---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; sales tax exemption for forestry equipment; effective date."
description: "Revenue and taxation; sales tax exemption for forestry equipment; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1588"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1588 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Dempsey"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/841ebaf4-ca03-4f25-8a4a-5e10c1ca3a17"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1588&session=2100"
source_hash: "be1063231682b6da10fc74a6bda5207d0c655274cd953b17c65a139e7b70b374"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 1588 (2021) — Revenue and taxation; sales tax exemption for forestry equipment; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 INT/hB/HB1588 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB1588 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB1588 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB1588 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB1588 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB1588 (3-29-21) (BULLARD) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1588 (3-29-21) (BULLARD) RT FA1.PDF)
7. **HB1588 (3-30-21) (HASTE) FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1588 (3-30-21) (HASTE) FA2.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Burns — primary (person)
- Dempsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-01** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Authored by Representative Dempsey, Roberts (Dustin)
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance - Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Finance - Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Withdrawn from Appropriations and Budget Committee
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** CR; Do Pass Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-08** Coauthored by Representative(s) McBride
- **2021-03-08** Authored by Senator Bullard (principal Senate author)
- **2021-03-10** General Order
- **2021-03-10** Coauthored by Representative(s) Grego
- **2021-03-10** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 7 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-11** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-11** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Second Reading referred to Finance Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Reported Do Pass Finance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Title stricken
- **2021-04-13** General Order, Amended
- **2021-04-13** Title restored
- **2021-04-13** Amendment restored bill to engrossed version `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Remove as author Senator Bullard; authored by Senator Burns
- **2021-04-13** Coauthored by Senator Bullard
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Approved by Governor 04/20/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/841ebaf4-ca03-4f25-8a4a-5e10c1ca3a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).