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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1693 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
7 amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, which relates
8 to business owner's rights; decreasing certain fine;
8 and providing an effective date.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, is
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13 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 1290.22.
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15 BUSINESS OWNER'S RIGHTS
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16 A. Except as provided in subsections B, C, and D of this
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17 section, nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self-
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18 Defense Act shall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in
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19 any manner the existing rights of any person, property owner,
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20 tenant, employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity
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21 to control the possession of weapons on any property owned or
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22 controlled by the person or business entity.
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23 B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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24 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity
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1 shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the
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2 effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon, from
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3 transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on any
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4 property set aside for any vehicle.
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5 C. A property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, place of
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6 worship, or business entity may prohibit any person from carrying a
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7 concealed or unconcealed firearm on the property. If the building
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8 or property is open to the public, the property owner, tenant,
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9 employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity shall
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10 post signs on or about the property stating such prohibition.
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11 D. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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12 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity
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13 shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the
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14 effect of prohibiting any person from carrying a concealed or
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15 unconcealed firearm on property within the specific exclusion
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16 provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection B of Section 1277 of this
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17 title; provided that carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm may
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18 be prohibited in the following places:
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19 1. The portion of a public property structure or building
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20 during an event authorized by the city, town, county, state, or
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21 federal governmental authority owning or controlling such building
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22 or structure;
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23 2. Any public property sports field including any adjacent
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24 seating or adjacent area set aside for viewing a sporting event,
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1 where an elementary or secondary school, collegiate, or professional
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2 sporting event or an International Olympic Committee or organization
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3 or any committee subordinate to the International Olympic Committee
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4 event is being held;
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5 3. The fairgrounds during the Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa
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6 State Fair; and
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7 4. The portion of a public property structure or building that
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8 is leased or under contract to a business or not-for-profit entity
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9 or group for offices.
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10 E. The otherwise lawful carrying of a concealed or unconcealed
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11 firearm by a person on property that has signs prohibiting the
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12 carrying of firearms shall subject the person to being denied
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13 entrance onto the property or removed from the property. If the
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14 person:
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15 1. Has been informed by the property owner, business entity, or
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16 manager of the business that the person is in violation of a policy
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17 that prohibits firearms on the property; and
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18 2. Refuses to leave the property and a peace officer is
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19 summoned, the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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20 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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21 Dollars ($250.00) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
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22 F. A person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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23 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity that
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24 does or does not prohibit any individual, except a convicted felon,
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1 from carrying a loaded or unloaded, concealed or unconcealed weapon
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2 on property that the person, property owner, tenant, employer,
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3 liquor store, holder of an event permit, place of worship, or
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4 business entity owns, or has legal control of, is immune from any
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5 liability arising from that decision. Except for acts of gross
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6 negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, an employer who does or
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7 does not prohibit his or her employees from carrying a concealed or
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8 unconcealed weapon is immune from any liability arising from that
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9 decision. A person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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10 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity that
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11 does not prohibit persons from carrying a concealed or unconcealed
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12 weapon pursuant to subsection D of this section shall be immune from
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13 any liability arising from the carrying of a concealed or
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14 unconcealed weapon, while in the scope of employment, on the
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15 property or in or about a business entity vehicle. The provisions
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16 of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the
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17 Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
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18 G. It shall not be considered part of an employee's job
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19 description or within the employee's scope of employment if an
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20 employee is allowed to carry or discharge a weapon pursuant to this
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22 H. Nothing in subsections F and G of this section shall prevent
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23 an employer, employee, or person who has suffered loss resulting
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24 from the discharge of a weapon to seek redress or damages of the
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1 person who discharged the weapon or used the weapon outside the
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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