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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma HB 1602 Extends Income Tax Credits for Vehicle Manufacturing Tuition and Compensation Through 2031
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
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What This Bill Proposed
Oklahoma House Bill 1602 extends the expiration date of existing income tax credits for tuition reimbursement and related to vehicle and automotive parts manufacturing employees from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2032. The measure applies to s and qualified employees meeting specific degree and graduation criteria, taking effect November 1, 2025.
Vehicle and automotive parts manufacturing companies and their qualified engineering graduates gain an additional six-year window to claim state income tax credits for tuition assistance and , subject to annual state funding caps.
- Oklahoma House Bill 1602 was introduced during the 1st Session of the 60th Legislature in 2025. context
- The underlying statute (68 O.S. Section 2357.404) originally established tax credits to incentivize employment and education within Oklahoma's vehicle manufacturing sector. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Vehicle and automotive parts manufacturing companies
Qualified employers become eligible to claim tax credits for employee tuition reimbursement and compensation through the extended date of January 1, 2032.
Qualified employees in vehicle manufacturing
Graduates from qualified engineering programs remain eligible for individual income tax credits of up to $5,000 per year for up to five years through the extended sunset date.
Tax Commission
Required to annually calculate and publish percentage adjustments to limit total annual credits to the statutory caps of $3,000,000 and $2,000,000.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Gise
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Six-Year Sunset Extension
The bill pushes the expiration horizon for vehicle manufacturing tax credits from the original 2026 threshold out to 2032.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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