
centralized management , other than a national league or national
association, that imposes requireme nts 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 admis sion to an annual event sponsored
by an educational and charitable organization of women which is
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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, deve loping the potential of women and
improving the community through the effectiv e 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 Internal
Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), if the membership
organization is primarily engaged in advancing the purposes of its
member organizations thro ugh fundraising, public awareness or other
efforts for the benefit of its member organizations, and if the
member organization is primarily engaged either in providing
educational services and programs concerning 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 individuals, 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 nonprofit
organization shall be required to provide proof to the Oklahoma Tax
Commission of its membership status in the membership organi zation;
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62. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an
organization which is part of a national volunteer women 's service
organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American
history and securing better education for childr en 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 nonprofit
community service organization working to meet the health and social
service needs of its members across the United States;
64. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a
veteran's organization 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 Veterans of Foreign Wa rs
Department of Oklahoma;
65. Sales of boxes of food by a church or by an organization,
which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code, 2 6 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3). To qualify
under the provisions of this paragraph, the organization must be
organized for the primary purpose 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 tangib le personal property or services to any
person with whom a church has duly entered into a construction
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contract, necessary for carrying out such contract or to any
subcontractor to such a construction contract;
67. Sales of tangible personal property or services used
exclusively for charitable or educational purposes, to or by an
organization which:
a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
the Internal Revenue Cod e, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3),
b. has filed a Not-for-Profit Certificate of
Incorporation in this state, and
c. is organized for the purpose of:
(1) providing training and education to
developmentally disabled individuals,
(2) educating the community abo ut the rights,
abilities and strengths of developmentally
disabled individuals, and
(3) promoting unity among developmentally 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 pursuant to the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3); provided, until July 1, 2008, such exemption shall apply
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only to eligible shelters for children from birth to age twelve (12)
and after July 1, 2008, such exemption shall apply to eligible
shelters for children from birth to age eighteen (18);
69. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a child
care center which is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care
Facilities Licensing Act an d 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 prekinderg arten education 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 entered previously into a
contractual relationship with a child care center for construction
and improvement of buildings and other structures owned by the child
care center and operated for educational purposes shall be
considered sales made to a child care 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, agency or entity making purcha ses on
behalf of a child care center in violation of this paragraph shall
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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;
70. a. Sales of tangible personal property to a service
organization of mothers who have children who are
serving or who have served in the military, which
service organization is exempt from taxation pursuant
to the provisions of the Internal Revenu e 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 ov erseas who are
serving in a combat zone and not to any other tangible
personal property purchased by the organization.
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
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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 application for a refund based up on
the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may
file an application f or refund of the state sales
taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter.
The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form for 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 overseas 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 F ive Hundred Dollars
($500.00);
71. Sales of food and snack items 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), 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 organizations which are exempt
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from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 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. Th e
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 behalf 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
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;
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:
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a. to a foundation which is exempt from taxa tion pursuant
to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which raises tax -
deductible contributions in support of a wide range of
firearms-related public interest activities 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 program for sales
related to events to raise funds for a foundation
meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this
paragraph;
75. Sales by an organization or entity which is exempt from
taxation pursuant to the pro visions of the Internal Revenue 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 not 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 the fundraising event and ite ms
which were donated to the organization or entity for sale at the
event;
76. Effective November 1, 2017, sales of tangible personal
property or services to an organization which is exempt from
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taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and operates as a collaborative model
which connects community agencies in one location to serve
individuals and families affected by violence and where victims have
access to services and advocacy at no cost to the victi m;
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, 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)(4) and whic h 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 United States Congress or is an entity organized
under the laws of this or another state pursuant to the authority of
the national American Legion organization;
80. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an
organization which is:
a. exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3),
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b. verified with a letter from the 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 community access to
advanced 21st century manufacturing and digital
fabrication tools for science, technology,
engineering, art and math (STEAM) learning skills,
developing inventions, creating and sustaining
businesses and producing personaliz ed 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 pursuant
to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3), and which meets the following requirements:
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 defined by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development,
b. it conducts its activities in a manner that serves
public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial
purposes,
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c. it receives funding and revenue and charges fees in a
manner that does not incentivize 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 to act other than in t he best
interests of its clients;
82. Effective November 1, 2021, sales of ta ngible personal
property or services to a nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to
Oklahoma law before January 1, 2022, exempt from federal 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
emphasis on repair or restoration to single -family residential
dwellings or the construct ion of a replacement single -family
residential dwelling. As used in this para graph, "disaster" means
damage to property with or without accompanying injury to persons
from heavy rain, high winds, tornadic winds, drought, wildfire,
snow, ice, geologic dist urbances, 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 restoration to
single-family housing following a disaster including related general
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and administrative expen ses, 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 services to a museum that:
a. operates as a part of an organization which 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);
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 pursuant to the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, 26
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which has entered into a joint
operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust created
pursuant to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statu tes. The
exemption provided by this paragraph shall be limited to the
purchase of tangible personal property and services for use in
clinical practices or medical facilities acquired or leased by the
organization from the University Hospitals Authority, U niversity
Hospitals Trust, or the University of Oklahoma on or after June 1,
2021; and
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85. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a
nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January
1, 2019, exempt from federal income taxatio n 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 emphasis on repair or
restoration to single -family residential d wellings 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 disaster recovery of ho mes (as derived from Part
III, Statement of Program Services, of Internal Reve nue Service Form
990) and offers its services free of charge to disaster survivors
statewide who are low income with no or limited means of recovery on
their own for the restorat ion to single-family housing following a
disaster including related general and administrative expenses,
shall be eligible for the exemption authorized by this paragraph.
The exemption provided by this paragraph shall only be applicable to
sales made on or after 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, explosions,
chemical accidents or spills and other events causing damage to
property on a large scale ;
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86. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an
organization in this state which:
a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
the Internal Revenue C ode, 26 U.S.C., Section
501(c)(3), and
b. provides documentation to the Oklaho ma Tax Commission
showing the organization 's principal purpose is to
provide school supplies or articles of clothing for
underserved students attending grades pre -K through 12
at public schools in this state.
The exemption provided by this paragraph shall include
materials, supplies, and equipment used in the construction or
improvement of buildings and other structures owned by the
organization and operated in pursuit of the orga nization's primary
and principal purpose. The exemption shall apply to sales to the
organization and to sales to any person with whom the organization
has duly entered into a construction contract, necessary for
carrying out the contract or to any subcont ractor to the
construction contract ; and
87. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an
organization having exempt status pursuant to Section 501(c) (3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which provides
support to law enforc ement officers for any municipality.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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SECTION 3. 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.
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