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OK HB1549

Bill

Status

Passed

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Lepak

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Private Activity Bond Modernization Act of 2025" to restructure Oklahoma's private activity bond allocation pools, reducing the number of pools from 10 to 4 main categories: Student Loan Pool (10%), Economic Development Pool (25%), Housing Pool (40%), and Discretionary Pool (25%)

  • Eliminates several existing pools including the Beginning Agricultural Producer Pool, Exempt Facility Pool, Qualified Small Issue Pool, State Issuer Pool, Local Issuer Single Family Pool, Metropolitan Area Housing Pool, and Rural Area Housing Pool

  • Establishes a new fee structure for bond allocation applications: no fee for initial pool allocations, 0.5 basis point (0.005%) for Consolidated Pool allocations, and 1 basis point (0.01%) for carryforward allocations, with fees deposited into the Bond Oversight Revolving Fund

  • Changes the annual confirmation expiration date for private activity bonds and mortgage credit certificate programs from December 20 to December 1, requiring final certification by 9:00 a.m. on December 1

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Public finance; private activity bond allocation; definitions; pools; application; effective date.

Last Action

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025

5/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/14/2025
Revenue and Taxation4/1/2025
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions2/12/2025
General Government2/4/2025
Government Oversight2/4/2025

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