▁help ▁make ▁everything ▁more ▁transparent , ▁accessible , ▁and ▁understand able . ▁Hope fully ▁this ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁start ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁getting ▁resources ▁to ▁our ▁cr umb ling ▁roads ▁and ▁brid ges ▁where ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁be ." ▁H B ▁ 1 4 8 9 ▁was ▁eventually ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁Governor ▁Mary ▁Fall in ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Br umb augh ▁author ed ▁H B ▁ 1 4 8 8 ▁to ▁extend ▁in cent ives ▁for ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁production ▁and ▁keep ▁jobs ▁in ▁Oklahoma . ▁It ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Br umb augh ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁eventually ▁end ▁Oklahoma ' s ▁state ▁income ▁tax . ▁“ In ▁the ▁past ▁de cade , ▁states ▁without ▁a ▁personal ▁income ▁tax ▁out p ac ed ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁job ▁creation ,” ▁said ▁Br umb augh . ▁“ Th ose ▁states ▁also ▁double d ▁Oklahoma ’ s ▁rate ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁tax ▁re venue ▁growth . ▁Basically , ▁as ▁those ▁states ▁attract ed ▁product ive ▁individuals , ▁those ▁individuals ▁gave ▁more ▁to ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁through ▁sales ▁and ▁property ▁tax es ▁and ▁the ▁like ”. ▁The ▁bill , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁ 2 3 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁would ▁gradually ▁phase ▁out ▁state ▁income ▁tax ▁by ▁decre asing ▁percent ages ▁until ▁ 2 0 2