Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB289 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 03/26/2025

                     
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 289 	By: Pugh of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Fetgatter of the House 
 
 
 
 
[ sales tax - exemptions - museums -  
 	emergency ] 
 
 
 
 
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 148, Chapter 452, 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 th e tax levied by 
Section 1350 et seq. of this title: 
1.  Sale of tangible personal property or services to the United 
States government or to this state, any political subdivision of 
this state, or any agency of a political subdivision of this state; 
provided, all sales to contractors in connection with the 
performance of any contract with the United States government, this 
state, 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;   
 
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2.  Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contract 
with agencies or instrumentalities of the United States g overnment 
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 federal 
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 direct ly 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; provided, 
the exemption provided by this paragraph for admission tickets to 
fair events shall apply only to any portion of the admission price 
that is retained by or distributed to the fair authority.  As used 
in this paragraph, “fair event” shall be limited to an event held on 
the premises of the fair authority in conjunction wi th and during 
the time period of a county, district, or state fair; 
5.  Sale of food in cafeterias or lunchrooms of elementary 
schools, high schools, colleges, or universities which are operated   
 
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primarily for teachers and pupils and are not operated primar ily for 
the public or for profit; 
6.  Dues paid to fraternal, religious, civic, charitable, or 
educational societies or organizations by regu lar members thereof, 
provided, such societies or organizations operate under what is 
commonly termed the lodge plan or system, 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 members and dues paid monthly or annually to 
privately owned scientific a nd 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.  Sale 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 sale of tangible personal property or services 
by an organization exempt from federal income tax pursuant to 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 
made on behalf of or at the 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 to exceed three (3) days by the organ ization 
and proceeds from the sale of such property are used by the church 
or churches or by the organization for charitable purposes;   
 
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8.  The amount of proceeds received from the sale of admission 
tickets which is separately stated on the ticket of admiss ion 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 facility to be used for the staging of an athletic 
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 facilities 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 ticke t shall be a 
surcharge which is imposed, collected, and used for the sole purpose 
of servicing or aiding in the ser vicing 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 
USA; 
10.  Sale of tangible personal property or services to any 
county, municipality, rura l water district, public school district, 
city-county library system, the institutions of The Oklahoma State 
System of Higher Education, the Grand River Dam Authority, the   
 
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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 W orks Authority, Central Oklahoma 
Master Conservancy District, Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, 
Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy 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, and effective July 1, 2022, the University 
Hospitals Trust, or to any 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 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 erroneously certifies that purc hases are 
for any of the above -named subdivisions or agencies of this state or   
 
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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 inc arcerated for not more than 
sixty (60) days or both; 
11.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to private 
institutions of higher e ducation and 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 from taxation pursuant to the provisions 
of the Internal Reven ue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3) including materials, supplies, and equipment used in the 
construction and improveme nt 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 subdivision 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; 
12.  Tuition and educational fees paid to private institutions 
of higher education and priv ate elementary and secondary 
institutions of education accredited by the State Department of 
Education or registere d by the State Board of Education for purposes   
 
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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 of 
1986, as amended, 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 offer ing 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 
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 of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C.,   
 
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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.  Sale of tangible personal 
property in this paragraph shall include sale 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 
organizations.  Sale of tangible personal property exempted by this 
paragraph shall include sale of admission tickets; 
15.  The first Seventy -five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) each 
year from sale of tickets and concessions at athletic events by each   
 
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organization exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 items are to be used for the purposes o f 
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 departme nt 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 up on 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; 
18.  Complimentary or free tickets for admission to places of 
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recreational events or activities which are issued through a box 
office or other entity which is operated by a sta te institution of 
higher education with institutional employees 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 Title 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 paragraph; 
20.  Sales of tangible pers onal property 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 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, 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 pur poses 
of rehabilitation, and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), provided that at least fifty percent 
(50%) of the juveniles served by such organization are court 
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less than ten percent (10%) of the annua l budget of the 
organization; 
22.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to: 
a. any health center as defined in Section 254b of Tit le 
42 of the United States Code, 
b. any clinic receiving disbursements of state monies 
from the Indigent Health Car e Revolving 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 of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., 
Section 501(c)(3), and 
d. any community mental health center as defined in 
Section 3-302 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
23. Dues or fees including free or complimentary 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;   
 
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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 establishe d to sponsor and promote 
educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged 
children, and which organiz ation is exempt from taxation pursuant to 
the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 Ame rican 
Association 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 behal f of such museum 
or other entity and set out the name of such museum or other entity.  
Any person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the 
purchases are for any such museum or other entity or who otherwise 
violates the provisions 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 involv ed 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 Association Alliance of Museums.  In order to be 
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equivalent to the amount of the tax which would otherwise be 
required to be collected pursuant to the provisions of Section 1350 
et seq. of this title shall be separately stated on the admission 
ticket and shall be collected an d used for the sole purpose of 
servicing or aiding in the servicing of debt incurred by the museum 
to effect the construction, enlarging or renovation of any facility 
to be used for entertainment, edification, or cultural cultivation 
to which entry is gained with a paid 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, Departmen t of 
Oklahoma, Inc., 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 
b. Effective July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal 
property or services to or by:   
 
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(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 1986, as amended, 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 Okl ahoma Space Industry 
Development Act; 
33.  The sale, use, storage, consumption, or distribution in 
this state, whether by the importer, expor ter, or another person, of 
any satellite or any associated launch vehicle including components 
of, and parts and mo tors for, any such satellite or launch vehicle, 
imported or caused to be imported into this state for the purpose of 
export by means of launching into space.  This exemption provided by 
this paragraph shall not be affected by:   
 
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a. the destruction in whole o r 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 titl e to, or possession 
of, the satellite or launch vehicle after launch; 
34.  The sale, lease, use, storage, consumpti on, or distribution 
in this state of any space facility, space propulsion system or 
space vehicle, satellite, or station of any kind possessing space 
flight capacity including components thereof; 
35.  The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption, or distribu tion 
in this state of tangible 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 tang ible 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, as amended, that is an 
integral part of and used primaril y in support of space flight; 
however, section 38 property used in support of space flight shall 
not include general office equipment, any boat, mobile home, motor 
vehicle, or other vehicle of a class or type required to be   
 
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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, re gulating, 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, o r producing of any space 
facility, space propulsion system or space vehicle, satellite, or 
station of any kind possessing space flight capaci ty.  Provided, the 
exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not be allowed unless 
the purchaser or lessee sig ns 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 s ubject 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, as amended, which is used as an 
integral part of the manufacturing, processing, compounding, or 
producing of items of tangible personal property.  Such term   
 
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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 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 Revenu e Code of 1986, as 
amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which is organized 
primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more state par ks 
located in this state; 
40.  The sale, lease, or use of parking privileges by an 
institution of The Oklahoma Stat e System of Higher Education; 
41.  Sales of tangible personal property or services for use on 
campus or school construction projects for the benefit of 
institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, 
private institutions of higher education accredited by the Oklahoma 
State Regents for Higher Education, or any public school or school 
district when such projects are financed by or through the use of 
nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the   
 
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provisions of the Internal Rev enue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 of 1986, as amended, 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 there for would qualify as the receipt of a 
qualified sponsorship payment described in Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, 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 of 1986, as amended, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), 
b. is affiliated with a comprehensive university within 
The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and 
c. has been organized prima rily 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   
 
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teams which are part of an athletic organization exempt from 
taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, 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 municipality is the sole beneficiary 
and that actually determines or is part of a tournament or 
tournament process for determining a conference tournament 
championship, a conference championship, or a national championship; 
46.  Sales of tangible personal property or ser vices to or by an 
organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Cod e of 1986, as amended, 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 feder al taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), t he memberships of 
which are limited to honorably discharged veterans, and which 
furnish financial support to area v eterans’ organizations to be used 
for the purpose of constructing a memorial or museum;   
 
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January 1, 2003, to an organization which is exempt from taxation 
pursuant to the provisions of the Int ernal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) that is expending monies 
received from a private foundation grant in con junction with 
expenditures of local sales tax revenue to construct a local public 
library; 
49.  Sales of tangible p ersonal 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 Stu dent Organizations career 
technology student organizations under the direction and supervision 
of the Oklahoma Depa rtment 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 o rganization which is exempt from 
taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501 (c)(3) for the purpose of 
constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home 
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prior 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 
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 with a public trust or 
nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered 
sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity.  The 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 coll ect 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 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 ma king the 
application for refund.  The Tax Commission shall determine whether 
or not the total amount of sales tax e xemptions claimed by all 
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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 document ed and verified sales tax amounts.  
If such claims by all purchasers are in excess of 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 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 amount shall be the 
only method to recover 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, educates, and 
provides housing for physically and mentally handicapped disabled 
persons and which is exempt from taxa tion pursuant to the provisions 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3) and that receives at least eig hty-five percent (85%) of 
its annual budget from state or federal funds.  In order to receive 
the benefit of the ex emption authorized by this paragraph, the 
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tax at the 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, the taxpayer 
shall be authorized to file a claim for refund of sales taxes paid 
that qualify for the exemption a uthorized by this paragraph for a 
period of one (1) year after the date of the sale transaction.  The 
taxpayer shall be required to provide documentation as may be 
prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission in 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 O klahoma 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) each 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 wo rking directly with a law enforcement 
agency with jurisdiction in the area in which the neighborhood watch 
organization is located.  As used in this paragraph, “qualified 
neighborhood watch organization ” means an organization that is a 
not-for-profit corporation under the laws of this state that was 
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community involvement and interaction with local law enforcement and 
which is one of the first two thousand organizations which makes 
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 pursuant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 o r 
after January 1, 2005; 
55.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an 
organization which is exe mpt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 Intern al Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 
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is to provide funding for the preservation and conservation of wild 
turkeys; 
57.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to an 
organization which: 
a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 workplace 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 employment, 
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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 equivalent to the charge that 
would have otherwise been made, for admission to a professional 
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 public trust of which a 
municipality or a county is the sole beneficiary, and sales of 
tickets made on or after July 1, 2007, and complimentary or free 
tickets for admission issued on or after July 1, 2007, which have a 
value equivalent to the charge that would 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 complimen tary 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 paragrap h, “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 
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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 an annual event sponsored 
by an educational and charitable organization of wom en which is 
exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) an d 
has as its mission promoting volunteerism, developing the potential 
of women and improving the community through the effective action 
and leadership of trained volunteers; 
61.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to an 
organization, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 of 1986, as amended, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), if the membership organization is 
primarily engaged in adv ancing 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 is primarily engaged either in providing 
educational services and programs c oncerning health-related diseases 
and conditions to individuals suffering from such health -related 
diseases and conditions or their caregiver s and family members or 
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such diseases and conditio ns, 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 organization; 
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 children and which has at 
least 168,000 one hundred sixty-eight thousand members in 3,000 
three thousand 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 pro perty or services to or by a 
veteran’s organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars of the United States, Oklahoma Chapters; 
65.  Sales of boxes of food by a church or by an organization, 
which is exempt from taxati on pursuant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(3).  To qualify under the provision s of this paragraph, the 
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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 services to any 
person with whom a church has duly entered into a constru ction 
contract, necessary for carrying out such contract or to any 
subcontractor to such a construction contract; 
67.  Sales of tangible pers onal 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 Code of 1986, as amended, 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 about the rights, 
abilities, and strengths of developmentally 
disabled individuals, and 
(3) promoting unity among developmentally disabled 
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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 pursuant to the 
provisions of the Internal Revenue C ode of 1986, as amended, 26 
U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); provided, until July 1, 2008, such 
exemption shall apply 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 and which: 
a. possesses a 3-star rating from the Departmen t of Human 
Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national 
accreditation, and 
b. allows on-site universal prekindergarten 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 
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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 purchases on 
behalf of a child care center in violation of this paragraph shall 
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof sh all 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 Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, 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 organi zation.  Provided, this 
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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 application for a refund based upon 
the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may 
file an application for refund of the state sales 
taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter.  
The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form 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 
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penalty in the amount of Five 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 of 1986, as amended, 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 
from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended, 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.  The exemption provided by this paragraph applies to 
sales to the organiza tion 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 
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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 taxa tion pursuant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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 pursuant 
to the provisions of the Internal Rev enue Code of 
1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and 
which raises tax-deductible contributions in support 
of a wide range of firea rms-related public interest 
activities of the National Rifle Association of 
America and other organizations that de fend 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; 
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taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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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 items which we re 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 
taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended, 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 
victim; 
77.  Effective July 1, 2018, sales of tangible personal property 
or services to or by an association which is exempt from taxatio n 
pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and wh ich 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 
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amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4) and which is known as the 
Marine Corps League 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 Congr ess 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 pu rsuant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., 
Section 501(c)(3), 
b. verified with a letter from the M IT 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 invention s, creating and sustaining 
businesses, and producing personalized products; 
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projects to an organization which is exempt from taxati on pursuant 
to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 
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 homeownershi p 
education to residents of Oklahoma that have an income 
that is below one hundred percent (100%) of the Family 
Median Income guidelines as d efined by the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
b. it conducts its activities in a manner that serv es 
public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial 
purposes, 
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 the best 
interests of its clients; 
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property or services to a nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to 
Oklahoma law before January 1, 2022, exempt from federal income 
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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 construction of a replacement single -family 
residential dwelling.  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.  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 
and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption 
authorized by this paragraph; 
83.  Effective November 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024, and 
upon the effective date of this act through December 31, 2027, 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 of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., 
Section 501(c)(3), 
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c. operates on an annual budget of less than One Million 
Dollars ($1,000,000.00); 
84.  Until July 1, 2 022, 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 1986, as amended, 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 
Statutes.  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, University 
Hospitals Trust, or the University of Oklahoma on or a fter June 1, 
2021; 
85.  Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a 
women’s veterans organization, and its subchapters in this state, 
that is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 
501(c)(19) and is known as the Oklahoma Women Veterans Organization; 
86.  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   
 
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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 Revenue Service Form 
990) and which offers its services free of cha rge to disaster 
survivors statewide who are low income with no or limited means of 
recovery on their own for the re storation to single-family housing 
following a disaster including related general and administrative 
expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption authorized by this 
paragraph.  The exemption provided by this paragraph shall only be 
applicable to sales mad e 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 ac companying 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; and 
87.  Effective July 1, 2022, sales of tangible personal property 
or services to an organization which is exempt from taxation 
pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which provides support to   
 
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veterans, active duty members of the Armed Forces, reservists, and 
members of the National Guard to assist with the transition to 
civilian life and which provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission that over seventy percent (70%) of its revenue is 
expended on support for transition to civilian life. 
SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservat ion 
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. 
Passed the Senate the 25th day of March, 2025. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2025. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives