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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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

3 HOUSE BILL 4197                       By: Schreiber

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 for certain nonprofit

    entities supporting public safety functions;

10  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

23 thereof, shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of

24

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1 sales tax involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60)

2 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;

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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 municipally owned recreation centers for the use of facilities and

5 programs;

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

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

8 cultural organization established to sponsor and promote

9 educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged

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

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

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

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

14 or other entities which have been accredited by the American

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

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

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

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

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

20 wrongfully or erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 entertainment, edification, or cultural cultivation to which entry

13 is gained with a paid admission ticket;

14  27. Sales of tangible personal property or services occurring

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

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

17 trustees of the home;

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

19 organization known as the Disabled American Veterans, Department of

20 Oklahoma, Inc., and subordinate chapters thereof;

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

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

23 members of which serve as trustees of the organization;

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

2   property made pursuant to Section 3226 of Title 63 of

3   the Oklahoma Statutes by the University Hospitals

4   Trust, and

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

6   property or services to or by:

7   (1) the University Hospitals Trust created pursuant

8                    to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

9                    Statutes, or

10  (2) nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation

11                   pursuant to the provisions of the Internal

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

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

14                   entered into a joint operating agreement with the

15                   University Hospitals Trust;

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

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

18 lease-purchase agreement executed between the vendor and a

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

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

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

22 spaceport user, as defined in the Oklahoma Space Industry

23 Development Act;

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

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

3 any satellite or any associated launch vehicle including components

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

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

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

7 this paragraph shall not be affected by:

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

9   or launch vehicle,

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

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

12  of, the satellite or launch vehicle after launch;

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

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

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

16 flight capacity including components thereof;

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

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

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

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

21 launched into space, irrespective of whether such tangible property

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

23 consumption in any manner;

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

2 in this state of tangible personal property meeting the definition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 United States government, or any other property not specifically

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

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

13 monitoring, controlling, regulating, adjusting, servicing, or

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

15 vehicle, satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity

16 including the components thereof;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 producing of items of tangible personal property. Such term

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

10 thereof is consistent with the provisions of this paragraph;

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

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

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

14 enlarging facilities of a public trust having a municipality or

15 county as its sole beneficiary;

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

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

18 which are made to an organization 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)(3) and which is organized

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

22 located in this state;

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

24 institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

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

2 campus or school construction projects for the benefit of

3 institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

4 private institutions of higher education accredited by the Oklahoma

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

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

7 nonprofit entities which are 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);

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

11 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

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

16 qualified sponsorship payment described in Internal Revenue Code of

17 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 513(i). Sales exempted

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

19 use, excise, and gross receipts taxes;

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

21 organization which:

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

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

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

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1           b. is affiliated with a comprehensive university within

2           The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and

3           c. has been organized primarily for the purpose of

4           providing education and teacher training and

5           conducting events relating to robotics;

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

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

8 teams which are part of an athletic organization exempt from

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

10 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4), for the purposes of

11 raising funds for the benefit of the team;

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

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

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

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

16 tournament process for determining a conference tournament

17 championship, a conference championship, or a national championship;

18  46. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by 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) and is operating the Oklahoma City

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

23 System;

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1   47. Sales of tangible personal property or services to

2 organizations which are exempt from federal taxation pursuant to the

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

4 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), the memberships of

5 which are limited to honorably discharged veterans, and which

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

7 for the purpose of constructing a memorial or museum;

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

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

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

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

12 received from a private foundation grant in conjunction with

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

14 library;

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

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

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

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

19 state or a political subdivision of this state;

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

21 or services to the career technology student organizations under the

22 direction and supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

23 Technology Education;

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

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

3 towns or counties, or combination thereof as beneficiary or

4 beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt from

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

6 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for the purpose of

7 constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home

8 owned and operated by any such public trust or nonprofit entity

9 prior to July 1, 2008, in counties with a population of less than

10 one hundred thousand (100,000) persons, according to the most recent

11 Federal Decennial Census. As used in this paragraph, "constructing

12 improvements to or expanding" shall not mean any expense for routine

13 maintenance or general repairs and shall require a project cost of

14 at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). For purposes

15 of this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that

16 enters into a contractual relationship with a public trust or

17 nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered

18 sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity. The exemption

19 authorized by this paragraph shall be administered in the form of a

20 refund from the sales tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section

21 1353 of this title and the vendor shall be required to collect the

22 sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser

23 may apply for a refund of the sales tax paid in the manner

24 prescribed by this paragraph. Within thirty (30) days after the end

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 1 of each fiscal year, any purchaser that is entitled to make
 2 application for a refund based upon the exempt treatment authorized
 3 by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the sales
 4 taxes paid during such preceding fiscal year. The Oklahoma Tax
 5 Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes of making the
 6 application for refund. The Tax Commission shall determine whether
 7 or not the total amount of sales tax exemptions claimed by all
 8 purchasers is equal to or less than Six Hundred Fifty Thousand
 9 Dollars ($650,000.00). If such claims are less than or equal to
10 that amount, the Tax Commission shall make refunds to the purchasers
11 in the full amount of the documented and verified sales tax amounts.
12 If such claims by all purchasers are in excess of Six Hundred Fifty
13 Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00), the Tax Commission shall determine
14 the amount of each purchaser's claim, the total amount of all claims
15 by all purchasers, and the percentage each purchaser's claim amount
16 bears to the total. The resulting percentage determined for each
17 purchaser shall be multiplied by Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
18 ($650,000.00) to determine the amount of refundable sales tax to be
19 paid to each purchaser. The pro rata refund amount shall be the
20 only method to recover sales taxes paid during the preceding fiscal
21 year and no balance of any sales taxes paid on a pro rata basis
22 shall be the subject of any subsequent refund claim pursuant to this
23 paragraph;
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1  52. Effective July 1, 2006, sales of tangible personal property

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

3 provides housing for physically and mentally disabled persons and

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

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

6 501(c)(3) and that receives at least eighty-five percent (85%) of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 required to provide documentation as may be prescribed by the

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

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

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

20 ($175,000.00) each fiscal year. Claims for refund shall be

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

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

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

24 shall be barred;

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

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

3 benefit of a qualified neighborhood watch organization that is

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

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

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

7 neighborhood watch organization" means an organization that is a

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

9 created to help prevent criminal activity in an area through

10 community involvement and interaction with local law enforcement and

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

12 application to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the exemption after

13 March 29, 2006;

14  54. Sales of tangible personal property to a nonprofit

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

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

17 501(c)(3), organized primarily for the purpose of providing services

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

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

20 persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. The

21 exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be applicable to sales

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

23 after January 1, 2005;

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1   55. 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 of wetlands and habitat

6 for wild ducks;

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

8 organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the

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

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

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

12 turkeys;

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

14 organization which:

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

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

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

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

19           member organizations that meets the following

20           criteria:

21           (1) serves people with workplace disadvantages and

22                      disabilities by providing job training and

23                      employment services, as well as job placement

24                      opportunities and post-employment support,

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

2                   twenty other countries,

3   (3) collects donated clothing and household goods to

4                   sell in retail stores and provides contract labor

5                   services to business and government, and

6   (4) provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax

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

8                   of its revenues are channeled into employment,

9                   job training and placement programs, and other

10                  critical community services;

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

12 complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or after

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

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

15 athletic event in which a team in the National Basketball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 sporting event" means an organized athletic competition between

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

10 centralized management, other than a national league or national

11 association, that imposes requirements for participation in the

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

13 uses a salary structure to compensate the athletes;

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

15 by an educational and charitable organization of women which is

16 exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal

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

18 has as its mission promoting volunteerism, developing the potential

19 of women and improving the community through the effective action

20 and leadership of trained volunteers;

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

22 organization, 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), and which is itself a member of an

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1 organization which is 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), if the membership organization is

4 primarily engaged in advancing the purposes of its member

5 organizations through fundraising, public awareness, or other

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

7 member organization is primarily engaged either in providing

8 educational services and programs concerning health-related diseases

9 and conditions to individuals suffering from such health-related

10 diseases and conditions or their caregivers and family members or

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

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

13 exemption authorized by this paragraph, the member nonprofit

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

15 Commission of its membership status in the membership organization;

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

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

18 organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American

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

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

21 chapters across the United States;

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

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

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1 community service organization working to meet the health and social

2 service needs of its members across the United States;

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

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

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

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

7 Foreign Wars of the United States, Oklahoma Chapters;

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

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

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

11 501(c)(3). To qualify under the provisions of this paragraph, the

12 organization must be organized for the primary purpose of feeding

13 needy individuals or to encourage volunteer service by requiring

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

15 contain edible staple food items;

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

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

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

19 subcontractor to such a construction contract;

20  67. Sales of tangible personal property or services used

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

22 organization which:

23

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

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

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

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

5   Incorporation in this state, and

6   c. is organized for the purpose of:

7   (1) providing training and education to

8                   developmentally disabled individuals,

9   (2) educating the community about the rights,

10                  abilities, and strengths of developmentally

11                  disabled individuals, and

12  (3) promoting unity among developmentally disabled

13                  individuals in their community and geographic

14                  area;

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

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

17 children and 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); provided, until July 1, 2008, such

20 exemption shall apply only to eligible shelters for children from

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

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

23 eighteen (18);

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

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

3 Facilities Licensing Act and which:

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

5   Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national

6   accreditation, and

7   b. allows on-site universal prekindergarten education to

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

9   contractual agreement with any public school or school

10  district.

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

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

13 contractual relationship with a child care center for construction

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

15 care center and operated for educational purposes shall be

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2   organization of mothers who have children who are

3   serving or who have served in the military, which

4   service organization is exempt from taxation pursuant

5   to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of

6   1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and

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

8   Inc. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall

9   only apply to the purchase of tangible personal

10  property actually sent to United States military

11  personnel overseas who are serving in a combat zone

12  and not to any other tangible personal property

13  purchased by the organization. Provided, this

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

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

16  state.

17  b. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be

18  administered in the form of a refund from the sales

19  tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section 1353 of

20  this title, and the vendor shall be required to

21  collect the sales tax otherwise applicable to the

22  transaction. The purchaser may apply for a refund of

23  the state sales tax paid in the manner prescribed by

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

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1   of each calendar quarter, any purchaser that is

2   entitled to make application for a refund based upon

3   the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may

4   file an application for refund of the state sales

5   taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter.

6   The Tax Commission shall prescribe a form for purposes

7   of making the application for refund.

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

9   paragraph shall certify that the items were actually

10  sent to military personnel overseas in a combat zone.

11  Any purchaser that applies for a refund for the

12  purchase of items that are not authorized for

13  exemption under this paragraph shall be subject to a

14  penalty in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars

15  ($500.00);

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

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

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

19 501(c)(3), whose primary and principal purpose is providing funding

20 for scholarships in the medical field;

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

22 solely on construction projects for organizations which are exempt

23 from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue

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

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

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

3 organization. The exemption provided by this paragraph applies to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 organizations or who otherwise violates this section shall be guilty

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

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

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

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

18 organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

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

20 501(c)(3) that are organized for the purpose of supporting general

21 hospitals licensed by the State Department of Health;

22  74. Sales of tangible personal property or services:

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

24  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) and

2   which raises tax-deductible contributions in support

3   of a wide range of firearms-related public interest

4   activities of the National Rifle Association of

5   America and other organizations that defend and foster

6   Second Amendment rights, and

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

8   related to events to raise funds for a foundation

9   meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this

10  paragraph;

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

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

13 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) which are related to

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 sale at the event;

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

22 property or services to an 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) and operates as a

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1 collaborative model which connects community agencies in one

2 location to serve individuals and families affected by violence and

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

4 victim;

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

6 or services to or by an association 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)(19) and which is known as the

9 National Guard Association of Oklahoma;

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

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

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

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

14 Marine Corps League of Oklahoma;

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

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

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

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

19 the national American Legion organization;

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

21 organization which is:

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

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

24         Section 501(c)(3),

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

2                 an official member of the Fab Lab Network in

3                 compliance with the Fab Charter, and

4   c. able to provide documentation that its primary and

5                 principal purpose is to provide community access to

6                 advanced 21st century manufacturing and digital

7                 fabrication tools for science, technology,

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

9                 developing inventions, creating and sustaining

10                businesses, and producing personalized products;

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

12 property or services used solely for construction and remodeling

13 projects to an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant

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

15 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which meets the following

16 requirements:

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

18                sell affordable housing and provide homeownership

19                education to residents of Oklahoma that have an income

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

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

22                Department of Housing and Urban Development,

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

2   public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial

3   purposes,

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

5   manner that does not incentivize it or its employees

6   to act other than in the best interests of its

7   clients, and

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

9   incentivize employees to act other than in the best

10  interests of its clients;

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

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

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

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

15 1986, as amended, the principal functions of which are to provide

16 assistance to natural persons following a disaster, with program

17 emphasis on repair or restoration to single-family residential

18 dwellings or the construction of a replacement single-family

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

20 damage to property with or without accompanying injury to persons

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

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

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

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

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

2 single-family housing following a disaster including related general

3 and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption

4 authorized by this paragraph;

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

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

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

8   from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the

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

10  Section 501(c)(3),

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

12  and

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

14  Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

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

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

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

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

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

20 into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust

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

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

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

24 in clinical practices or medical facilities acquired or leased by

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1 the organization from the University Hospitals Authority, University

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

3 2021;

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

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

6 that is 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)(19) and is known as the Oklahoma Women Veterans Organization;

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

10 nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January

11 1, 2019, exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section

12 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the

13 principal functions of which are to provide assistance to natural

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

15 restoration to single-family residential dwellings or the

16 construction of a replacement single-family residential dwelling.

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

18 charitable and educational purposes through the coordination of

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

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

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

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

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

24 following a disaster including related general and administrative

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 explosions, chemical accidents or spills and other events causing

8 damage to property on a large scale;

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

10 or services to an organization which is exempt from taxation

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

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

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

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

15 civilian life and which provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax

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

17 expended on support for transition to civilian life; and

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

19 organization in this state which:

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

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

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

23  b. provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax Commission

24  showing the organization's principal purpose is to

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1   provide school supplies or articles of clothing for

2   underserved students attending grades prekindergarten

3   through twelve at public schools in this state; and

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

5 organization having exempt status pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of

6 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the primary purpose

7 of which is to provide support to governmental entities or services

8 such as county and municipal law enforcement and firefighting and

9 fire prevention.

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

11  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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

13 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and

14 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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