Req. No. 628 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 47 By: Dossett AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to fee on coin-operated music and amusement devices; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1503, which relates to amount of lice nse fee; making language gender neutral; modifying annual fee on certain coin-operated devices; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1503, is amended to read as follows: Section 1503. A. Every person who owns and has available to any of the public for operation, or who permits to be operated in or on his or her place of business, coin -operated devices shall pay for such privilege an annual fee. A fee shall be required for each machine, regardless of the number of coin slots, if the machine, upon insertion of a coin, token , or similar object, provides music, amusement, or entertainment or dispenses one or more products separate and apart from any other provider of music, am usement, or entertainment or dispenser of one or more products. The test to determine whether the machine can operate separate and apart from Req. No. 628 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 any other shall be whether the provi der or dispenser can still function if separated from the others to which it is attached. When multiple machines are placed on a single stand, a decal shall be required for each machine as provided in Section 1501 et seq. of this title. The annual fee re quired shall be as follows: 1. For each coin-operated music device or coin -operated amusement device, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) Thirty-seven Dollars and fifty cents ($37.50); 2. For each coin-operated vending device requiring a coin or thing of value of twenty-five cents ($0.25) or more, Seventy -five Dollars ($75.00); 3. For each coin-operated vending device requiring a coin or thing of value of less than twenty -five cents ($0.25), Ten Dollars ($10.00); 4. For each coin-operated bulk vending device which vends one or more products through a single distribution mechanism requ iring a coin or thing of value of twenty -five cents ($0.25) or more, Five Dollars ($5.00); 5. For each coin-operated bulk vending device which vends one or more products through more than one but not more than five distribution mechanisms, requiring a coin or thing of value of twenty-five cents ($0.25) or more, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). For each coin-operated bulk vending device which vends one or more products through six or mor e distribution mechanisms, the Req. No. 628 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 appropriate number of fifteen -dollar decals will be required. The number of decals required shall be determined by dividing the number of distribution mechanisms by five and rounding to the next highest whole number; and 6. For each coin-operated bulk vending device requiring a coin or thing of value less than twenty -five cents ($0.25), Two Dollars ($2.00). B. The annual fee required by this section shall be in lieu of sales tax levied pursuant to Sections 1350 through 1372 of this title. C. In those instances where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Oklahoma Tax Commission that a coin -operated device, upon which an annual fee is imposed, will be placed available for use by the public for a definite but limited period o f time less than one (1) year, such as where displayed in connection with fairs, carnivals, and places of amusement that operate only during certain seasons of the year, the Tax Commission may issue a special decal therefor. Such special decal may be issu ed for any number of calendar months less than a full year , and shall indicate that it is a special decal; and shall be for one or more calendar months and shall state the precise months for which issued and shall not be transferred from one machine to ano ther. The fee shall be computed and paid on the basis of one-tenth (1/10) of the annual rate for the type of device operated, for each calendar month for which such special Req. No. 628 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 decal is issued. In the event the mechanical device is made available to the publ ic for a period beyond that for which the special decal is issued, then a ful l year’s fee and penalty, as set out in Section 1506 of this title, shall be due. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective January 1, 2026. 60-1-628 QD 12/18/2024 12:12:37 PM