GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY CHAMBER PRESENTS 2025 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
• Quality Jobs Act, 21st Century QJA, Small Employer QJA and the Prime Contractor QJA
The Chamber’s board of directors recently adopted a comprehensive set of public policy priorities for the 2025 legislative session, which are crucial to creating a strong future for Oklahoma businesses. These priorities reflect the Chamber’s top legislative priorities and are designed to address the key issues that will shape the state’s economic growth and development. Below is an excerpt of key priorities. View the full list at okcchamber.com/legislative. County Government Reform The Chamber supports empowering Oklahoma counties to alter their form of government to meet their unique needs. 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 and improve:
• 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 supports enacting meaningful strategic and structural reforms to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to ensure this key state partner agency is positioned to successfully market our state on a global and national scale, recruit companies into the state and support the growth of existing companies. The Chamber supports identifying funding streams for infrastructure and site control/development to enable
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