2022 PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
STATE ISSUES
County Government Reform The Chamber supports empowering Oklahoma counties to alter their form of government to meet their unique needs. Vaccine Mandates The Chamber supports allowing each company/ business to determine whether to mandate vaccinations for its employees. 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 expand and encouraging investment in communities across the state. Following are the key programs the Chamber will seek to protect: • Quality Jobs Act, 21st Century QJA, Small Employer QJA and the Prime Contractor QJA
Broadband/Data Privacy The Chamber: • Supports protecting Oklahoma’s pro-investment environment to facilitate the development of telecommunication infrastructure • Supports efforts to remove barriers to broadband access in Oklahoma such as ensuring providers are reasonably charged for using public rights of way and facilities within the rights of way • Supports working with stakeholders to adopt common sense protections regarding data privacy American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 The Chamber will work with the City of Oklahoma City, the State Fairgrounds and other stakeholders to pursue state ARPA funding for economic development and other appropriate projects in central Oklahoma. Legal Reform The Chamber supports the following legal reforms: • Continuing to ensure public and private nuisance laws are not misused/expanded. • Placing a reasonable limit on non-economic damages. Incentive Evaluation Commission The Chamber supports the Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Commission, which was established to make recommendations to the Legislature and Governor on which incentive programs are serving their intended purpose and creating economic/community development. If an incentive program cannot show a positive return to the state, it should be scaled-back or repealed.
• Aerospace Engineer Tax Credit • Investment/New Jobs Tax Credit
• Historical Building Rehabilitation Tax Credit • Cyber-security/Software Engineer Tax Credit • Five-year ad valorem abatement and sales tax exemption for manufacturing facilities • Regional Home Office Insurance Premium Tax Credit The Chamber will support efforts to reinstate the Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes.
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