HB 3319: Revenue and taxation; claims by state agencies, municipal or district courts, or public housing authorities against state income tax refunds; modifying definition of qualified entity; effective date. - Oklahoma

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten from a committee version to a floor version, removing all committee-specific headers and signatures. The substantive policy content regarding tax refund offsets for municipal authorities remains consistent, defining eligible entities and outlining the process for collecting delinquent utility charges while prohibiting the collection of medical debt.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on allowing state agencies and municipal authorities to deduct debts from state income tax refunds, with specific rules for utility charges and medical debt.

TECHNICAL

Removed committee-specific headers, dates, signatures, and internal amendment tracking numbers that were not part of the final legislative text.

Added standard floor version formatting, including page numbers and bold face indicators for committee amendments, replacing the previous committee markup style.

DEFINITION

Updated the header title from 'PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to reflect the bill's current status in the legislative process.

House Committee Substitute → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was rewritten to update its title and effective date references to match the current legislative session. The core policy regarding tax refund garnishment for utility debts remains intact, but the text was reorganized to remove a specific prohibition on collecting medical debt and to streamline the definitions of eligible entities.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding who can collect debts (municipal public authorities and public trusts) remains the same, but the explicit exclusion of medical debt collection was removed from the text.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document title from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Committee Substitute' and corrected the legislative session year from 2024 to 2026.

Corrected the reference number on the footer from 'Req. No. 16816' to 'Req. No. 16034' and adjusted page numbering.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the definition of 'qualified entity' to list municipal courts, district courts, and public housing authorities as a single continuous list, removing line breaks that separated them.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the specific sentence prohibiting municipal public authorities from filing claims for medical services or medical treatment.

Reordered the procedural steps for filing claims and sending notices to ensure logical flow, moving the requirement for electronic filing to appear earlier in the text.

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated from its original introduction to a committee substitute version, which refined the legislative text to clarify the specific statute being amended and added a formal 'Committee Substitute' title page. The core policy content regarding tax refund garnishment remains consistent with the original draft, focusing on allowing agencies to collect debts from state income tax refunds.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 205.2 to allow qualified entities to collect debts from state income tax refunds, with specific provisions for municipal public authorities to collect utility charges while explicitly prohibiting the collection of medical debt.

TECHNICAL

The document title was changed from 'As Introduced' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect that the bill has been amended by the House Committee.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'qualified entity' was expanded to explicitly include municipal public authorities and public trusts, in addition to state agencies and courts.

ELIGIBILITY

New provisions were added allowing municipal public authorities to file claims for delinquent utility charges (water, sewer, sanitation) that are at least 90 days overdue and have been disconnected.

REQUIREMENT

A specific prohibition was added preventing municipal public authorities from using this mechanism to collect medical services or treatment debts.

SCOPE

The summary of the bill's purpose was updated to accurately reflect the specific statute being amended and the new utility/medical debt provisions.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to prohibit municipal public authorities from collecting medical debt through state income tax refunds, while maintaining their ability to collect delinquent utility charges. The change also updated the document title from 'Proposed Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' and renumbered several sections accordingly.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a prohibition on collecting medical debt, while the ability to collect utility charges remains unchanged.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a prohibition preventing municipal public authorities from filing claims to collect medical debt or medical treatment costs from individuals through state income tax refunds.

TECHNICAL

Changed document title from 'Proposed Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' and updated version identifiers from FULLPCS1 to FULLPCS2.

Revised the bill's purpose statement to reflect the new prohibition on medical debt collection rather than just providing an effective date.

Revenue and taxation; claims by state agencies, municipal or district courts, or public housing authorities against state income tax refunds; modifying definition of qualified entity; effective date.

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