I would recommend that all municipal attorneys please review the below-referenced update from OML. I have no idea what “ways” they are going to find to “diversify municipal revenue sources moving forward,” particularly because there is nothing that I am aware of this legislative session that would close the gap. I don’t know about the rest of you, but this will destroy the budgets of my clients as “food” is about the only thing of real substance that they have. Beth Anne Childs Beth Anne Childs The Childs Law Firm, PLLC 1015 South Detroit Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma. 74120 (918) 521-3092 From: Oklahoma Municipal League <christy@oml.org> Date: Friday, February 23, 2024 at 11:40 AM To: Beth Anne Childs <bethanne@thechildsfirm.com> Subject: OML Advocate Legislative Bulletin 03-24 [Image removed by sender.]   [Image removed by sender.]   [Image removed by sender. 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On Thursday, the bill bypassed the committee process and was brought directly to the calendar and passed the Senate floor by a vote of 42-2. The bill is now on Governor Stitt’s desk. If signed, the bill will take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns sine die. HB 1955 removes the four and one-half percent (4.5%) state sales tax on “food and food ingredients.” The bill provides for any sales tax or excise levied by a city, town, county, or any other jurisdiction in this state upon sales of food and food ingredients shall be in effect regardless of ordinance or contractual provisions referring to previously imposed state sales tax on the items. On or after the effective date of this act, until June 30, 2025, a county or a municipality that submits the question of a sales tax or excise tax to its voters shall provide that the increased rate does not apply to "food and food ingredients" as the term is defined in Section 1352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 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After visiting with David Widdoes I want to make a clarification in the e-mail I sent a short while ago. It appears that the existing sales tax on food will remain, which is a huge victory. Going forward, the language seems to suggest that cities and towns won’t be able to collect it on food, but the language is very confusing on future measaures. Even Dave and I can’t agree! Thank you! Sorry I jumped to conclusions before reading more carefully. Beth Anne Childs Beth Anne Childs The Childs Law Firm, PLLC 1015 South Detroit Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma. 74120 (918) 521-3092 From: Beth Anne Childs <bethanne@thechildsfirm.com> Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 11:21 AM To: OAMA luistserv (OAMA@lists.imla.org) <oama@lists.imla.org> Subject: FW: OML Advocate Legislative Bulletin 03-24 I would recommend that all municipal attorneys please review the below-referenced update from OML. I have no idea what “ways” they are going to find to “diversify municipal revenue sources moving forward,” particularly because there is nothing that I am aware of this legislative session that would close the gap. I don’t know about the rest of you, but this will destroy the budgets of my clients as “food” is about the only thing of real substance that they have. Beth Anne Childs Beth Anne Childs The Childs Law Firm, PLLC 1015 South Detroit Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma. 74120 (918) 521-3092 From: Oklahoma Municipal League <christy@oml.org> Date: Friday, February 23, 2024 at 11:40 AM To: Beth Anne Childs <bethanne@thechildsfirm.com> Subject: OML Advocate Legislative Bulletin 03-24 [Image removed by sender.]   [Image removed by sender.]   [Image removed by sender. 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HB 1955<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__r20.rs6.net_tn.jsp-3Ff-3D001NdHjuYxnY8opyrRtsqI-2DNyGIJZ3ziwInJnx8qbkVGoy-2Dh2mKO8GdkCt-2DPurf3wLF8uxT-5FQVnrzHScYJvE1DSbJ67js-5FJpPBQeNhPrlrq3uGnCL76YlMkqqrU-5FcCSUILw9uLGQXp1PSPzN2G-2DLwErT-2DMpvxNB0YG78pKgYLVmuU3BVIF0ED9GfYqiAjNGS19ydohLMK73-5Ff8Ycm5AH6G-2DFJo3aPgxjt27-26c-3DzxVw954uIwWJEmidHDLD8k-5FxN3A4osvMMtuLK8a4A6g567X3qiLuug-3D-3D-26ch-3DpJ-2D-5FX3Db3e9keJ0Fud1ULKiKR9wBlMRCtTdz2TDqJZp9rDLCWSUUFw-3D-3D&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=nXKfuf4vsSem_u3Z6akkNwa-wdRKfaLyad3_bsmBVW0&m=-gr22BnpfOIUsPdzs_FBcWou_o4dq2MyDziSEjjXTgZnnhww9pFaiqgqyXJWvNoX&s=sGnf7caop1_Oarv7LnpMjWjPpf1QIfP2PA23djv-QYQ&e=> by Speaker Charles McCall (R-Atoka) and Pro Tempore Greg Treat (R-OKC) was a carryover bill from the last Legislative Session that passed the House but was not heard in the Senate. On Thursday, the bill bypassed the committee process and was brought directly to the calendar and passed the Senate floor by a vote of 42-2. The bill is now on Governor Stitt’s desk. If signed, the bill will take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns sine die. HB 1955 removes the four and one-half percent (4.5%) state sales tax on “food and food ingredients.” The bill provides for any sales tax or excise levied by a city, town, county, or any other jurisdiction in this state upon sales of food and food ingredients shall be in effect regardless of ordinance or contractual provisions referring to previously imposed state sales tax on the items. On or after the effective date of this act, until June 30, 2025, a county or a municipality that submits the question of a sales tax or excise tax to its voters shall provide that the increased rate does not apply to "food and food ingredients" as the term is defined in Section 1352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. OTC must promulgate any necessary rules to implement the provisions of this section in accordance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. It has been clear that the Legislature and the Governor were going to pass some type of tax cut this year. The Senate decided the benefit to all Oklahomans provided by a cut in the grocery sales tax outweighed concerns by municipalities and business owners who will have to implement this elimination at the point of sale. Legislators did protect the municipal portion of the sales tax and many stated multiple times that any elimination of the municipal portion would be devastating to cities and towns. OML has met with and will continue to work with Legislators to find ways to diversify municipal revenue sources moving forward. 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