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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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

3 HOUSE BILL 4178                       By: Staires

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 sales tax exemptions;

9   providing for exemption to certain public trusts;

    providing an effective date; and declaring an

10  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 or a public trust, organized pursuant to the provisions of Section

24 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, with a

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1 municipality as the beneficiary of such trust; provided, all sales

2 to contractors in connection with the performance of any contract

3 with the United States government, this state, or any of its

4 political subdivisions shall not be exempted from the tax levied by

5 Section 1350 et seq. of this title, except as hereinafter provided;

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

7 with agencies or instrumentalities of the United States government

8 if ownership and possession of such property transfers immediately

9 to the United States government;

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

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

12 property is associated with the development of a qualified federal

13 facility, as provided in the Oklahoma Federal Facilities Development

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

15 immediately to the political subdivision or the state;

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

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

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

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

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

21 the exemption provided by this paragraph for admission tickets to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 the public or for profit;

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

8 educational societies or organizations by regular members thereof,

9 provided, such societies or organizations operate under what is

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

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

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

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

14 privately owned scientific and educational libraries by members

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

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

17 related subjects;

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

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

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

21 similar business or sale of tangible personal property or services

22 by an organization exempt from federal income tax pursuant to

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

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

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

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

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

4 or churches or by the organization for charitable purposes;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 amount separately stated on the admission ticket shall be a

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

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

19 college or university to effect the capital improvements

20 hereinbefore described;

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

22 council organizations or similar state supervisory organizations of

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

24

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

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

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

4 System of Higher Education, the Grand River Dam Authority, the

5 Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma

6 Municipal Power Authority, City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port

7 Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority, the Oklahoma

8 Department of Veterans Affairs, the Broken Bow Economic Development

9 Authority, Ardmore Development Authority, Durant Industrial

10 Authority, Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, Central Oklahoma

11 Master Conservancy District, Arbuckle Master Conservancy District,

12 Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy District, Foss Reservoir

13 Master Conservancy District, Mountain Park Master Conservancy

14 District, Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District and the Office of

15 Management and Enterprise Services only when carrying out a public

16 construction contract on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of

17 Veterans Affairs, and effective July 1, 2022, the University

18 Hospitals Trust, or to any person with whom any of the above-named

19 subdivisions or agencies of this state has duly entered into a

20 public contract pursuant to law, necessary for carrying out such

21 public contract or to any subcontractor to such a public contract.

22 Any person making purchases on behalf of such subdivision or agency

23 of this state shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice

24 or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the purchases are

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1 made for and on behalf of such subdivision or agency of this state

2 and set out the name of such public subdivision or agency. Any

3 person who wrongfully or erroneously certifies that purchases are

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

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

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

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

8 sixty (60) days or both;

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

10 institutions of higher education and private elementary and

11 secondary institutions of education accredited by the State

12 Department of Education or registered by the State Board of

13 Education for purposes of participating in federal programs or

14 accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

15 Education which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions

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

17 501(c)(3) including materials, supplies, and equipment used in the

18 construction and improvement of buildings and other structures owned

19 by the institutions and operated for educational purposes.

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

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

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

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

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

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1   12. Tuition and educational fees paid to private institutions

2 of higher education and private elementary and secondary

3 institutions of education accredited by the State Department of

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

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

6 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education which are exempt from

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

8 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3);

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

10  (1) a public school,

11  (2) a private school offering instruction for grade

12                  levels kindergarten through twelfth grade,

13  (3) a public school district,

14  (4) a public or private school board,

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

16                  organization,

17  (6) a parent-teacher association or organization

18                  other than as specified in subparagraph b of this

19                  paragraph, or

20  (7) public or private school personnel for purposes

21                  of raising funds for the benefit of a public or

22                  private school, public school district, public or

23                  private school board, or public or private school

24                  student group or organization, or

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

2   nonprofit parent-teacher associations or organizations

3   exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

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

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

6   school foundations which solicit money or property in

7   the name of any public or private school or public

8   school district.

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

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

11 schools accredited by the State Department of Education or

12 registered by the State Board of Education for purposes of

13 participating in federal programs. Sale of tangible personal

14 property in this paragraph shall include sale of admission tickets

15 and concessions at athletic events;

16  14. Sales of tangible personal property by:

17  a. local 4-H clubs,

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

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

20  d. 4-H leader associations,

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

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

23  The exemption provided by this paragraph shall be limited to

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

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1 organizations. Sale of tangible personal property exempted by this

2 paragraph shall include sale of admission tickets;

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

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

5 organization 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)(4);

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

9 person with whom the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has

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

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

12 production of advertising, promotion, publicity, and public

13 relations programs;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any such fire

23 department or who otherwise violates the provisions of this section

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

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

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

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

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

5 recreational events or activities which are issued through a box

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

7 higher education with institutional employees or by a municipality

8 with municipal employees;

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

10 from sales of tangible personal property by fire departments

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

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

13 department. Fire departments selling tangible personal property for

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

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

16 exemption granted by this paragraph;

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 organization, which takes court-adjudicated juveniles for purposes

24 of rehabilitation, and 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), provided that at least fifty percent

3 (50%) of the juveniles served by such organization are court

4 adjudicated and the organization receives state funds in an amount

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

6 organization;

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

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

9                42 of the United States Code,

10  b. any clinic receiving disbursements of state monies

11               from the Indigent Health Care Revolving Fund pursuant

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

13               Oklahoma Statutes,

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

15               the following criteria:

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

17                  recipient, and

18               (2) is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

21                  Section 501(c)(3), and

22  d. any community mental health center as defined in

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

24

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

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

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

4 recreation centers for the use of facilities and programs;

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

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

7 cultural organization established to sponsor and promote

8 educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged

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

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

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

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

13 or other entities which have been accredited by the American

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

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

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

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

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

19 wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 entertainment, edification, or cultural cultivation to which entry

11 is gained with a paid admission ticket;

12  27. Sales of tangible personal property or services occurring

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

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

15 trustees of the home;

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

17 organization known as the Disabled American Veterans, Department of

18 Oklahoma, Inc., and subordinate chapters thereof;

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

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

21 members of which serve as trustees of the organization;

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

23  property made pursuant to Section 3226 of Title 63 of

24

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1   the Oklahoma Statutes by the University Hospitals

2   Trust, and

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

4   property or services to or by:

5   (1) the University Hospitals Trust created pursuant

6                    to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

7                    Statutes, or

8   (2) nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation

9                    pursuant to the provisions of the Internal

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

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

12                   entered into a joint operating agreement with the

13                   University Hospitals Trust;

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

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

16 lease-purchase agreement executed between the vendor and a

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

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

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

20 spaceport user, as defined in the Oklahoma Space Industry

21 Development Act;

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

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

24 any satellite or any associated launch vehicle including components

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

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

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

4 this paragraph shall not be affected by:

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

6   or launch vehicle,

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

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

9   of, the satellite or launch vehicle after launch;

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

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

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

13 flight capacity including components thereof;

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

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

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

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

18 launched into space, irrespective of whether such tangible property

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

20 consumption in any manner;

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

22 in this state of tangible personal property meeting the definition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 United States government, or any other property not specifically

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

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

9 monitoring, controlling, regulating, adjusting, servicing, or

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

11 vehicle, satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity

12 including the components thereof;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 producing of items of tangible personal property. Such term

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

6 thereof is consistent with the provisions of this paragraph;

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

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

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

10 enlarging facilities of a public trust having a municipality or

11 county as its sole beneficiary;

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 located in this state;

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

20 institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

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

22 campus or school construction projects for the benefit of

23 institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

24 private institutions of higher education accredited by the Oklahoma

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

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

3 nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

7 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

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

12 qualified sponsorship payment described in Internal Revenue Code of

13 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 513(i). Sales exempted

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

15 use, excise, and gross receipts taxes;

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

17 organization which:

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

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

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

21  b. is affiliated with a comprehensive university within

22  The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and

23

24

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1           c. has been organized primarily for the purpose of

2           providing education and teacher training and

3           conducting events relating to robotics;

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

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

6 teams which are part of an athletic organization exempt from

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

8 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4), for the purposes of

9 raising funds for the benefit of the team;

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

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

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

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

14 tournament process for determining a conference tournament

15 championship, a conference championship, or a national championship;

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

17 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

21 System;

22  47. Sales of tangible personal property or services to

23 organizations which are exempt from federal taxation pursuant to the

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

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1 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), the memberships of

2 which are limited to honorably discharged veterans, and which

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

4 for the purpose of constructing a memorial or museum;

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

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

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

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

9 received from a private foundation grant in conjunction with

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

11 library;

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

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

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

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

16 state or a political subdivision of this state;

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

18 or services to the career technology student organizations under the

19 direction and supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

20 Technology Education;

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

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

23 towns or counties, or combination thereof as beneficiary or

24 beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt from

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 1 taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of
 2 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for the purpose of
 3 constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home
 4 owned and operated by any such public trust or nonprofit entity
 5 prior to July 1, 2008, in counties with a population of less than
 6 one hundred thousand (100,000) persons, according to the most recent
 7 Federal Decennial Census. As used in this paragraph, "constructing
 8 improvements to or expanding" shall not mean any expense for routine
 9 maintenance or general repairs and shall require a project cost of
10 at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). For purposes
11 of this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that
12 enters into a contractual relationship with a public trust or
13 nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered
14 sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity. The exemption
15 authorized by this paragraph shall be administered in the form of a
16 refund from the sales tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section
17 1353 of this title and the vendor shall be required to collect the
18 sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser
19 may apply for a refund of the sales tax paid in the manner
20 prescribed by this paragraph. Within thirty (30) days after the end
21 of each fiscal year, any purchaser that is entitled to make
22 application for a refund based upon the exempt treatment authorized
23 by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the sales
24 taxes paid during such preceding fiscal year. The Oklahoma Tax

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1 Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes of making the

2 application for refund. The Tax Commission shall determine whether

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 purchaser shall be multiplied by Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

14 ($650,000.00) to determine the amount of refundable sales tax to be

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

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

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

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

19 paragraph;

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

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

22 provides housing for physically and mentally disabled persons and

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) and that receives at least eighty-five percent (85%) of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 required to provide documentation as may be prescribed by the

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

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

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

15 ($175,000.00) each fiscal year. Claims for refund shall be

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

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

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

19 shall be barred;

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

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

22 benefit of a qualified neighborhood watch organization that is

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

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

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

2 neighborhood watch organization" means an organization that is a

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

4 created to help prevent criminal activity in an area through

5 community involvement and interaction with local law enforcement and

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

7 application to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the exemption after

8 March 29, 2006;

9   54. Sales of tangible personal property to a nonprofit

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

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

12 501(c)(3), organized primarily for the purpose of providing services

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

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

15 persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. The

16 exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be applicable to sales

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

18 after January 1, 2005;

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

20 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

24 for wild ducks;

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

2 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

6 turkeys;

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

8 organization which:

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

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

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

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

13          member organizations that meets the following

14          criteria:

15          (1) serves people with workplace disadvantages and

16                     disabilities by providing job training and

17                     employment services, as well as job placement

18                     opportunities and post-employment support,

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

20                     twenty other countries,

21          (3) collects donated clothing and household goods to

22                     sell in retail stores and provides contract labor

23                     services to business and government, and

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1   (4) provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax

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

3                   of its revenues are channeled into employment,

4                   job training and placement programs, and other

5                   critical community services;

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

7 complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or after

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

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

10 athletic event in which a team in the National Basketball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 sporting event" means an organized athletic competition between

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

4 centralized management, other than a national league or national

5 association, that imposes requirements for participation in the

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

7 uses a salary structure to compensate the athletes;

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

9 by an educational and charitable organization of women which is

10 exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal

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

12 has as its mission promoting volunteerism, developing the potential

13 of women and improving the community through the effective action

14 and leadership of trained volunteers;

15  61. Sales of tangible personal property or services to 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), and which is itself a member of an

19 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

22 primarily engaged in advancing the purposes of its member

23 organizations through fundraising, public awareness, or other

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

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1 member organization is primarily engaged either in providing

2 educational services and programs concerning health-related diseases

3 and conditions to individuals suffering from such health-related

4 diseases and conditions or their caregivers and family members or

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

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

7 exemption authorized by this paragraph, the member nonprofit

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

9 Commission of its membership status in the membership organization;

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

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

12 organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American

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

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

15 chapters across the United States;

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

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

18 community service organization working to meet the health and social

19 service needs of its members across the United States;

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

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

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

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

24 Foreign Wars of the United States, Oklahoma Chapters;

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

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

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

4 501(c)(3). To qualify under the provisions of this paragraph, the

5 organization must be organized for the primary purpose of feeding

6 needy individuals or to encourage volunteer service by requiring

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

8 contain edible staple food items;

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

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

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

12 subcontractor to such a construction contract;

13  67. Sales of tangible personal property or services used

14 exclusively for charitable or educational purposes, 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. has filed a Not-for-Profit Certificate of

20  Incorporation in this state, and

21  c. is organized for the purpose of:

22  (1) providing training and education to

23                      developmentally disabled individuals,

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1   (2) educating the community about the rights,

2                   abilities, and strengths of developmentally

3                   disabled individuals, and

4   (3) promoting unity among developmentally disabled

5                   individuals in their community and geographic

6                   area;

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

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

9 children and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

12 exemption shall apply only to eligible shelters for children from

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

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

15 eighteen (18);

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

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

18 Facilities Licensing Act and which:

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

20  Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national

21  accreditation, and

22  b. allows on-site universal prekindergarten education to

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

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1   contractual agreement with any public school or school

2   district.

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

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

5 contractual relationship with a child care center for construction

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

7 care center and operated for educational purposes shall be

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18  organization of mothers who have children who are

19  serving or who have served in the military, which

20  service organization is exempt from taxation pursuant

21  to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

22  1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and

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

24  Inc. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall

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1   only apply to the purchase of tangible personal

2   property actually sent to United States military

3   personnel overseas who are serving in a combat zone

4   and not to any other tangible personal property

5   purchased by the organization. Provided, this

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

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

8   state.

9   b. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be

10  administered in the form of a refund from the sales

11  tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section 1353 of

12  this title, and the vendor shall be required to

13  collect the sales tax otherwise applicable to the

14  transaction. The purchaser may apply for a refund of

15  the state sales tax paid in the manner prescribed by

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

17  of each calendar quarter, any purchaser that is

18  entitled to make application for a refund based upon

19  the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may

20  file an application for refund of the state sales

21  taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter.

22  The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes

23  of making the application for refund.

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

2   paragraph shall certify that the items were actually

3   sent to military personnel overseas in a combat zone.

4   Any purchaser that applies for a refund for the

5   purchase of items that are not authorized for

6   exemption under this paragraph shall be subject to a

7   penalty in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars

8   ($500.00);

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

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

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

12 501(c)(3), whose primary and principal purpose is providing funding

13 for scholarships in the medical field;

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

15 solely on construction projects for organizations which are exempt

16 from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue

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

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

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

20 organization. The exemption provided by this paragraph applies to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 organizations or who otherwise violates this section shall be guilty

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

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

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

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

11 organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

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

13 501(c)(3) that are organized for the purpose of supporting general

14 hospitals licensed by the State Department of Health;

15  74. Sales of tangible personal property or services:

16  a. to a foundation which 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)(3) and

19  which raises tax-deductible contributions in support

20  of a wide range of firearms-related public interest

21  activities of the National Rifle Association of

22  America and other organizations that defend and foster

23  Second Amendment rights, and

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

2           related to events to raise funds for a foundation

3           meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this

4           paragraph;

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

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

7 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) which are related to

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 sale at the event;

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

16 property or services to an organization which is exempt from

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

18 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and operates as a

19 collaborative model which connects community agencies in one

20 location to serve individuals and families affected by violence and

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

22 victim;

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

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

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

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

3 National Guard Association of Oklahoma;

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

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

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

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

8 Marine Corps League of Oklahoma;

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

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

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

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

13 the national American Legion organization;

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

15 organization which is:

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

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

18  Section 501(c)(3),

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

20  an official member of the Fab Lab Network in

21  compliance with the Fab Charter, and

22  c. able to provide documentation that its primary and

23  principal purpose is to provide community access to

24  advanced 21st century manufacturing and digital

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1                 fabrication tools for science, technology,

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

3                 developing inventions, creating and sustaining

4                 businesses, and producing personalized products;

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

6 property or services used solely for construction and remodeling

7 projects to an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant

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

9 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which meets the following

10 requirements:

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

12                sell affordable housing and provide homeownership

13                education to residents of Oklahoma that have an income

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

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

16                Department of Housing and Urban Development,

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

18                public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial

19                purposes,

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

21                manner that does not incentivize it or its employees

22                to act other than in the best interests of its

23                clients, and

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

2   incentivize employees to act other than in the best

3   interests of its clients;

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

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

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

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

8 1986, as amended, the principal functions of which are to provide

9 assistance to natural persons following a disaster, with program

10 emphasis on repair or restoration to single-family residential

11 dwellings or the construction of a replacement single-family

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

13 damage to property with or without accompanying injury to persons

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

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

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

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

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

19 single-family housing following a disaster including related general

20 and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption

21 authorized by this paragraph;

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

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

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

2         from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

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

4         Section 501(c)(3),

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

6         and

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

8         Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

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

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

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

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

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

14 into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust

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

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

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

18 in clinical practices or medical facilities acquired or leased by

19 the organization from the University Hospitals Authority, University

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

21 2021;

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

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

24 that is 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., Section

2 501(c)(19) and is known as the Oklahoma Women Veterans Organization;

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

4 nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January

5 1, 2019, exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section

6 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the

7 principal functions of which are to provide assistance to natural

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

9 restoration to single-family residential dwellings or the

10 construction of a replacement single-family residential dwelling.

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

12 charitable and educational purposes through the coordination of

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

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

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

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

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

18 following a disaster including related general and administrative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1 explosions, chemical accidents or spills and other events causing

2 damage to property on a large scale;

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

4 or services 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) and which provides support to

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

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

9 civilian life and which provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax

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

11 expended on support for transition to civilian life; and

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

13 organization in this state which:

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

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

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

17  b. provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax Commission

18  showing the organization's principal purpose is to

19  provide school supplies or articles of clothing for

20  underserved students attending grades prekindergarten

21  through twelve at public schools in this state.

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

23  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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