OklahomaBill would exclude battery storage and solar power from tax exemption rules
If enacted, the measure would keep battery storage and solar power projects from qualifying for Oklahoma's manufacturing property tax exemption on stated dates.
What it does
Large battery storage systems would not count as manufacturing facilities or qualifying investment costs for this property tax exemption.
Solar power generators would stop qualifying for the exemption beginning January 5, 2028, with new applications barred starting January 5, 2029.
Argument forExcluding battery storage and solar generators could reserve the manufacturing tax exemption for facilities that transform materials into products.
Argument againstSolar and battery projects could lose access to a property tax exemption, which may make those projects harder to finance or build.
More detail
The measure would exclude large-scale battery storage systems from the manufacturing-facility property tax exemption. A battery energy storage system means interconnected batteries that store electricity for later use. The exclusion would apply to the manufacturing-facility exemption and to investment costs used to qualify for that exemption. The measure states that it would take effect November 1, 2026.
The measure would bar solar electric-power generators from qualifying as manufacturing concerns or manufacturing facilities for the exemption. The rule would cover entities engaged in solar electric power generation under the listed industry classification. Initial exemption applications from solar generators could not be filed or accepted on or after January 5, 2029. The solar-generation exclusion would begin January 5, 2028, while the application filing and acceptance bar would begin January 5, 2029.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 1Pocket veto 06/01/2026Latest
- May 14Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14Signed, returned to Senate
- May 14Enrolled, to House
- May 14Referred for enrollment
- May 14Measure passed: Ayes: 30 Nays: 15Major
- May 14HAs adoptedMajor
- May 11Remove as author Senator Murdock; authored by Senator Hall
- May 6Coauthored by Senator Pederson
- May 5HAs read
- May 5Engrossed, signed, to SenateMajor
- May 4Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 4Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 16Major
- May 4Considered
- Apr 29Laid over
- Apr 29AmendedMajor
- Apr 29General Order
- Apr 22Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- Apr 22CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget CommitteeMinor
- Apr 21Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Dobrinski
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- 2025
- Apr 8Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education SubcommitteeMinor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education SubcommitteeMinor
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Appropriations and BudgetMinor
- Mar 18First ReadingMinor
- Mar 18Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Mar 17Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 9Passed Senate
- Mar 17Title restored
- Mar 17General Order, Amended
- Feb 25Placed on General Order
- Feb 20Title stricken
- Vote recorded Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filedMinor
- Feb 17Referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended Cs. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filedMinor
- Feb 10Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- Feb 4Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation Committee then to Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Feb 3Authored by Senator Murdock
- Feb 3First ReadingIntroduced
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