HB 2194 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and taxation; retirement benefits; exemption; effective date.

HB 2194 amends Oklahoma's tax code to adjust how businesses calculate taxable income, specifically changing the rules for applying federal net operating losses (NOLs) to Oklahoma taxes. It directly affects businesses with multi-state operations that carry forward or back NOLs, requiring Oklahoma to treat these losses consistently with federal rules for tax years beginning after December 31, 2008. The key change aligns Oklahoma's NOL carryback and carryforward rules with the federal Internal Revenue Code, replacing "federal" terms with "Oklahoma" equivalents while maintaining similar time limits for loss application. This simplifies the calculation process for businesses operating across state lines. The bill became effective upon enactment as specified in the legislative text.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Floor (House) · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to a 'Floor Version' for the 2025 legislative session, with no substantive policy changes to the tax provisions. The content remains identical, covering adjustments to Oklahoma taxable income and adjusted gross income, including rules for interest income, deductions, net operating loss carryovers, and allocation of income from property.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the current legislative session (1st Session of the 60th Legislature, 2025) and bill status (Floor Version), while all substantive tax law text remained unchanged.

Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

741
Passed · 25 other
Total votes 100
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic19
14 Yea 1 Nay 4
73% Yea
R Republican81
60 Yea 21
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 1
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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