Sales tax; exemptions for governmental and nonprofit entities; modifying period of exemption for certain museums. Emergency.
SB 289 modifies Oklahoma's sales tax exemption period for certain museums, directly affecting those institutions by changing how long they can qualify for tax relief on eligible purchases. The bill amends Section 1356 of Oklahoma's tax code to adjust the duration of the exemption, ensuring museums remain exempt from sales tax on qualifying items used for their operations. This change updates the existing exemption framework without altering other established tax exemptions for government entities, schools, or nonprofits listed in the same section. The bill is designated as an emergency measure to expedite implementation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2025
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The bill was updated from its Engrossed version to the Senate Floor version with minor formatting and layout changes. The substantive policy content regarding sales tax exemptions for governmental and nonprofit entities remains unchanged.
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Header and page numbering formatting changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated dates and page headers.
Added a note indicating that bold face text denotes Committee Amendments, which was not present in the previous version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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