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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3679                       By: Provenzano

4

5

6                   AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68

    O.S. 2021, Section 1356, as last amended by Section

8   1, Chapter 392, O.S.L. 2025 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025,

    Section 1356), which relates to governmental and

9   nonprofit entity sales tax exemptions; establishing

    sales tax exemption for certain STEM-related

10  entities; providing an effective date; and declaring

    an emergency.

11

12

13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  68 O.S. 2021, Section 1356, as

15 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 392, O.S.L. 2025 (68 O.S. Supp.

16 2025, Section 1356), is amended to read as follows:

17  Section 1356. Exemptions - Governmental and nonprofit entities.

18  There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied by

19 Section 1350 et seq. of this title:

20  1. Sale of tangible personal property or services to the United

21 States government or to this state, any political subdivision of

22 this state, or any agency of a political subdivision of this state;

23 provided, all sales to contractors in connection with the

24 performance of any contract with the United States government, this

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1 state, or any of its political subdivisions shall not be exempted

2 from the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this title, except as

3 hereinafter provided;

4   2. Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contract

5 with agencies or instrumentalities of the United States government

6 if ownership and possession of such property transfers immediately

7 to the United States government;

8   3. Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contract

9 with a political subdivision of this state if the sale of such

10 property is associated with the development of a qualified federal

11 facility, as provided in the Oklahoma Federal Facilities Development

12 Act, and if ownership and possession of such property transfers

13 immediately to the political subdivision or the state;

14  4. Sales made directly by county, district, or state fair

15 authorities of this state, upon the premises of the fair authority,

16 for the sole benefit of the fair authority or sales of admission

17 tickets to such fairs or fair events at any location in the state

18 authorized by county, district, or state fair authorities; provided,

19 the exemption provided by this paragraph for admission tickets to

20 fair events shall apply only to any portion of the admission price

21 that is retained by or distributed to the fair authority. As used

22 in this paragraph, "fair event" shall be limited to an event held on

23 the premises of the fair authority in conjunction with and during

24 the time period of a county, district, or state fair;

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1   5. Sale of food in cafeterias or lunchrooms of elementary

2 schools, high schools, colleges, or universities which are operated

3 primarily for teachers and pupils and are not operated primarily for

4 the public or for profit;

5   6. Dues paid to fraternal, religious, civic, charitable, or

6 educational societies or organizations by regular members thereof,

7 provided, such societies or organizations operate under what is

8 commonly termed the lodge plan or system, and provided such

9 societies or organizations do not operate for a profit which inures

10 to the benefit of any individual member or members thereof to the

11 exclusion of other members and dues paid monthly or annually to

12 privately owned scientific and educational libraries by members

13 sharing the use of services rendered by such libraries with students

14 interested in the study of geology, petroleum engineering, or

15 related subjects;

16  7. Sale of tangible personal property or services to or by

17 churches, except sales made in the course of business for profit or

18 savings, competing with other persons engaged in the same, or a

19 similar business or sale of tangible personal property or services

20 by an organization exempt from federal income tax pursuant to

21 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

22 made on behalf of or at the request of a church or churches if the

23 sale of such property is conducted not more than once each calendar

24 year for a period not to exceed three (3) days by the organization

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1 and proceeds from the sale of such property are used by the church

2 or churches or by the organization for charitable purposes;

3   8. The amount of proceeds received from the sale of admission

4 tickets which is separately stated on the ticket of admission for

5 the repayment of money borrowed by any accredited state-supported

6 college or university or any public trust of which a county in this

7 state is the beneficiary, for the purpose of constructing or

8 enlarging any facility to be used for the staging of an athletic

9 event, a theatrical production, or any other form of entertainment,

10 edification or cultural cultivation to which entry is gained with a

11 paid admission ticket. Such facilities include, but are not limited

12 to, athletic fields, athletic stadiums, field houses, amphitheaters,

13 and theaters. To be eligible for this sales tax exemption, the

14 amount separately stated on the admission ticket shall be a

15 surcharge which is imposed, collected, and used for the sole purpose

16 of servicing or aiding in the servicing of debt incurred by the

17 college or university to effect the capital improvements

18 hereinbefore described;

19  9. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the

20 council organizations or similar state supervisory organizations of

21 the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., and Camp Fire;

22  10. Sale of tangible personal property or services to any

23 county, municipality, rural water district, public school district,

24 city-county library system, the institutions of The Oklahoma State

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 1 System of Higher Education, the Grand River Dam Authority, the
 2 Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma
 3 Municipal Power Authority, City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port
 4 Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority, the Oklahoma
 5 Department of Veterans Affairs, the Broken Bow Economic Development
 6 Authority, Ardmore Development Authority, Durant Industrial
 7 Authority, Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, Central Oklahoma
 8 Master Conservancy District, Arbuckle Master Conservancy District,
 9 Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy District, Foss Reservoir
10 Master Conservancy District, Mountain Park Master Conservancy
11 District, Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District and the Office of
12 Management and Enterprise Services only when carrying out a public
13 construction contract on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of
14 Veterans Affairs, and effective July 1, 2022, the University
15 Hospitals Trust, or to any person with whom any of the above-named
16 subdivisions or agencies of this state has duly entered into a
17 public contract pursuant to law, necessary for carrying out such
18 public contract or to any subcontractor to such a public contract.
19 Any person making purchases on behalf of such subdivision or agency
20 of this state shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice
21 or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the purchases are
22 made for and on behalf of such subdivision or agency of this state
23 and set out the name of such public subdivision or agency. Any
24 person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that purchases are

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1 for any of the above-named subdivisions or agencies of this state or

2 who otherwise violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

3 and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount equal to double

4 the amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than

5 sixty (60) days or both;

6   11. Sales of tangible personal property or services to private

7 institutions of higher education and private elementary and

8 secondary institutions of education accredited by the State

9 Department of Education or registered by the State Board of

10 Education for purposes of participating in federal programs or

11 accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

12 Education which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions

13 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

14 501(c)(3) including materials, supplies, and equipment used in the

15 construction and improvement of buildings and other structures owned

16 by the institutions and operated for educational purposes.

17  Any person, firm, agency, or entity making purchases on behalf

18 of any institution, agency or subdivision in this state, shall

19 certify in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket the

20 nature of the purchases, and violation of this paragraph shall be a

21 misdemeanor as set forth in paragraph 10 of this section;

22  12. Tuition and educational fees paid to private institutions

23 of higher education and private elementary and secondary

24 institutions of education accredited by the State Department of

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1 Education or registered by the State Board of Education for purposes

2 of participating in federal programs or accredited as defined by the

3 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education which are exempt from

4 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

5 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3);

6   13. a. Sales of tangible personal property made by:

7   (1) a public school,

8   (2) a private school offering instruction for grade

9                   levels kindergarten through twelfth grade,

10  (3) a public school district,

11  (4) a public or private school board,

12  (5) a public or private school student group or

13                  organization,

14  (6) a parent-teacher association or organization

15                  other than as specified in subparagraph b of this

16                  paragraph, or

17  (7) public or private school personnel for purposes

18                  of raising funds for the benefit of a public or

19                  private school, public school district, public or

20                  private school board, or public or private school

21                  student group or organization, or

22  b. Sales of tangible personal property made by or to

23  nonprofit parent-teacher associations or organizations

24  exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

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1   Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C.,

2   Section 501(c)(3), nonprofit local public or private

3   school foundations which solicit money or property in

4   the name of any public or private school or public

5   school district.

6   The exemption provided by this paragraph for sales made by a

7 public or private school shall be limited to those public or private

8 schools accredited by the State Department of Education or

9 registered by the State Board of Education for purposes of

10 participating in federal programs. Sale of tangible personal

11 property in this paragraph shall include sale of admission tickets

12 and concessions at athletic events;

13  14. Sales of tangible personal property by:

14  a. local 4-H clubs,

15  b. county, regional or state 4-H councils,

16  c. county, regional or state 4-H committees,

17  d. 4-H leader associations,

18  e. county, regional or state 4-H foundations, and

19  f. authorized 4-H camps and training centers.

20  The exemption provided by this paragraph shall be limited to

21 sales for the purpose of raising funds for the benefit of such

22 organizations. Sale of tangible personal property exempted by this

23 paragraph shall include sale of admission tickets;

24

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1   15. The first Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) each

2 year from sale of tickets and concessions at athletic events by each

3 organization exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

4 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

5 501(c)(4);

6   16. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any

7 person with whom the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has

8 entered into a public contract and which is necessary for carrying

9 out such contract to assist the Department in the development and

10 production of advertising, promotion, publicity, and public

11 relations programs;

12  17. Sales of tangible personal property or services to fire

13 departments organized pursuant to Section 592 of Title 18 of the

14 Oklahoma Statutes, which items are to be used for the purposes of

15 the fire department. Any person making purchases on behalf of any

16 such fire department shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the

17 invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the

18 purchases are made for and on behalf of such fire department and set

19 out the name of such fire department. Any person who wrongfully or

20 erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any such fire

21 department or who otherwise violates the provisions of this section

22 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,

23 shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax

24 involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days, or both;

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1   18. Complimentary or free tickets for admission to places of

2 amusement, sports, entertainment, exhibition, display, or other

3 recreational events or activities which are issued through a box

4 office or other entity which is operated by a state institution of

5 higher education with institutional employees or by a municipality

6 with municipal employees;

7   19. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) each year

8 from sales of tangible personal property by fire departments

9 organized pursuant to Title 11, 18, or 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes

10 for the purposes of raising funds for the benefit of the fire

11 department. Fire departments selling tangible personal property for

12 the purposes of raising funds shall be limited to no more than six

13 (6) days each year to raise such funds in order to receive the

14 exemption granted by this paragraph;

15  20. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any Boys

16 & Girls Clubs of America affiliate in this state which is not

17 affiliated with the Salvation Army and which is exempt from taxation

18 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

19 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3);

20  21. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any

21 organization, which takes court-adjudicated juveniles for purposes

22 of rehabilitation, and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

23 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

24 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), provided that at least fifty percent

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1 (50%) of the juveniles served by such organization are court

2 adjudicated and the organization receives state funds in an amount

3 less than ten percent (10%) of the annual budget of the

4 organization;

5   22. Sales of tangible personal property or services to:

6   a. any health center as defined in Section 254b of Title

7                42 of the United States Code,

8   b. any clinic receiving disbursements of state monies

9                from the Indigent Health Care Revolving Fund pursuant

10               to the provisions of Section 66 of Title 56 of the

11               Oklahoma Statutes,

12  c. any community-based health center which meets all of

13               the following criteria:

14               (1) provides primary care services at no cost to the

15                  recipient, and

16               (2) is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

17                  provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

18                  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C.,

19                  Section 501(c)(3), and

20  d. any community mental health center as defined in

21               Section 3-302 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

22  23. Dues or fees including free or complimentary dues or fees

23 which have a value equivalent to the charge that could have

24

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1 otherwise been made, to YMCAs, YWCAs, or municipally-owned

2 recreation centers for the use of facilities and programs;

3   24. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) each year

4 from sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a

5 cultural organization established to sponsor and promote

6 educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged

7 children, and which organization is exempt from taxation pursuant to

8 the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

9 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3);

10  25. Sales of tangible personal property or services to museums

11 or other entities which have been accredited by the American

12 Alliance of Museums. Any person making purchases on behalf of any

13 such museum or other entity shall certify, in writing, on the copy

14 of the invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the

15 purchases are made for and on behalf of such museum or other entity

16 and set out the name of such museum or other entity. Any person who

17 wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any

18 such museum or other entity or who otherwise violates the provisions

19 of this paragraph shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon

20 conviction thereof, shall be fined an amount equal to double the

21 amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty

22 (60) days, or by both such fine and incarceration;

23  26. Sales of tickets for admission by any museum accredited by

24 the American Alliance of Museums. In order to be eligible for the

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1 exemption provided by this paragraph, an amount equivalent to the

2 amount of the tax which would otherwise be required to be collected

3 pursuant to the provisions of Section 1350 et seq. of this title

4 shall be separately stated on the admission ticket and shall be

5 collected and used for the sole purpose of servicing or aiding in

6 the servicing of debt incurred by the museum to effect the

7 construction, enlarging or renovation of any facility to be used for

8 entertainment, edification, or cultural cultivation to which entry

9 is gained with a paid admission ticket;

10  27. Sales of tangible personal property or services occurring

11 on or after June 1, 1995, to children's homes which are supported or

12 sponsored by one or more churches, members of which serve as

13 trustees of the home;

14  28. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the

15 organization known as the Disabled American Veterans, Department of

16 Oklahoma, Inc., and subordinate chapters thereof;

17  29. Sales of tangible personal property or services to youth

18 camps which are supported or sponsored by one or more churches,

19 members of which serve as trustees of the organization;

20  30. a. Until July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal

21  property made pursuant to Section 3226 of Title 63 of

22  the Oklahoma Statutes by the University Hospitals

23  Trust, and

24

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1   b. Effective July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal

2   property or services to or by:

3   (1) the University Hospitals Trust created pursuant

4                    to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

5                    Statutes, or

6   (2) nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation

7                    pursuant to the provisions of the Internal

8                    Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the United

9                    States, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), which have

10                   entered into a joint operating agreement with the

11                   University Hospitals Trust;

12  31. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a

13 municipality, county, or school district pursuant to a lease or

14 lease-purchase agreement executed between the vendor and a

15 municipality, county, or school district. A copy of the lease or

16 lease-purchase agreement shall be retained by the vendor;

17  32. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any

18 spaceport user, as defined in the Oklahoma Space Industry

19 Development Act;

20  33. The sale, use, storage, consumption, or distribution in

21 this state, whether by the importer, exporter, or another person, of

22 any satellite or any associated launch vehicle including components

23 of, and parts and motors for, any such satellite or launch vehicle,

24 imported or caused to be imported into this state for the purpose of

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1 export by means of launching into space. This exemption provided by

2 this paragraph shall not be affected by:

3   a. the destruction in whole or in part of the satellite

4   or launch vehicle,

5   b. the failure of a launch to occur or be successful, or

6   c. the absence of any transfer or title to, or possession

7   of, the satellite or launch vehicle after launch;

8   34. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption, or distribution

9 in this state of any space facility, space propulsion system or

10 space vehicle, satellite, or station of any kind possessing space

11 flight capacity including components thereof;

12  35. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption, or distribution

13 in this state of tangible personal property, placed on or used

14 aboard any space facility, space propulsion system or space vehicle,

15 satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity, which is

16 launched into space, irrespective of whether such tangible property

17 is returned to this state for subsequent use, storage, or

18 consumption in any manner;

19  36. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption, or distribution

20 in this state of tangible personal property meeting the definition

21 of "section 38 property" as defined in Sections 48(a)(1)(A) and

22 (B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is an

23 integral part of and used primarily in support of space flight;

24 however, section 38 property used in support of space flight shall

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1 not include general office equipment, any boat, mobile home, motor

2 vehicle, or other vehicle of a class or type required to be

3 registered, licensed, titled or documented in this state or by the

4 United States government, or any other property not specifically

5 suited to supporting space activity. The term "in support of space

6 flight", for purposes of this paragraph, means the altering,

7 monitoring, controlling, regulating, adjusting, servicing, or

8 repairing of any space facility, space propulsion systems or space

9 vehicle, satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity

10 including the components thereof;

11  37. The purchase or lease of machinery and equipment for use at

12 a fixed location in this state, which is used exclusively in the

13 manufacturing, processing, compounding, or producing of any space

14 facility, space propulsion system or space vehicle, satellite, or

15 station of any kind possessing space flight capacity. Provided, the

16 exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not be allowed unless

17 the purchaser or lessee signs an affidavit stating that the item or

18 items to be exempted are for the exclusive use designated herein.

19 Any person furnishing a false affidavit to the vendor for the

20 purpose of evading payment of any tax imposed by Section 1354 of

21 this title shall be subject to the penalties provided by law. As

22 used in this paragraph, "machinery and equipment" means "section 38

23 property" as defined in Sections 48(a)(1)(A) and (B)(i) of the

24 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which is used as an

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1 integral part of the manufacturing, processing, compounding, or

2 producing of items of tangible personal property. Such term

3 includes parts and accessories only to the extent that the exemption

4 thereof is consistent with the provisions of this paragraph;

5   38. The amount of a surcharge or any other amount which is

6 separately stated on an admission ticket which is imposed, collected

7 and used for the sole purpose of constructing, remodeling, or

8 enlarging facilities of a public trust having a municipality or

9 county as its sole beneficiary;

10  39. Sales of tangible personal property or services which are

11 directly used in or for the benefit of a state park in this state,

12 which are made to an organization which is exempt from taxation

13 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

14 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which is organized

15 primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more state parks

16 located in this state;

17  40. The sale, lease, or use of parking privileges by an

18 institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

19  41. Sales of tangible personal property or services for use on

20 campus or school construction projects for the benefit of

21 institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

22 private institutions of higher education accredited by the Oklahoma

23 State Regents for Higher Education, or any public school or school

24 district when such projects are financed by or through the use of

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1 nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the

2 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

3 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3);

4   42. Sales of tangible personal property or services by an

5 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

6 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

7 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), in the course of conducting a national

8 championship sports event, but only if all or a portion of the

9 payment in exchange therefor would qualify as the receipt of a

10 qualified sponsorship payment described in Internal Revenue Code of

11 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 513(i). Sales exempted

12 pursuant to this paragraph shall be exempt from all Oklahoma sales,

13 use, excise, and gross receipts taxes;

14  43. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

15 organization which:

16  a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of

17  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

18  U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3),

19  b. is affiliated with a comprehensive university within

20  The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and

21  c. has been organized primarily for the purpose of

22  providing education and teacher training and

23  conducting events relating to robotics;

24

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1   44. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) each year

2 from sales of tangible personal property to or by youth athletic

3 teams which are part of an athletic organization exempt from

4 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

5 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4), for the purposes of

6 raising funds for the benefit of the team;

7   45. Sales of tickets for admission to a collegiate athletic

8 event that is held in a facility owned or operated by a municipality

9 or a public trust of which the municipality is the sole beneficiary

10 and that actually determines or is part of a tournament or

11 tournament process for determining a conference tournament

12 championship, a conference championship, or a national championship;

13  46. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

14 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

15 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

16 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and is operating the Oklahoma City

17 National Memorial and Museum, an affiliate of the National Park

18 System;

19  47. Sales of tangible personal property or services to

20 organizations which are exempt from federal taxation pursuant to the

21 provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of

22 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), the memberships of

23 which are limited to honorably discharged veterans, and which

24

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1 furnish financial support to area veterans' organizations to be used

2 for the purpose of constructing a memorial or museum;

3   48. Sales of tangible personal property or services on or after

4 January 1, 2003, to an organization which is exempt from taxation

5 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

6 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) that is expending monies

7 received from a private foundation grant in conjunction with

8 expenditures of local sales tax revenue to construct a local public

9 library;

10  49. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a state

11 that borders this state or any political subdivision of that state,

12 but only to the extent that the other state or political subdivision

13 exempts or does not impose a tax on similar sales of items to this

14 state or a political subdivision of this state;

15  50. Effective July 1, 2005, sales of tangible personal property

16 or services to the career technology student organizations under the

17 direction and supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

18 Technology Education;

19  51. Sales of tangible personal property to a public trust

20 having either a single city, town or county or multiple cities,

21 towns or counties, or combination thereof as beneficiary or

22 beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt from

23 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

24 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for the purpose of

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 1 constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home
 2 owned and operated by any such public trust or nonprofit entity
 3 prior to July 1, 2008, in counties with a population of less than
 4 one hundred thousand (100,000) persons, according to the most recent
 5 Federal Decennial Census. As used in this paragraph, "constructing
 6 improvements to or expanding" shall not mean any expense for routine
 7 maintenance or general repairs and shall require a project cost of
 8 at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). For purposes
 9 of this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that
10 enters into a contractual relationship with a public trust or
11 nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered
12 sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity. The exemption
13 authorized by this paragraph shall be administered in the form of a
14 refund from the sales tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section
15 1353 of this title and the vendor shall be required to collect the
16 sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser
17 may apply for a refund of the sales tax paid in the manner
18 prescribed by this paragraph. Within thirty (30) days after the end
19 of each fiscal year, any purchaser that is entitled to make
20 application for a refund based upon the exempt treatment authorized
21 by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the sales
22 taxes paid during such preceding fiscal year. The Oklahoma Tax
23 Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes of making the
24 application for refund. The Tax Commission shall determine whether

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1 or not the total amount of sales tax exemptions claimed by all

2 purchasers is equal to or less than Six Hundred Fifty Thousand

3 Dollars ($650,000.00). If such claims are less than or equal to

4 that amount, the Tax Commission shall make refunds to the purchasers

5 in the full amount of the documented and verified sales tax amounts.

6 If such claims by all purchasers are in excess of Six Hundred Fifty

7 Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00), the Tax Commission shall determine

8 the amount of each purchaser's claim, the total amount of all claims

9 by all purchasers, and the percentage each purchaser's claim amount

10 bears to the total. The resulting percentage determined for each

11 purchaser shall be multiplied by Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

12 ($650,000.00) to determine the amount of refundable sales tax to be

13 paid to each purchaser. The pro rata refund amount shall be the

14 only method to recover sales taxes paid during the preceding fiscal

15 year and no balance of any sales taxes paid on a pro rata basis

16 shall be the subject of any subsequent refund claim pursuant to this

17 paragraph;

18  52. Effective July 1, 2006, sales of tangible personal property

19 or services to any organization which assists, trains, educates, and

20 provides housing for physically and mentally disabled persons and

21 which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

22 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

23 501(c)(3) and that receives at least eighty-five percent (85%) of

24 its annual budget from state or federal funds. In order to receive

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1 the benefit of the exemption authorized by this paragraph, the

2 taxpayer shall be required to make payment of the applicable sales

3 tax at the time of sale to the vendor in the manner otherwise

4 required by law. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Uniform

5 Tax Procedure Code to the contrary, the taxpayer shall be authorized

6 to file a claim for refund of sales taxes paid that qualify for the

7 exemption authorized by this paragraph for a period of one (1) year

8 after the date of the sale transaction. The taxpayer shall be

9 required to provide documentation as may be prescribed by the

10 Oklahoma Tax Commission in support of the refund claim. The total

11 amount of sales tax qualifying for exempt treatment pursuant to this

12 paragraph shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars

13 ($175,000.00) each fiscal year. Claims for refund shall be

14 processed in the order in which such claims are received by the

15 Oklahoma Tax Commission. If a claim otherwise timely filed exceeds

16 the total amount of refunds payable for a fiscal year, such claim

17 shall be barred;

18  53. The first Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) each year of

19 sales of tangible personal property or services to, by, or for the

20 benefit of a qualified neighborhood watch organization that is

21 endorsed or supported by or working directly with a law enforcement

22 agency with jurisdiction in the area in which the neighborhood watch

23 organization is located. As used in this paragraph, "qualified

24 neighborhood watch organization" means an organization that is a

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1 not-for-profit corporation under the laws of this state that was

2 created to help prevent criminal activity in an area through

3 community involvement and interaction with local law enforcement and

4 which is one of the first two thousand organizations which makes

5 application to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the exemption after

6 March 29, 2006;

7   54. Sales of tangible personal property to a nonprofit

8 organization, exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

9 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

10 501(c)(3), organized primarily for the purpose of providing services

11 to homeless persons during the day and located in a metropolitan

12 area with a population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000)

13 persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. The

14 exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be applicable to sales

15 of tangible personal property to a qualified entity occurring on or

16 after January 1, 2005;

17  55. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

18 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

19 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

20 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for events the principal purpose of which

21 is to provide funding for the preservation of wetlands and habitat

22 for wild ducks;

23  56. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

24 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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1 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

2 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for events the principal purpose of which

3 is to provide funding for the preservation and conservation of wild

4 turkeys;

5   57. Sales of tangible personal property or services to an

6 organization which:

7           a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of

8           the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

9           U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and

10          b. is part of a network of community-based, autonomous

11          member organizations that meets the following

12          criteria:

13          (1) serves people with workplace disadvantages and

14                     disabilities by providing job training and

15                     employment services, as well as job placement

16                     opportunities and post-employment support,

17          (2) has locations in the United States and at least

18                     twenty other countries,

19          (3) collects donated clothing and household goods to

20                     sell in retail stores and provides contract labor

21                     services to business and government, and

22          (4) provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax

23                     Commission that over seventy-five percent (75%)

24                     of its revenues are channeled into employment,

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1                   job training and placement programs, and other

2                   critical community services;

3   58. Sales of tickets made on or after September 21, 2005, and

4 complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or after

5 September 21, 2005, which have a value equivalent to the charge that

6 would have otherwise been made, for admission to a professional

7 athletic event in which a team in the National Basketball

8 Association is a participant, which is held in a facility owned or

9 operated by a municipality, a county, or a public trust of which a

10 municipality or a county is the sole beneficiary, and sales of

11 tickets made on or after July 1, 2007, and complimentary or free

12 tickets for admission issued on or after July 1, 2007, which have a

13 value equivalent to the charge that would have otherwise been made,

14 for admission to a professional athletic event in which a team in

15 the National Hockey League is a participant, which is held in a

16 facility owned or operated by a municipality, a county, or a public

17 trust of which a municipality or a county is the sole beneficiary;

18  59. Sales of tickets for admission and complimentary or free

19 tickets for admission which have a value equivalent to the charge

20 that would have otherwise been made to a professional sporting event

21 involving ice hockey, baseball, basketball, football or arena

22 football, or soccer. As used in this paragraph, "professional

23 sporting event" means an organized athletic competition between

24 teams that are members of an organized league or association with

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1 centralized management, other than a national league or national

2 association, that imposes requirements for participation in the

3 league upon the teams, the individual athletes, or both, and which

4 uses a salary structure to compensate the athletes;

5   60. Sales of tickets for admission to an annual event sponsored

6 by an educational and charitable organization of women which is

7 exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal

8 Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and

9 has as its mission promoting volunteerism, developing the potential

10 of women and improving the community through the effective action

11 and leadership of trained volunteers;

12  61. Sales of tangible personal property or services to an

13 organization, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

14 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

15 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which is itself a member of an

16 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

17 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

18 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), if the membership organization is

19 primarily engaged in advancing the purposes of its member

20 organizations through fundraising, public awareness, or other

21 efforts for the benefit of its member organizations, and if the

22 member organization is primarily engaged either in providing

23 educational services and programs concerning health-related diseases

24 and conditions to individuals suffering from such health-related

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1 diseases and conditions or their caregivers and family members or

2 support to such individuals, or in health-related research as to

3 such diseases and conditions, or both. In order to qualify for the

4 exemption authorized by this paragraph, the member nonprofit

5 organization shall be required to provide proof to the Oklahoma Tax

6 Commission of its membership status in the membership organization;

7   62. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

8 organization which is part of a national volunteer women's service

9 organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American

10 history, and securing better education for children and which has at

11 least one hundred sixty-eight thousand members in three thousand

12 chapters across the United States;

13  63. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a

14 YWCA or YMCA organization which is part of a national nonprofit

15 community service organization working to meet the health and social

16 service needs of its members across the United States;

17  64. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a

18 veteran's organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

19 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

20 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the Veterans of

21 Foreign Wars of the United States, Oklahoma Chapters;

22  65. Sales of boxes of food by a church or by an organization,

23 which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

24 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

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1 501(c)(3). To qualify under the provisions of this paragraph, the

2 organization must be organized for the primary purpose of feeding

3 needy individuals or to encourage volunteer service by requiring

4 such service in order to purchase food. These boxes shall only

5 contain edible staple food items;

6   66. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any

7 person with whom a church has duly entered into a construction

8 contract, necessary for carrying out such contract or to any

9 subcontractor to such a construction contract;

10  67. Sales of tangible personal property or services used

11 exclusively for charitable or educational purposes, to or by an

12 organization which:

13  a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of

14  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

15  U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3),

16  b. has filed a Not-for-Profit Certificate of

17  Incorporation in this state, and

18  c. is organized for the purpose of:

19  (1) providing training and education to

20                      developmentally disabled individuals,

21  (2) educating the community about the rights,

22                      abilities, and strengths of developmentally

23                      disabled individuals, and

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1   (3) promoting unity among developmentally disabled

2                   individuals in their community and geographic

3                   area;

4   68. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any

5 organization which is a shelter for abused, neglected, or abandoned

6 children and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

7 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

8 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); provided, until July 1, 2008, such

9 exemption shall apply only to eligible shelters for children from

10 birth to age twelve (12) and after July 1, 2008, such exemption

11 shall apply to eligible shelters for children from birth to age

12 eighteen (18);

13  69. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a child

14 care center which is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care

15 Facilities Licensing Act and which:

16  a. possesses a 3-star rating from the Department of Human

17  Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national

18  accreditation, and

19  b. allows on-site universal prekindergarten education to

20  be provided to four-year-old children through a

21  contractual agreement with any public school or school

22  district.

23  For the purposes of this paragraph, sales made to any person,

24 firm, agency, or entity that has entered previously into a

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1 contractual relationship with a child care center for construction

2 and improvement of buildings and other structures owned by the child

3 care center and operated for educational purposes shall be

4 considered sales made to a child care center. Any such person,

5 firm, agency, or entity making purchases on behalf of a child care

6 center shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice or

7 sales ticket the nature of the purchase. Any such person, or person

8 acting on behalf of a firm, agency, or entity making purchases on

9 behalf of a child care center in violation of this paragraph shall

10 be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be

11 fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or

12 incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days or both;

13  70. a. Sales of tangible personal property to a service

14  organization of mothers who have children who are

15  serving or who have served in the military, which

16  service organization is exempt from taxation pursuant

17  to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

18  1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and

19  which is known as the Blue Star Mothers of America,

20  Inc. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall

21  only apply to the purchase of tangible personal

22  property actually sent to United States military

23  personnel overseas who are serving in a combat zone

24  and not to any other tangible personal property

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1   purchased by the organization. Provided, this

2   exemption shall not apply to any sales tax levied by a

3   city, town, county, or any other jurisdiction in this

4   state.

5   b. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be

6   administered in the form of a refund from the sales

7   tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section 1353 of

8   this title, and the vendor shall be required to

9   collect the sales tax otherwise applicable to the

10  transaction. The purchaser may apply for a refund of

11  the state sales tax paid in the manner prescribed by

12  this paragraph. Within sixty (60) days after the end

13  of each calendar quarter, any purchaser that is

14  entitled to make application for a refund based upon

15  the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may

16  file an application for refund of the state sales

17  taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter.

18  The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes

19  of making the application for refund.

20  c. A purchaser who applies for a refund pursuant to this

21  paragraph shall certify that the items were actually

22  sent to military personnel overseas in a combat zone.

23  Any purchaser that applies for a refund for the

24  purchase of items that are not authorized for

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1  exemption under this paragraph shall be subject to a

2  penalty in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars

3  ($500.00);

4  71. Sales of food and snack items to or by an organization

5 which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

6 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

7 501(c)(3), whose primary and principal purpose is providing funding

8 for scholarships in the medical field;

9  72. Sales of tangible personal property or services for use

10 solely on construction projects for organizations which are exempt

11 from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue

12 Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and whose

13 purpose is providing end-of-life care and access to hospice services

14 to low-income individuals who live in a facility owned by the

15 organization. The exemption provided by this paragraph applies to

16 sales to the organization as well as to sales to any person with

17 whom the organization has duly entered into a construction contract,

18 necessary for carrying out such contract or to any subcontractor to

19 such a construction contract. Any person making purchases on behalf

20 of such organization shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the

21 invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the

22 purchases are made for and on behalf of such organization and set

23 out the name of such organization. Any person who wrongfully or

24 erroneously certifies that purchases are for any of the above-named

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1 organizations or who otherwise violates this section shall be guilty

2 of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an

3 amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or

4 incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days or both;

5   73. Sales of tickets for admission to events held by

6 organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

7 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

8 501(c)(3) that are organized for the purpose of supporting general

9 hospitals licensed by the State Department of Health;

10  74. Sales of tangible personal property or services:

11  a. to a foundation which is exempt from taxation pursuant

12  to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

13  1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and

14  which raises tax-deductible contributions in support

15  of a wide range of firearms-related public interest

16  activities of the National Rifle Association of

17  America and other organizations that defend and foster

18  Second Amendment rights, and

19  b. to or by a grassroots fundraising program for sales

20  related to events to raise funds for a foundation

21  meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this

22  paragraph;

23  75. Sales by an organization or entity which is exempt from

24 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

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1 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) which are related to

2 a fundraising event sponsored by the organization or entity when the

3 event does not exceed any five (5) consecutive days and when the

4 sales are not in the organization's or the entity's regular course

5 of business. Provided, the exemption provided in this paragraph

6 shall be limited to tickets sold for admittance to the fundraising

7 event and items which were donated to the organization or entity for

8 sale at the event;

9   76. Effective November 1, 2017, sales of tangible personal

10 property or services to an organization which is exempt from

11 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

12 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and operates as a

13 collaborative model which connects community agencies in one

14 location to serve individuals and families affected by violence and

15 where victims have access to services and advocacy at no cost to the

16 victim;

17  77. Effective July 1, 2018, sales of tangible personal property

18 or services to or by an association which is exempt from taxation

19 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

20 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the

21 National Guard Association of Oklahoma;

22  78. Effective July 1, 2018, sales of tangible personal property

23 or services to or by an association which is exempt from taxation

24 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

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1 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4) and which is known as the

2 Marine Corps League of Oklahoma;

3   79. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the

4 American Legion, whether the purchase is made by the entity

5 chartered by the United States Congress or is an entity organized

6 under the laws of this or another state pursuant to the authority of

7 the national American Legion organization;

8   80. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

9 organization which is:

10  a. exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

11  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C.,

12  Section 501(c)(3),

13  b. verified with a letter from the MIT Fab Foundation as

14  an official member of the Fab Lab Network in

15  compliance with the Fab Charter, and

16  c. able to provide documentation that its primary and

17  principal purpose is to provide community access to

18  advanced 21st century manufacturing and digital

19  fabrication tools for science, technology,

20  engineering, art and math (STEAM) learning skills,

21  developing inventions, creating and sustaining

22  businesses, and producing personalized products;

23  81. Effective November 1, 2021, sales of tangible personal

24 property or services used solely for construction and remodeling

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1 projects to an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant

2 to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

3 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which meets the following

4 requirements:

5   a. its primary purpose is to construct or remodel and

6                sell affordable housing and provide homeownership

7                education to residents of Oklahoma that have an income

8                that is below one hundred percent (100%) of the Family

9                Median Income guidelines as defined by the U.S.

10               Department of Housing and Urban Development,

11  b. it conducts its activities in a manner that serves

12               public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial

13               purposes,

14  c. it receives funding and revenue and charges fees in a

15               manner that does not incentivize it or its employees

16               to act other than in the best interests of its

17               clients, and

18  d. it compensates its employees in a manner that does not

19               incentivize employees to act other than in the best

20               interests of its clients;

21  82. Effective November 1, 2021, sales of tangible personal

22 property or services to a nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to

23 Oklahoma law before January 1, 2022, exempt from federal income

24 taxation pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of

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1 1986, as amended, the principal functions of which are to provide

2 assistance to natural persons following a disaster, with program

3 emphasis on repair or restoration to single-family residential

4 dwellings or the construction of a replacement single-family

5 residential dwelling. As used in this paragraph, "disaster" means

6 damage to property with or without accompanying injury to persons

7 from heavy rain, high winds, tornadic winds, drought, wildfire,

8 snow, ice, geologic disturbances, explosions, chemical accidents or

9 spills, and other events causing damage to property on a large

10 scale. For purposes of this paragraph, an entity that expended at

11 least seventy-five percent (75%) of its funds on the restoration to

12 single-family housing following a disaster including related general

13 and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption

14 authorized by this paragraph;

15  83. Effective November 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024,

16 sales of tangible personal property or services to a museum that:

17  a. operates as a part of an organization which is exempt

18  from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

19  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C.,

20  Section 501(c)(3),

21  b. is not accredited by the American Alliance of Museums,

22  and

23  c. operates on an annual budget of less than One Million

24  Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

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1   84. Until July 1, 2022, sales of tangible personal property or

2 services for use in a clinical practice or medical facility operated

3 by an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

4 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the

5 United States, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which has entered

6 into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust

7 created pursuant to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

8 Statutes. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall be limited

9 to the purchase of tangible personal property and services for use

10 in clinical practices or medical facilities acquired or leased by

11 the organization from the University Hospitals Authority, University

12 Hospitals Trust, or the University of Oklahoma on or after June 1,

13 2021;

14  85. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a

15 women's veterans organization, and its subchapters in this state,

16 that is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

17 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section

18 501(c)(19) and is known as the Oklahoma Women Veterans Organization;

19  86. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a

20 nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January

21 1, 2019, exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section

22 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the

23 principal functions of which are to provide assistance to natural

24 persons following a disaster, with program emphasis on repair or

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1 restoration to single-family residential dwellings or the

2 construction of a replacement single-family residential dwelling.

3 For purposes of this paragraph, an entity operated exclusively for

4 charitable and educational purposes through the coordination of

5 volunteers for the disaster recovery of homes (as derived from Part

6 III, Statement of Program Services, of Internal Revenue Service Form

7 990) and which offers its services free of charge to disaster

8 survivors statewide who are low income with no or limited means of

9 recovery on their own for the restoration to single-family housing

10 following a disaster including related general and administrative

11 expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption authorized by this

12 paragraph. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall only be

13 applicable to sales made on or after July 1, 2022. As used in this

14 paragraph, "disaster" means damage to property with or without

15 accompanying injury to persons from heavy rain, high winds, tornadic

16 winds, drought, wildfire, snow, ice, geologic disturbances,

17 explosions, chemical accidents or spills and other events causing

18 damage to property on a large scale;

19  87. Effective July 1, 2022, sales of tangible personal property

20 or services to an organization which is exempt from taxation

21 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

22 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which provides support to

23 veterans, active duty members of the Armed Forces, reservists, and

24 members of the National Guard to assist with the transition to

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1 civilian life and which provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax

2 Commission that over seventy percent (70%) of its revenue is

3 expended on support for transition to civilian life; and

4   88. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

5 organization in this state which:

6   a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of

7             the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26

8             U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and

9   b. provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax Commission

10            showing the organization's principal purpose is to

11            provide school supplies or articles of clothing for

12            underserved students attending grades prekindergarten

13            through twelve at public schools in this state; and

14  89. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an

15 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

16 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Section

17 501(c)(3), and which is verified by the Oklahoma Department of

18 Career and Technology Education as an official STEM Community or

19 Region pursuant to Section 21-1210 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

20 Statutes.

21  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

22  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

23 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby

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