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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 463 By: Woods
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearm suppressors; creating the
7 Sportsman Hearing Protection Act; providing short
8 title; defining terms; providing requirements for
8 manufacturing firearm suppressors in Oklahoma;
9 providing certain exemption from federal laws and
9 federal regulations; declaring firearm suppressors
10 manufactured in Oklahoma exempt from federal
10 regulation; requiring certain stamp on firearm
11 suppressors manufactured and sold in Oklahoma;
11 directing Attorney General to seek declaratory
12 judgments under certain circumstances; stating
12 applicability of statute; prohibiting certain
13 entities from adopting or imposing rules, ordinances,
13 policies, or restrictions; regulating firearm
14 suppressors that contravene state law; prohibiting
14 certain entities and employees from enforcing or
15 attempting to enforce certain federal statutes,
15 orders, rules, or regulations; prohibiting certain
16 entities from receiving state grant funds under
16 certain circumstances; authorizing citizens to file
17 certain complaints with the Attorney General; stating
17 procedures for filing complaint; authorizing the
18 Attorney General to seek certain relief if complaint
18 is determined to be valid; providing for the recovery
19 of reasonable expenses and attorney fees; providing
19 for appellate relief; providing for noncodification;
20 providing for codification; and declaring an
20 emergency.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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1 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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2 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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3 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sportsman
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4 Hearing Protection Act".
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5 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.31 of Title 21, unless
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7 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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8 A. As used in this act:
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9 1. "Firearm" means a rifle, pistol, or shotgun;
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10 2. "Firearm suppressor" means any device designed, made, or
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11 adapted to muffle the report of a firearm;
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12 3. "Generic and insignificant part" means an item that has
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13 manufacturing or consumer product applications other than inclusion
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14 in a firearm suppressor. The term includes a spring, screw, nut,
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15 and pin; and
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16 4. "Manufacture" includes forging, casting, machining, or
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17 another process for working a material.
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18 B. For the purposes of this act, a firearm suppressor is
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19 manufactured in this state if the item is manufactured:
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20 1. In this state from basic materials; and
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21 2. Without the inclusion of any part imported from another
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22 state other than a generic and insignificant part.
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23 C. For the purposes of this act, a firearm suppressor is
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1 subsection B of this section without regard to whether a firearm
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2 imported into this state from another state is attached to or used
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3 in conjunction with the suppressor.
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4 D. A firearm suppressor that is manufactured in this state and
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5 remains in this state is not subject to federal law or federal
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6 regulation, including registration, under the authority of the
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7 United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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8 E. A basic material from which a firearm suppressor is
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9 manufactured in this state, including unmachined steel, is not a
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10 firearm suppressor and is not subject to federal regulation under
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11 the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate
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12 commerce as if it actually were a firearm suppressor.
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13 F. A firearm suppressor manufactured and sold in this state
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14 must have the words "Made in Oklahoma" clearly stamped on the
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15 firearm suppressor.
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16 G. On written notification to the Office of the Attorney
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17 General of this state by a United States citizen who resides in this
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18 state of the intent of the citizen to manufacture a firearm
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19 suppressor to which subsection D of this section applies, the
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20 Attorney General shall seek a declaratory judgment from a federal
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21 district court in this state that subsection D of this section is
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22 consistent with the United States Constitution.
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23 H. The provisions of this section apply to:
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1 1. The State of Oklahoma, including an agency, department,
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2 commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or other entity
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3 that is in any branch of state government and that is created by the
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4 Oklahoma Constitution or a statute of this state, including a
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5 university system or a system of higher education;
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6 2. The governing body of a municipality, county, district, or
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7 authority; and
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8 3. An officer, employee, or other body that is part of a
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9 municipality, county, special district, or authority, including a
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10 sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or
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11 district attorney.
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12 I. An entity described by subsection H of this section may not
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13 adopt a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity
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14 enforces or, by consistent action, allows the enforcement of a
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15 federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that purports to
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16 regulate a firearm suppressor if the statute, order, rule, or
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17 regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation
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18 that does not exist under the laws of this state.
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19 J. No entity described by subsection H of this section and no
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20 person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of
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21 the entity may enforce or attempt to enforce any federal statute,
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22 order, rule, or regulation described by subsection I of this
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1 K. An entity described by subsection H of this section may not
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2 receive state grant funds if the entity adopts a rule, order,
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3 ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law
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4 described by subsection I of this section or, by consistent action,
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5 allows the enforcement of a federal law described by subsection I of
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7 L. State grant funds for the entity shall be denied for the
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8 fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial
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9 determination in an action brought under the provisions of this act
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10 is made that the entity has violated subsection I of this section.
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11 M. Any citizen residing in the jurisdiction of an entity
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12 described by subsection H of this section may file a complaint to
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13 the Office of the Attorney General if the citizen offers evidence to
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14 support an allegation that the entity has adopted a rule, order,
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15 ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law
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16 described by subsection I of this section or that the entity, by
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17 consistent action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described
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18 by subsection I of this section. The citizen shall include with the
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19 complaint any evidence the citizen has in support of the complaint.
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20 N. If the Attorney General determines that a complaint filed
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21 under subsection M of this section against an entity described by
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22 subsection H of this section is valid to compel the entity's
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23 compliance with the provisions of this act, the Attorney General may
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1 appropriate equitable relief in the district court of Oklahoma
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2 County or in a county in which the principal office of the entity is
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3 located. The Attorney General may recover reasonable expenses
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4 incurred obtaining relief under this subsection, including court
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5 costs, reasonable attorney fees, investigative costs, witness fees,
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7 O. An appeal of a suit brought under subsection N of this
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8 section shall be governed by the procedures for appeals in civil
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9 cases under the rules of the Supreme Court. The appellate court
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10 shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible
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12 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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13 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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14 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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15 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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