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30-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 50 By: Dossett of the Senate
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14451 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14552 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1357, as
14653 last amended by Section 4, Chapter 363, O.S.L. 2024 (68 O.S. Supp.
14754 2024, Section 1357), is am ended to read as follows:
14855 Section 1357. Exemptions – General. There are hereby
14956 specifically exempted from the tax levied by the Oklahoma Sales Tax
15057 Code:
15158 1. Transportation of school pupils to and from elementary
15259 schools or high schools in motor or other vehicles;
15360 2. Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does
15461 not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local transportation of persons
15562 within the corporate limits of a municipality except by taxicabs;
156-3. Sales for resale to persons engaged in the business of
157-reselling the article s purchased, whether within or without the
158-state, provided that such sales to residents of this state are made
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91+reselling the articles purchased, whether within or without the
92+state, provided that such sales to residents of this state are made
93+to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in
18694 the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. This exemption shall not apply to the
18795 sales of articles made to persons holding permits when such persons
18896 purchase items for their use and which they are not regularly
18997 engaged in the business of reselling; neither shall this exemption
19098 apply to sales of tangible personal property to peddlers, solicitors
19199 and other salespersons who do not have an established place of
192100 business and a sales tax permit. The exemption provided by this
193101 paragraph shall apply to sales of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a
194102 Group Five vendor, but the use of such motor fuel or diesel fuel by
195103 the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the
196104 Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel
197105 is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for shipment outside
198106 this state and consumed by a common carrier by rail in the conduct
199107 of its business. The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor
200108 fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when
201109 such motor fuel is purchased for fueling, within this state, of any
202110 locomotive or other motorized flanged wheel equipment;
203111 4. Sales of advertising space in newspapers and periodicals;
204112 5. Sales of programs relating to sporting and entertainment
205113 events, and sales of advertising on billboards (including signage,
206-posters, panels, marquees or on other sim ilar surfaces, whether
207-indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to spo rting and
208-entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, to be displayed
209-at or in connection with a sporting event, via the Internet,
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142+indoors or outdoors) or in programs relating to sporting and
143+entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, to be displayed
144+at or in connection with a sporting event, via the Internet,
236145 electronic display devices or through public address or broadcast
237146 systems. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be
238147 effective for all sales made on or after January 1, 2001;
239148 6. Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising
240149 described by paragraph 5 of this section, via the Internet,
241150 electronic display devices or through the electronic media including
242151 radio, public address or broadcast systems, television (whether
243152 through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise), and cable
244153 and satellite television, and the servicing of any advertising
245154 devices;
246155 7. Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery, and equipment purchased by
247156 persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fish,
248157 any insect, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic animal life
249158 and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing. This
250159 exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purchaser when
251160 the items are to be used and in fact are used in the raising of
252161 animal life as set out above. Each purchaser shall certify, in
253162 writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the vendor that
254163 the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising such
255164 animal life and that the items purchased will be used only in such
256-business. The vendor shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Commission
257-that the price of the items has been reduced to grant the full
258-benefit of the exemption. Violat ion hereof by the purchaser or
259-vendor shall be a misdemeanor;
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192+business. The vendor shall certify to the Oklahoma Tax Co mmission
193+that the price of the items has been reduced to grant the full
194+benefit of the exemption. Violation hereof by the purchaser or
195+vendor shall be a misdemeanor;
286196 8. Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and
287197 associated delivery or transmi ssion services, when sold exclusively
288198 for residential use. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to
289199 any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county or any other
290200 jurisdiction in this state;
291201 9. In addition to the exemptions authorized by Section 135 7.6
292202 of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription
293203 written for the treatment of human beings by a person licensed to
294204 prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen.
295205 Provided, this exemption shall not apply to over -the-counter drugs;
296206 10. Transfers of title or possession of empty, partially
297207 filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical drums to any person
298208 who is not regularly engaged in the business of selling, reselling
299209 or otherwise transferring empty, partially filled or fille d
300210 returnable oil drums;
301211 11. Sales of one-way utensils, paper napkins, paper cups,
302212 disposable hot containers, and other one -way carry out materials to
303213 a vendor of meals or beverages;
304214 12. Sales of food or food products for home consumption which
305215 are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to
306-the federal food stamp program as authorized by S ections 2011
307-through 2029 2036d of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that
308-portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption provided for
309-such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effective
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243+the federal food stamp program as authorized by Sections 2011
244+through 2029 2036d of Title 7 of the United States Code, as to that
245+portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption provided for
246+such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effective
336247 date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the
337248 exemption as a condition for participation by the state in the
338249 federal food stamp program;
339250 13. Sales of food or food products, or any equipment or
340251 supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products to or
341252 by an organization which:
342253 a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
343254 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
344255 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c )(3), and
345256 which provides and delivers prepared meals for home
346257 consumption to elderly or homebound persons as part of
347258 a program commonly known as “Meals on Wheels” or
348259 “Mobile Meals”, or
349260 b. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
350261 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
351262 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and
352263 which receives federal funding pursuant to the Older
353264 Americans Act of 1965, as amended, for the purpose of
354265 providing nutrition programs for the care and benefit
355266 of elderly persons;
356-14. a. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or
357-by organizations which are exem pt from taxation
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294+14. a. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or
295+by organizations which are exempt from taxation
296+pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the
385297 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C.,
386298 Section 501(c)(3), and:
387299 (1) are primarily involved in the collection and
388300 distribution of food and other household products
389301 to other organizations that facilitate the
390302 distribution of such products to the needy and
391303 such distributee organizations are exempt from
392304 taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section
393305 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
394306 as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), or
395307 (2) facilitate the distribution of such products to
396308 the needy.
397309 b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or
398310 savings, competing w ith other persons engaged in the
399311 same or similar business shall not be exempt under
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401313 15. Sales of tangible personal property or services to
402314 children’s homes which are located on church -owned property and are
403315 operated by organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the
404316 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
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406-16. Sales of computers, data processing equipment, related
407-peripherals, and telephone, telegraph or telecommunications service
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345+16. Sales of computers, data processing equipment, related
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347+and equipment for use in a qualified aircraft maintenance or
435348 manufacturing facility. For purposes of this paragraph, “qualified
436349 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility ” means a new or
437350 expanding facility primarily engaged in aircraft repair, building or
438351 rebuilding, whether or not on a factory basis, whose total cost of
439352 construction exceeds the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)
440353 and which employs at least two hundred fifty (250) new full-time-
441354 equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Emplo yment
442355 Security Commission, upon completion of the facility. In order to
443356 qualify for the exemption provided for by this paragraph, the cost
444357 of the items purchased by the qualified aircraft maintenance or
445358 manufacturing facility shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Million
446359 Dollars ($2,000,000.00);
447360 17. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or
448361 incorporated in the construction or expansion of a qualified
449362 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility as defined in
450363 paragraph 16 of this section. For purpo ses of this paragraph, sales
451364 made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously entered
452365 into a contractual relationship with a qualified aircraft
453366 maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion
454367 of such a facility shall be conside red sales made to a qualified
455368 aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility;
456-18. Sales of the following telecommunications services:
457-a. Interstate interstate and International “800 service”
458-international 800 service. “800 service” means a
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396+18. Sales of the following telecommunications services:
397+a. Interstate interstate and International “800 service”
398+international 800 service. “800 service” means a
485399 telecommunications service that allows a caller to
486400 dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for
487401 the call. The service is typically marketed under the
488402 name “800”, “855”, “866”, “877” and “888” toll-free
489403 calling, and any subsequent numbers designated by the
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491405 b. Interstate interstate and International “900 service”
492406 international 900 service. “900 service” means an
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494408 subscriber that allows the subscriber ’s customers to
495409 call in to the subscriber’s prerecorded announcement
496410 or live service. 900 service does not include the
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498412 seller of the telecommunications services to the
499413 subscriber, or service or product sold by the
500414 subscriber to the subscriber’s customer. The service
501415 is typically marketed under the name “900” service,
502416 and any subsequent numbers designated by the Federal
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504418 c. Interstate interstate and International “private
505419 communications service” international private
506-communications service. “Private communications
507-service” means a telecommunications service that
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447+communications service . “Private communications
448+service” means a telecommunications service that
449+entitles the customer to exclusive or priority use of
535450 a communications channel or group of channels between
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537452 in which such channel or channels are connected, and
538453 includes switching capacity, extension lines, stations
539454 and any other associated services that are provided in
540455 connection with the use of such channel or channels,
541456 d. “Value-added nonvoice data service” value-added
542457 nonvoice data service . “Value-added nonvoice data
543458 service” means a service that otherwise meets the
544459 definition of telecommunications services in which
545460 computer processing applications are used to act on
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548463 transmission, conveyance, or routing,
549464 e. Interstate interstate and International international
550465 telecommunications service which is:
551466 (1) rendered by a company for private use within it s
552467 organization, or
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554469 its affiliated group,
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556-including charges to fund the Oklahoma Universal
557-Service Fund, the Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the
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498+including charges to fund the Oklahoma Universal
499+Service Fund, the Oklahoma Lifeline Fund and the
500+Oklahoma High Cost Fund, and
585501 g. Telecommunications telecommunications nonrecurring
586502 charges including but not limited to the installation,
587503 connection, change, or initiation of
588504 telecommunications services which are not associated
589505 with a retail consumer sale;
590506 19. Sales of railroad track spikes manufactured and sold for
591507 use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks,
592508 switches, sidings, and turnouts;
593509 20. Sales of aircraft and aircraft parts provided such sales
594510 occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facil ity. As used in this
595511 paragraph, “qualified aircraft maintenance facility ” means a
596512 facility operated by an air common carrier including one or more
597513 component overhaul support buildings or structures in an area owned,
598514 leased, or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were
599515 employed at least two thousand (2,000) full-time-equivalent
600516 employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklahoma
601517 Employment Security Commission and which is primarily related to the
602518 fabrication, repair, alteration, mod ification, refurbishing,
603519 maintenance, building, or rebuilding of commercial aircraft or
604520 aircraft parts used in air common carriage. For purposes of this
605-paragraph, “air common carrier” shall also include members of an
606-affiliated group as defined by Section 1504 of the Internal Re venue
607-Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504. Beginning July
608-1, 2012, the exemption shall include sales of machinery, tools,
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549+affiliated group as defined by Sectio n 1504 of the Internal Revenue
550+Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504. Beginning July
551+1, 2012, the exemption shall include sales of machinery, tools,
635552 supplies, equipment, and related tangible personal property and
636553 services used or consumed in t he repair, remodeling, or maintenance
637554 of aircraft, aircraft engines or aircraft component parts which
638555 occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility;
639556 21. Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by
640557 persons and establishments primarily engag ed in computer services
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642559 a. as defined under Industry Group Numbers 7372 and 7373
643560 of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
644561 Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty
645562 percent (50%) of their annual gross revenues from the
646563 sale of a product or service to an out -of-state buyer
647564 or consumer, and
648565 b. as defined under Industry Group Number 7374 of the SIC
649566 Manual, latest version, which derive at least eighty
650567 percent (80%) of their annual gross revenues from the
651568 sale of a product or service to an out-of-state buyer
652569 or consumer.
653570 Eligibility for the exemption set out in this paragraph shall be
654571 established, subject to review by the Tax Commission, by annually
655-filing an affidavit with the Tax Commission stating that the
656-facility so qualifies and such information as re quired by the Tax
657-Commission. For purposes of determining whether annual gross
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600+facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax
601+Commission. For purposes of determining whether annual gross
602+revenues are derived from sales to out -of-state buyers or consumers,
685603 all sales to the federal government shall be considered to be to an
686604 out-of-state buyer or consumer;
687605 22. Sales of prosthetic devices to an individual for use by
688606 such individual. For purposes of this paragraph, “prosthetic
689607 device” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 of
690608 this title, but shall not include correc tive eye glasses, contact
691609 lenses, or hearing aids;
692610 23. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a motion
693611 picture or television production company to be used or consumed in
694612 connection with an eligible production. For purposes of this
695613 paragraph, “eligible production” means a documentary, special, music
696614 video or a television commercial or television program that will
697615 serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or
698616 situation comedy series filmed or taped for network or national or
699617 regional syndication or a feature -length motion picture intended for
700618 theatrical release or for network or national or regional
701619 syndication or broadcast. The provisions of this paragraph shall
702620 apply to sales occurring on or after July 1, 1996. In order to
703621 qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television
704622 production company shall file any documentation and information
705-required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated by the Tax
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707-24. Sales of diesel fuel sold for consumption by commercial
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652+24. Sales of diesel fuel sold for consumption by commer cial
653+vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft;
735654 25. Sales of tangible personal property or services to tax -
736655 exempt independent nonprofit biomedical research foundations that
737656 provide educational programs for Oklahoma science students and
738657 teachers and to tax-exempt independent nonprofit community blood
739658 banks headquartered in this state;
740659 26. Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications
741660 equipment to a vendor who subsequently transfers the equipment at no
742661 charge or for a discounted charge t o a consumer as part of a
743662 promotional package or as an inducement to commence or continue a
744663 contract for wireless telecommunications services;
745664 27. Effective January 1, 1991, leases of rail transportation
746665 cars to haul coal to coal -fired plants located in t his state which
747666 generate electric power;
748667 28. Beginning July 1, 2005, sales of aircraft engine repairs,
749668 modification, and replacement parts, sales of aircraft frame repairs
750669 and modification, aircraft interior modification, and paint, and
751670 sales of services employed in the repair, modification, and
752671 replacement of parts of aircraft engines, aircraft frame and
753672 interior repair and modification, and paint;
754-29. Sales of materials and supplies to the owner or operator of
755-a ship, motor vessel, or barge that is used in interstate or
756-international commerce if the materials and supplies:
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702+international commerce if the materials and supplies:
783703 a. are loaded on the ship, motor vessel, or barge and
784704 used in the maintenance and operation of the ship,
785705 motor vessel, or barge, or
786706 b. enter into and become component parts of the ship ,
787707 motor vessel, or barge;
788708 30. Sales of tangible personal property made at estate sales at
789709 which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the
790710 former residence of the decedent by a person who is not required to
791711 be licensed pursuant to the Transi ent Merchant Licensing Act, or who
792712 is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit for the sale
793713 of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this
794714 title; provided:
795715 a. such sale or event may not be held for a period
796716 exceeding three (3) consecutive days,
797717 b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) months of
798718 the date of death of the decedent, and
799719 c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be
800720 allowed for property that was not part of the
801721 decedent’s estate;
802722 31. Beginning Janua ry 1, 2004, sales of electricity and
803723 associated delivery and transmission services, when sold exclusively
804-for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir dewatering projects
805-and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 2003, in
806-which the initial water -to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to
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752+and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 2003, in
753+which the initial water-to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to
833754 five-to-one water-to-oil, and such oil and gas development projects
834755 have been classified by the Corporation Commission as a reservoir
835756 dewatering unit;
836757 32. Sales of prewritten computer software that is deli vered
837758 electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, “delivered
838759 electronically” means delivered to the purchaser by means other than
839760 tangible storage media;
840761 33. Sales of modular dwelling units when built at a production
841762 facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on -site,
842763 and permanently affixed to the real property and used for
843764 residential or commercial purposes. The exemption provided by this
844765 paragraph shall equal forty -five percent (45%) of the total sales
845766 price of the modular dwelling u nit. For purposes of this paragraph,
846767 “modular dwelling unit ” means a structure that is not subject to the
847768 motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 2103 of this
848769 title;
849770 34. Sales of tangible personal property or services to:
850771 a. persons who are residents of Oklahoma and have been
851772 honorably discharged from active service in any branch
852773 of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma
853774 National Guard and who have been certified by the
854-United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
855-successor to be in receipt of disab ility compensation
856-at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disability
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803+successor to be in receipt of disability compensation
804+at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disability
883805 shall be permanent and have been sustained through
884806 military action or accident or resulting from disease
885807 contracted while in such active service and registered
886808 with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma
887809 Department of Veterans Affairs, or
888810 b. the surviving spouse of the person in subparagraph a
889811 of this paragraph if the person is deceased and the
890812 spouse has not remarried and the surviving spouse of a
891813 person who is determined by the United States
892814 Department of Defense or any branch of the United
893815 States military to have died while in the line of duty
894816 if the spouse has not remarried. Sales for the
895817 benefit of an eligible person to a spouse of the
896818 eligible person or to a member of the household in
897819 which the eligible person resides and who is
898820 authorized to make purchases on the person ’s behalf,
899821 when such eligible person is not present at the sale,
900822 shall also be exempt for purposes of this paragraph.
901823 The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall issue a separate
902824 exemption card to a spouse of an eligible person or to
903825 a member of the household in which the eligible person
904-resides who is authorized to make purchases on the
905-person’s behalf, if requested by the eligible person.
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854+person’s behalf, if requested by the eligible person.
855+Sales qualifying for the exemption authorized by this
933856 paragraph shall not exceed Twenty -five Thousand
934857 Dollars ($25,000.00) per year per individual while the
935858 disabled veteran is living. Sales qualifying for the
936859 exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not
937860 exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for
938861 an unremarried surviving spouse. Upon request of the
939862 Tax Commission, a person asserting or claiming the
940863 exemption authorized by this paragraph shall provide a
941864 statement, executed under oath, that the to tal sales
942865 amounts for which the exemption is applicable have not
943866 exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per
944867 year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand
945868 Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried
946869 surviving spouse. If the amount of suc h exempt sales
947870 exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of the
948871 authorized amount shall be treated as a direct sales
949872 tax liability and may be recovered by the Tax
950873 Commission in the same manner provided by law for
951874 other taxes including penalty and intere st. The Tax
952875 Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary to
953876 implement the provisions of this paragraph, which
954-shall include rules providing for the disclosure of
955-information about persons eligible for the exemption
956-authorized in this paragraph to the Oklahoma
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905+information about persons eligible for the exemption
906+authorized in this paragraph to the O klahoma
983907 Department of Veterans Affairs, as authorized in
984908 Section 205 of this title. For purposes of the
985909 exemption authorized by this subparagraph, if the
986910 disability determination that would have been made
987911 while the disabled veteran was still living is not
988912 made final until after the death of the disabled
989913 veteran, the exemption authorized by this subparagraph
990914 may still be claimed by the surviving spouse;
991915 35. Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically
992916 designated by the Corporation Commission, of a sp acing unit or lease
993917 from which oil is produced or attempted to be produced using
994918 enhanced recovery methods including, but not limited to, increased
995919 pressure in a producing formation through the use of water or
996920 saltwater if the electrical usage is associate d with and necessary
997921 for the operation of equipment required to inject or circulate
998922 fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or
999923 petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from
1000924 the wellhead. In order to be eligible for the sales tax exemption
1001925 authorized by this paragraph, the total content of oil recovered
1002926 after the use of enhanced recovery methods shall not exceed one
1003927 percent (1%) by volume. The exemption authorized by this paragraph
1004-shall be applicable only to the state sales tax rate and shal l not
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956+be applicable to any county or municipal sales tax rate;
1032957 36. Sales of intrastate charter and tour bus transportation.
1033958 As used in this paragraph, “intrastate charter and tour bus
1034959 transportation” means the transportatio n of persons from one
1035960 location in this state to another location in this state in a motor
1036961 vehicle which has been constructed in such a manner that it may
1037962 lawfully carry more than eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily
1038963 used or rented to carry persons for compensation. Provided, this
1039964 exemption shall not apply to regularly scheduled bus transportation
1040965 for the general public;
1041966 37. Sales of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements by a
1042967 licensed chiropractor to a person who is the patient of such
1043968 chiropractor at the physical location where the chiropractor
1044969 provides chiropractic care or services to such patient. The
1045970 provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any drug,
1046971 medicine, or substance for which a prescription by a licensed
1047972 physician is required;
1048973 38. Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal
1049974 property, machinery, and equipment to a web search portal located in
1050975 this state which derives at least eighty percent (80%) of its annual
1051976 gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out-of-
1052977 state buyer or consumer. For purposes of this paragraph, “web
1053978 search portal” means an establishment classified under NAICS North
1054-American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 519130 which
1055-operates websites that use a search engine to generate and maintain
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1007+operates websites that use a search engine to generate and maintain
10821008 extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily
10831009 searchable format;
10841010 39. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or
10851011 incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a
10861012 corporation organized under S ection 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the
10871013 Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric cooperative. For purposes of
10881014 this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that has
10891015 previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural
10901016 electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a facility
10911017 shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooperative;
10921018 40. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a
10931019 business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer electronic
10941020 goods including, but n ot limited to, cell phones, compact disc
10951021 players, personal computers, MP3 players, digital devices for the
10961022 storage and retrieval of information through hard -wired or wireless
10971023 computer or Internet connections, if the devices are sold to the
10981024 business by the original manufacturer of such devices and the
10991025 devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sale by the entity
11001026 qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragraph directly
11011027 to retail consumers or if the devices are sold to another business
11021028 entity for sale to retail consumers;
1103-41. On or after July 1, 2019, and prior to July 1, 2024, sales
1104-or leases of rolling stock when sold or leased by the manufacturer,
1105-regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corporation
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1057+or leases of rolling stock when sold or leased by the manufacturer,
1058+regardless of whether the purchaser is a public services corporation
11321059 engaged in business as a common carrier of property or passengers by
11331060 railway, for use or consumption by a common carrier directly in the
11341061 rendition of public service. For purposes of this paragraph,
11351062 “rolling stock” means locomotives, autocars, and railroad cars and
11361063 “sales or leases” includes railroad car maintenance and retrofitting
11371064 of railroad cars for their further use only on the railways;
11381065 42. Sales of gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other bullion
11391066 items such as coins and bars and legal tender of any nation, which
11401067 legal tender is sold according to its value as precious metal or as
11411068 an investment. As used in the paragraph, “bullion” means any
11421069 precious metal including, but not limited to, gold, silver,
11431070 platinum, and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that
11441071 its value depends upon its precious metal content and not its form.
11451072 The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to
11461073 fabricated metals that have been processed or manufactured for
11471074 artistic use or as jewelry; and
11481075 43. Recovery fees on the rental charg e from any item of heavy
11491076 equipment property rental as provided for in Section 2 of this act
11501077 2807.11 of this title; and
11511078 44. Sales of firearm safety devices and gun safety devices. As
11521079 used in this paragraph:
1153-a. “firearm safety device ” means a gun safe, gun case,
1154-gun lock box, trigger lock, barrel lock, or other
1155-device that is designed to be used to store a fi rearm
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1108+gun lock box, trigger lock, barrel lock, or other
1109+device that is designed to be used to store a firearm
11821110 and that is designed to be unlocked only by means of a
11831111 key, combination, or other similar means, and
11841112 b. “gun safety device” means any integral de vice to be
11851113 equipped or installed on a firearm that permits a user
11861114 to program the firearm to operate only for specified
11871115 persons designated by the user through computerized
11881116 locking devices or other means integral to and
11891117 permanently part of the firearm .
11901118 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
1191-Passed the Senate the 13th day o f March, 2025.
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1120+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
1121+04/17/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended.