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Effective January 1, 2023, eight new laws took effect throughout the state. Oklahomans should be aware of changes to criminal investigations, ecommerce, voting rights, and unemployment benefits as well as taxation and tax code.
The Oklahoma Inform Act was created by Senate Bill 418. This ensures that online stores make certain that all thirdparty sellers are authentic and specifically targets stolen goods.
Statutes to improve the collection of sales tax online are updated by Senate Bill 1339 which ensures greater compliance in the taxation of vacation rentals, equipment rentals, ride-share services, and other online sales that have been previously too lax.
Oklahoma’s elections were made more secure by House Bill 3365. Now, voter registration can be canceled if a voter is issued a license in another state; and voters who have the same address as five or more other registred voters will be prompted by the state to confirm their address.
The House is addressing workforce shortages with House Bill 1933 which cuts the duration of unemployment benefits from 26 weeks down to 16 weeks.
House Bill 3066 requires all municipal courts to report criminal history information to the OSBI.
There are three new laws affecting Oklahoma’s taxes: House Bill 1682 relates to the Ad Valorem Tax Code and is an amendment which modifies the determination of “livestock employed in support of the family.” House Bill 3081 defines revenue and taxation terms; and House Bill 3901 modifies the Court of Tax Review.
For complete copies of Oklahoma statutes in pdf format, go to Oklahoma’s document archives, and search by bill at webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us.