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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 2088 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearm regulation; amending 21
7 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.24, which relates to state
8 preemption; expanding scope of state preemption
8 provision to include firearm and ammunition
9 components; prohibiting the adoption of policies or
9 resolutions that violate state preemption provision;
10 clarifying procedures that authorize the filing of
10 civil actions; authorizing award of court costs and
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.24, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1289.24.
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18 FIREARM REGULATION � STATE PREEMPTION
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19 A. 1. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the
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20 entire field of legislation in this state touching in any way
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21 firearms, air powered air-powered pistols, air powered air-powered
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22 rifles, knives, firearm and ammunition components, ammunition and
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23 supplies to the complete exclusion of any order, policy, ordinance,
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24 resolution, or regulation by any municipality, agency, or other
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1 political subdivision of this state. Any existing or future orders,
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2 policies, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations in this field,
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3 except as provided for in paragraph 2 of this subsection and
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4 subsection C of this section, are null and void.
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5 2. A municipality may adopt any ordinance:
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6 a. relating to the discharge of firearms within the
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7 jurisdiction of the municipality,
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8 b. allowing the municipality to issue a traffic citation
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9 for transporting a firearm improperly as provided for
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10 in Section 1289.13A of this title,; provided, however,
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11 that penalties contained for violation of any
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12 ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this
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13 subparagraph shall not exceed the penalties
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14 established in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, and
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15 c. allowing the municipality to issue a citation to an
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16 individual or the parent or guardian of a minor who
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17 discharges an air powered air-powered pistol or air
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18 powered air-powered rifle in an intentional or
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19 negligent manner which causes the projectile to leave
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20 the intended premises.
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21 3. As provided in the preemption provisions of this section,
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22 the otherwise lawful carrying or possession of a firearm under the
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23 provisions of Chapter 53 of this title shall not be punishable by
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1 state as disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace or a similar
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2 offense against public order.
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3 4. A public or private school may create a policy regulating
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4 the possession of knives on school property or in any school bus or
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5 vehicle used by the school for purposes of transportation.
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6 B. No municipality, agency, or other political subdivision of
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7 this state shall adopt any order, policy, ordinance, resolution, or
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8 regulation concerning in any way the sale, purchase, purchase delay,
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9 transfer, ownership, use, keeping, possession, carrying, bearing,
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10 transportation, licensing, permit, registration, taxation other than
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11 sales and compensating use taxes or other controls on firearms,
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12 knives, firearm and ammunition components, ammunition and supplies.
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13 C. Except as hereinafter provided, this This section shall not
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14 be construed to prohibit any order, policy, ordinance, resolution,
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15 or regulation by any municipality concerning the confiscation of
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16 property used in violation of the ordinances of the municipality as
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17 provided for in Section 28-121 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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18 Provided, however, no municipal ordinance relating to transporting a
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19 firearm or knife improperly may include a provision for confiscation
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20 of property.
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21 D. When a person's rights pursuant to the protection of the
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22 preemption provisions of this section have been violated by any
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23 order, policy, ordinance, resolution, or regulation promulgated or
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1 subdivision of this state, the person whose rights have been
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2 violated shall have the right to bring a civil action against the
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3 persons person, government employee if the government employee was
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4 acting beyond the scope of employment, municipality, and agency, or
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5 political subdivision jointly and severally for injunctive relief or
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6 monetary damages or both.
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7 E. A court may require the person, municipality, agency, or
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8 political subdivision to pay court costs, expert witness fees, and
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9 attorney fees to the aggrieved party in a civil action filed
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10 pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of this section if:
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11 1. The aggrieved party provides written notice of the unlawful
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12 order, policy, ordinance, resolution, or regulation by certified,
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13 first-class mail or service of process to the clerk of the
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14 municipality or to the designated agent of the municipality, agency,
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15 or political subdivision and allows the person, municipality,
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16 agency, or political subdivision ninety (90) days to rescind,
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17 repeal, or otherwise abrogate the order, policy, ordinance,
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18 resolution, or regulation; and
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19 2. A court rules in favor of the aggrieved person whose rights
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20 were violated and the issue in controversy is governed by previously
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21 settled law.
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23 fails to rescind, repeal, or otherwise abrogate the unlawful order,
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24 policy, ordinance, resolution, or regulation within ninety (90) days
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1 of the required notice, as provided in paragraph 1 of this
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2 subsection, and the order, policy, ordinance, resolution, or
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3 regulation is subsequently rescinded, repealed, or otherwise
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4 abrogated after the aggrieved party files suit, the aggrieved party
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5 shall retain standing in the civil action and may recover damages,
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6 court costs, expert witness fees, and attorney fees.
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7 F. As used in this section, air powered pistol "air-powered
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8 pistol" or air powered rifle is "air-powered rifle" means any pistol
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9 or rifle that uses compressed air or other compressed gas to project
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10 plastic BB-like or pellet-like projectiles at a speed not exceeding
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11 400 four hundred (400) feet per second.
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12 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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