OML Advocate Legislative Bulletin 3-26

Priorities Moved Forward

OML’s first priority bill has completely made it through the Senate and is headed to the House. SB 1265 by Sen. Christi Gillespie (R-Broken Arrow) and Rep. Jason Blair (R-Moore) increases the timeline for when an ordinance is published from fifteen (15) days to thirty (30) days. The bill unanimously passed the Senate by a vote of 47 to 0 on Tuesday.

HB 4303 by Rep. Jason Blair (R-Moore) is a mirror bill running through the House and it passed the House County & Municipal Government Committee on Wednesday by a vote of 6 to 0. The bill moves to the House General Government Committee.

OML Priority/Revenue & Taxation/Intercept: HB 3319 by Rep. Ryan Eaves (R-Atoka) authorizes a qualified entity that is a municipal public authority or public trust to file a claim with OTC requesting that the amount owed to the qualified entity for delinquent utility charges, including, but not limited to, water, sewer, sanitation, and related service fees be deducted from any state income tax refund due to that individual, provided that the utility charges are at least ninety (90) days delinquent and the utility service associated with the delinquent account has been lawfully disconnected for nonpayment.

The bill passed the House Judiciary – Civil Committee on Thursday by a voteof 7 to 0. The bill moves to the House Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight Committee.

OML Priority/Sales Tax Exemption/Public Trusts: HB 4178 by Clay Staires (R-Skiatook) expands a sales tax exemption for a public trust, organized pursuant to the provisions of Section 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, with a municipality or public trust.

The bill passed the House A&B Finance Subcommittee on Wednesday by a vote of 10 to 0. The bill moves to the House A&B Committee.