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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 40 By: McIntosh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1289.7a, which relates to transporting or
8 storing firearms; removing liability provision;
8 prohibiting the establishment or enforcement of
9 certain policy; removing exception and applicability
9 provision; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22,
10 which relates to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
10 clarifying certain prohibited conduct and exception;
11 providing for the filing of a civil action; directing
11 court to award damages and fees; providing an
12 exception; clarifying liability provisions; allowing
12 for the transport of firearms or legal weapons in
13 motor vehicle; defining term; and providing an
13 effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.7a, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 1289.7a. A. No person, property owner, tenant,
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20 employer, or business entity shall maintain, establish, or enforce
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21 any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person,
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22 except a convicted felon, from transporting and storing firearms or
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23 ammunition in a locked motor vehicle, or from transporting and
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1 storing firearms or ammunition locked in or locked to a motor
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2 vehicle on any property set aside for any motor vehicle.
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3 B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business
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4 entity shall be liable in any civil action for occurrences which
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5 result from the storing of establish or enforce any policy or rule
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6 that prohibits any person or employee, except a convicted felon,
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7 from transporting, carrying, or storing firearms or ammunition in a
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8 locked motor vehicle on any property set aside for any motor
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9 vehicle, unless the person, property owner, tenant, employer, or
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10 owner of the business entity commits a criminal act involving the
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11 use of the firearms or ammunition. The provisions of this
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12 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Workers'
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13 Compensation Act or a motor vehicle owned, leased, or rented by the
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14 person or employee to conduct business for the business entity.
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15 C. An individual may bring a civil action to enforce this
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16 section. If a plaintiff prevails in a civil action related to the
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17 personnel manual against a person, property owner, tenant, employer,
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18 or business for a violation of this section, the court shall award
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19 actual damages, enjoin further violations of this section, and award
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20 court costs and attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff.
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21 D. As used in this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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22 automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, motorcycle,
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23 motor scooter, and any other vehicle required to be registered under
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24 the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
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1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, is
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2 amended to read as follows:
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3 Section 1290.22.
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4 BUSINESS PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER'S RIGHTS
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5 A. Except as provided in subsections B, C, and D of this
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6 section, nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self-
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7 Defense Act shall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in
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8 any manner the existing rights of any person, property owner,
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9 tenant, employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity
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10 to control the possession of weapons on any property owned or
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11 controlled by the person or business entity.
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12 B. 1. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor
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13 store, holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business
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14 entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has
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15 the effect of prohibiting prohibits any person, except a convicted
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16 felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked motor
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17 vehicle on any property set aside for any motor vehicle or from
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18 transporting, carrying, or storing firearms or ammunition in a motor
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19 vehicle owned, leased, or rented by the person or employee while
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20 conducting business for the business entity.
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21 2. An individual may bring a civil action to enforce the
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22 provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection. If a plaintiff
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23 prevails in a civil action against a person, property owner, tenant,
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24 employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity for a
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1 policy or rule that violates paragraph 1 of this subsection, the
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2 court shall award actual damages, enjoin further violations of
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3 paragraph 1 of this subsection, and award court costs and attorney
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4 fees to the prevailing plaintiff. The provisions of this subsection
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5 shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers'
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6 Compensation Act.
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7 C. A property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, place of
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8 worship, or business entity may prohibit any person from carrying a
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9 concealed or unconcealed firearm on the property. If the building
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10 or property is open to the public, the property owner, tenant,
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11 employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity shall
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12 post signs on or about the property stating such prohibition.
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13 D. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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14 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity
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15 shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the
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16 effect of prohibiting any person from carrying a concealed or
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17 unconcealed firearm on property within the specific exclusion
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18 provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection B of Section 1277 of this
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19 title; provided that carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm may
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20 be prohibited in the following places:
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21 1. The portion of a public property structure or building
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22 during an event authorized by the city, town, county, state, or
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23 federal governmental authority owning or controlling such building
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24 or structure;
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1 2. Any public property sports field including any adjacent
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2 seating or adjacent area set aside for viewing a sporting event,
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3 where an elementary or secondary school, collegiate, or professional
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4 sporting event, or an International Olympic Committee or
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5 organization, or any committee subordinate to the International
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6 Olympic Committee event is being held;
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7 3. The fairgrounds during the Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa
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8 State Fair; and
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9 4. The portion of a public property structure or building that
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10 is leased or under contract to a business or not-for-profit entity
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11 or group for offices.
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12 E. The otherwise lawful carrying of a concealed or unconcealed
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13 firearm by a person on property that has signs prohibiting the
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14 carrying of firearms shall subject the person to being denied
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15 entrance onto the property or removed from the property. If the
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16 person:
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17 1. Has been informed by the property owner, business entity, or
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18 manager of the business that the person is in violation of a policy
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19 that prohibits firearms on the property; and
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20 2. Refuses to leave the property and a peace officer is
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21 summoned,
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22 the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
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23 punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
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1 F. A person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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2 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity that
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3 does or does not prohibit any individual, except a convicted felon,
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4 from carrying a loaded or unloaded, concealed or unconcealed weapon
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5 on property that the person, property owner, tenant, employer,
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6 liquor store, holder of an event permit, place of worship, or
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7 business entity owns, or has legal control of, is immune from shall
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8 not be subject to any liability arising from that decision. Except
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9 for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, an
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10 employer who does or does not prohibit his or her employees from
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11 carrying a concealed or unconcealed weapon is immune from shall not
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12 be subject to any liability arising from that decision. A person,
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13 property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, holder of an event
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14 permit, place of worship, or business entity that does not prohibit
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15 persons from carrying a concealed or unconcealed weapon pursuant to
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16 subsection D of this section shall not be immune from subject to any
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17 liability arising from the carrying of a concealed or unconcealed
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18 weapon, while in the scope of employment, on the property or in or
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19 about a business entity motor vehicle. Any employee, using his or
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20 her own private motor vehicle or a motor vehicle that is personally
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21 rented or leased by the employee, may transport a firearm or other
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22 legal weapon in the motor vehicle while conducting business for the
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23 business entity and shall not be prohibited from transporting such
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1 provisions of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to
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2 the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
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3 G. It shall not be considered part of an employee's job
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4 description or within the employee's scope of employment if an
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5 employee is allowed to carry or discharge a weapon pursuant to this
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7 H. Nothing in subsections F and G of this section shall prevent
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8 an employer, employee, or person who has suffered loss resulting
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9 from the discharge of a weapon to seek redress or damages of the
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10 person who discharged the weapon or used the weapon outside the
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11 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
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12 I. As used in this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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13 automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, motorcycle,
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14 motor scooter, and any other vehicle required to be registered under
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15 the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
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16 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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