Req. No. 390 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 303 By: Stanley AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to ad valorem tax; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Sections 2905, 2906, and 2907, which relate to claims for property tax relief; modifying certain income limitation; authorizing claim for certain disabled service members and first responders; requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to submit certain information; modifying claim limit; updating statutory language; updating statutory r eferences; making language gender neutral; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2905, is amended to read as follows: Section 2905. The provisions of Sections 2904 through 2911 of this title shall apply only to persons sixty -five (65) years of age or older; or to any totally disabled person, who is head of a household, was a resident of and domiciled in this state during the entire preceding calendar year, and whose gross household income does not exceed the amount of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be seventy -five percent (75%) of the estimated median Req. No. 390 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 income for the preceding year for the county or metropolitan statistical area which includes the county for any calendar year ; and any person who has been honorably discharged from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United State s or Oklahoma National Guard and who has been certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have a seventy -five percent (75%) disability sustained through military action or accident, or resulting from disease contracted while in the act ive service; any person granted a disability retirement benefit by the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, or the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Dep artment Retirement Fund for a disability incurred in the line of duty; and a s urviving spouse of such person, who is the head of a household and a resident of and domiciled in this state during the entire preceding calendar year . The provisions of these s ections shall be administered by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, which shall devise and furnish appropriate forms for claims, reports of household income, proof of property taxes paid, and such other forms as may be deemed necessary to support claims made pur suant to said sections. SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 68 O.S . 2021, Section 2906, is amended to read as follows: Section 2906. A. Any person sixty-five (65) years of age or older or any totally disabled person, who is the head of a Req. No. 390 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 household, a resident of and domiciled in this state during the entire preceding calendar year, and whose gross household income for such year does not exceed Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) the amount determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be seventy -five percent (75%) of the estimated median income for the preceding year for the county or metropolitan statistical area which includes the county may file a claim for property tax relief on the amount of property taxes paid on the household occupied by such person during the preceding calendar year. B. Any person who has been honorably discharged from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma National Guard and who has been certi fied by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have a seventy -five percent (75%) disability sustained through military action or accident, or resulting from disease contracted while in the active service ; any person granted a disability retire ment benefit by the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, or the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department Retirement Fund for a disability incurred i n the line of duty; and a surviving spouse of such person, who is the head of a household and a resident of and domiciled in this state during the entire preceding calendar year may file a claim for property tax relief on the amount of property Req. No. 390 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 taxes paid on the household occupied by the person during the preceding calendar year. C. Each head of household shall be allowed to file only one claim per year. D. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall provide information on the income limitation provided in subsecti on A of this section to each county assessor each year as soon as the informat ion becomes available. SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2907, is amended to read as follows: Section 2907. A. The amount of any claim filed pursuant to Section 108 of this act 2908 of this title shall be for the amount of the property taxes paid by the claimant for the preceding calendar year which exceeds one percent (1%) of the household income, but no claim for property tax relief shall ex ceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) . B. The right to file a claim and to receive property tax relief under the provisions of this act Sections 2904 through 2911 of this title shall be personal to the claimant and shall not survive his or her death, except that a surviving spouse of the claimant may receive benefits hereunder upon the timely filing of a claim. SECTION 4. This act shall become effective January 1, 2026. 60-1-390 QD 12/30/2024 11:49:59 PM