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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3036 By: Shaw
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
Section 1277, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 251,
8 O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1277), which
relates to the unlawful carry of firearms in certain
9 places; deleting restrictions for carrying handguns
on certain property; adding restriction for certain
10 facilities; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, as
15 amended by Section 2, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
16 Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
17 Section 1277.
18 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
19 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
20 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
21 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
22 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
23 1. Any building or office space which is owned or leased by a
24 city, town, county, or state governmental authority for the purpose
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1 of conducting business with the public. However, the governing body
2 of a city or town may authorize the concealed carry of handguns into
3 any building or office space that is owned or leased by a city or
4 town, except those places listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
5 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
6 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
7 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
8 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
9 Statutes;
10 3. 2. Any public or private elementary or public or private
11 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
12 section;
13 4. 3. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue
14 during a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event
15 holder;
16 5. 4. Any publicly owned facility providing substance abuse or
17 mental health services or any facilities providing substance abuse
18 programs to persons who are under the direct supervision of the
19 state, a county or municipality, unless otherwise authorized by law;
20 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
21 allowed by the property owner;
22 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
23 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
24 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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1 authority for an event that is secured with minimum security
2 provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum security
3 provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing the
4 following:
5 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
6 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
7 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
8 entry,
9 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
10 commissioned peace officer, and
11 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
12 travel with their property through or by the metal
13 detector.
14 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
15 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
16 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
17 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county, or
18 state governmental authority;
19 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
20 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
21 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
22 3. Any property adjacent to a building or office space in which
23 concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by the provisions of
24 this section;
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1 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
2 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
3 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
4 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
5 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
6 building, office space, or event which is specifically prohibited by
7 the provisions of subsection A of this section;
8 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
9 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
10 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
11 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
12 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
13 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
14 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
15 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
16 is without minimum security provisions, as such term is defined in
17 paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
18 firearms within the permitted event area shall be limited to
19 concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
20 holder of the event permit.
21 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
22 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
23 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
24 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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1 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
2 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
3 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
4 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
5 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
6 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
7 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
8 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
9 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
10 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
11 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
12 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
13 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
14 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
15 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
16 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
17 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
18 Workers' Compensation Act.
19 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 2 of subsection A of this
20 section, a board of education of a school district may adopt a
21 policy pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
22 Statutes to authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property
23 by school personnel specifically designated by the board of
24 education, provided such personnel either:
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1 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
2 in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
3 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
4 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
5 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict
6 authority granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
7 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
8 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
9 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
10 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
11 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
12 2. A nonprofit entity,
13 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
14 openly carry a handgun open or concealed on the property.
15 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 1 or 3 2
16 of subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
17 a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
18 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
19 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
20 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
21 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
22 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
23 Dollars ($250.00).
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1 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
2 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
3 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
4 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
5 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
6 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
7 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
8 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
9 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
10 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
11 property:
12 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
13 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
14 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
15 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
16 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
17 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
18 college or university president or technology center school
19 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
20 technology center school property;
21 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
22 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
23 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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1 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
2 college or university president or technology center school
3 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
4 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
5 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
6 or technology center school property.
7 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
8 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
9 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
10 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
11 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
12 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
13 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
14 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
15 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
16 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
17 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
18 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
19 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
20 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
21 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
22 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
23 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
24 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
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1 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
2 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
3 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
4 provision of this subsection.
5 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
6 following:
7 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
8 firearm in the course of employment;
9 2. Any district judge, associate district judge, or special
10 district judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun license
11 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
12 and whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
13 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
14 employment within the courthouses of the county that falls within
15 the jurisdiction of the district judge, associate district judge, or
16 special district judge;
17 3. Any private investigator with a firearms authorization when
18 acting in the course and scope of employment;
19 4. Any elected official of a county, who is in possession of a
20 valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
21 Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
22 in the performance of his or her duties within the courthouses of
23 the county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this
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1 paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
2 handgun into a courtroom;
3 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
4 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
5 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
6 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
7 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
8 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
9 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
10 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
11 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
12 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
13 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
14 other prisoner detention area;
15 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
16 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
17 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
18 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
19 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
20 surrounding the county courthouse that fall within the jurisdiction
21 of the county employees; and
22 7. Any municipal judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun
23 license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
24 Defense Act, when acting in the course and scope of employment
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1 within the courthouses of the municipality that are within the
2 jurisdiction of the municipal judge.
3 I. 1. Any elected official of a municipality or any municipal
4 employee approved by the governing body of a municipality, who
5 possesses a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions
6 of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when
7 acting in the performance of his or her official duties within
8 municipal buildings that are within the jurisdiction of the elected
9 official or municipal employee.
10 2. For purposes of this subsection, a firearm may not be
11 present inside a firearm-prohibited location, which shall include:
12 a. any building or office space on municipally owned or
13 leased property designated as a firearm-prohibited
14 location by the municipality, municipal trust, or
15 municipal authority, and
16 b. any police department, courthouse, courtroom, prison,
17 jail, detention facility, or any facility used to
18 process, hold, or house arrested persons, prisoners,
19 or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated
20 delinquent.
21 3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require an
22 elected official or designated employee of the municipality to carry
23 a firearm as a condition of employment or service with the
24 municipality.
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1 J. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
2 automobile, truck, minivan, sport utility vehicle, or motorcycle, as
3 defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
4 equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
5 motorcycle.
6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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