OklahomaSB 59Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Sales tax; providing exemption for certain organization providing clothing or supplies to certain students. Effective date.

Sponsored By: Dave Rader (Republican)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Disaster charity gets clearer tax relief

The law sets July 1, 2022, as the start date for exempt purchases of goods and services by a qualifying disaster charity. This replaces the prior reference to the act’s effective date; the act took effect November 1, 2025. The charity must have formed under Oklahoma law before January 1, 2019, and have federal Section 501(c) tax-exempt status. It must focus disaster aid on restoring or replacing single-family homes and coordinate volunteers for home recovery. It must serve low-income survivors statewide for free, help those with little or no means to recover, and operate only for charitable and educational purposes.

Tax relief for student supply charities

Beginning November 1, 2025, sales of goods or services to or by a qualifying Oklahoma charity are exempt from sales tax. The charity must be located in Oklahoma and have federal Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. It must show the Oklahoma Tax Commission that its main purpose is providing clothing or school supplies to underserved students. Those students must attend Oklahoma public schools from prekindergarten through grade 12. The exemption lowers tax costs, but the law does not require savings to go directly to families.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dave Rader

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Arturo Alonso Sandoval

    Democratic • House

  • Jared Deck

    Democratic • House

  • Ellyn Hefner

    Democratic • House

  • Pittman

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Jacob Rosecrants

    Democratic • House

  • Suzanne Schreiber

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 250 • No: 78

House vote • 5/22/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 51 • No: 34

Senate vote • 5/22/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 38 • No: 6

House vote • 4/30/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 54 • No: 34

House vote • 4/16/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 24 • No: 3

House vote • 4/10/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 6 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/25/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 46 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/5/2025

Committee vote: Appropriations

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/10/2025

Committee vote: Finance

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

    5/29/2025Senate
  2. Sent to Governor

    5/22/2025Senate
  3. Signed, returned to Senate

    5/22/2025House
  4. Enrolled, to House

    5/22/2025Senate
  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/22/2025Senate
  6. To Senate

    5/22/2025House
  7. Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 34

    5/22/2025House
  8. Coauthored by Representative(s) Alonso-Sandoval

    5/22/2025House
  9. CCR adopted

    5/22/2025House
  10. CCR submitted

    5/22/2025House
  11. Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6

    5/22/2025Senate
  12. CCR adopted, GCCA

    5/22/2025Senate
  13. Enacting clause restored

    5/21/2025Senate
  14. Title restored

    5/21/2025Senate
  15. CCR read, GCCA

    5/21/2025Senate
  16. Conference granted, naming GCCA

    5/19/2025House
  17. SCs named GCCA

    5/15/2025Senate
  18. HAs rejected, conference requested

    5/15/2025Senate
  19. Coauthored by Representative Rosecrants

    5/5/2025Senate
  20. Coauthored by Representative Pittman

    5/5/2025Senate
  21. HAs read

    5/1/2025Senate
  22. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    5/1/2025House
  23. Referred for engrossment

    4/30/2025House
  24. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 54 Nays: 34

    4/30/2025House
  25. Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck

    4/30/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/22/2025

  • Scheduled House CCR 1(A)

    5/21/2025

  • Senate Conference Committee Report

    5/21/2025

  • Amended And Engrossed

    5/1/2025

  • Floor (House)

    4/21/2025

  • House Committee Report

    4/17/2025

  • House Committee Report

    4/10/2025

  • Engrossed

    3/26/2025

  • Floor (Senate)

    3/6/2025

  • Senate Committee Report 2

    3/5/2025

  • Senate Committee Report 1

    2/10/2025

  • Introduced

    12/18/2024

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