OK HB1572

Modifies sales tax apportionments to the General Revenue Fund, reducing the percentage from 83.36% to 83.23% for FY 2026-2027, and from 83.61% to 83.48% for FY 2028 and thereafter

Increases tourism funding beginning FY 2026 by raising the apportionment from 0.87% to 1.0% of sales tax revenue and removing the annual caps ($5 million for Tourism Promotion, $9 million for Capital Improvement, $6.6 million for Route 66)

Restructures tourism fund distribution for FY 2026 forward: first $6.6 million to Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund, then remaining amounts split 36% to Tourism Promotion and 64% to Tourism Capital Improvement

Limits Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Revolving Fund expenditures on department operations to no more than 20% of annual accruals

Removes the prohibition on using Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Revolving Fund monies for wages and salaries of state agency employees