STATE ISSUES 2024 PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
COUNTY GOVERNMENT REFORM The Chamber supports empowering Oklahoma counties to alter their form of government to meet their unique needs. WORKERS’ COMP REFORM The Chamber supports defending and improving the comprehensive workers’ compensation reform legislation enacted during the 2013 session. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS The Chamber supports retaining and strengthening the state’s premier economic/community development programs which are critical in attracting new businesses to the state, assisting existing companies to expand and encouraging investment in communities across the state. Following are the key programs the Chamber will seek to protect and improve: • Quality Jobs Act, 21st Century QJA, Small Employer QJA and the Prime Contractor QJA
participating in joint research with Oklahoma’s public research institutions.
TAX REFORM The Chamber supports reforming the tax code to better incentivize companies to locate/invest in Oklahoma. TIF DISTRICTS The Chamber supports protecting current state law on Tax Increment Finance Districts to ensure the continued viability of this economic development tool.
BROADBAND/DATA PRIVACY The Chamber supports:
• Protecting Oklahoma’s pro-investment environment to facilitate the development of telecommunication infrastructure. • Removing barriers to broadband access in Oklahoma such as ensuring providers are reasonably charged for the use of the public rights of way and facilities within the rights of way. • Working with stakeholders to adopt common sense protections regarding data privacy. • Enacting comprehensive federal data privacy legislation to avoid burdensome, complex and conflicting state requirements for providers. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Artificial Intelligence technologies hold immense potential to revolutionize various industries by implementing advancements that can improve business efficiencies and our quality of life. Embracing this transformative technology requires a balanced approach. Oklahoma should foster a supportive environment that both safeguards our fundamental rights and catalyzes the innovation, development and adoption of AI while encouraging a federal solution.
• Aerospace Engineer Tax Credit • Investment/New Jobs Tax Credit
• Historical Building Rehabilitation Tax Credit • Cybersecurity/Software Engineer Tax Credit • Five-year Ad Valorem Abatement and Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Facilities • Regional Home Office Insurance Premium Tax Credit
• Tourism Development Act • Filmed in Oklahoma Act
The Chamber will support efforts to reinstate the Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes and oppose efforts to amend the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit in a way that would deter investment in affordable housing. The Chamber will support incentives and other state support to maximize opportunities for public and private investment in research and development, including Oklahoma businesses
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