SB1279

Income tax; creating the Health Care Sharing Ministries Tax Parity Act; providing deduction for certain expenditures. Effective date.

Introduced·2/2/26
Int Text

Oklahoma SB1279 creates the Health Care Sharing Ministries Tax Parity Act, allowing deductions and exemptions for health care sharing expenses.

Oklahoma SB1279 introduces the Health Care Sharing Ministries Tax Parity Act, which provides tax deductions for qualified health care sharing expenses and exempts certain health care shares from taxable income starting in 2027. This act defines terms such as "qualified health care sharing expenses" and "qualified health care share received," and requires claims to be made on a prescribed form by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The act becomes effective November 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

Current
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Feb 3

Senate

Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation Committee then to Appropriations Committee

Feb 2

Senate

First Reading

Feb 2

Senate

Authored by Senator Bergstrom