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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 500 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; defining terms;
7 prohibiting governmental entities from contracting
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8 written verification; providing an exception for
9 specific contracts; specifying the type of entities
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10 requiring the Office of Management and Enterprise
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.31 of Title 21, unless
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17 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. As used in this section:
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19 1. "Ammunition" means a loaded cartridge or shot shell, case,
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20 primer, projectile, wadding, or propellant powder;
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21 2. "Company" means a for-profit organization, association,
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22 corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership,
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23 limited liability partnership, or limited liability company,
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24 including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary,
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1 parent company, or an affiliate of those entities or associations
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2 that exists to make a profit. The term does not include a sole
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3 proprietorship;
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4 3. "Discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade
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5 association" means, with respect to the entity or association, to:
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6 a. refuse to engage in the trade of any goods or services
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7 with the entity or association based solely on its
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8 status as a firearm entity or firearm trade
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9 association which includes the lawful products and
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10 services provided by and lawful practices of firearm
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11 entities and firearm trade associations,
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12 b. refrain from continuing an existing business
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13 relationship with the entity or association based
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14 solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm
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15 trade association which includes the lawful products
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16 and services provided by and lawful practices of
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17 firearm entities and firearm trade associations, or
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18 c. terminate an existing business relationship with the
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19 entity or association based solely on its status as a
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20 firearm entity or firearm trade association which
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21 includes the lawful products and services provided by
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22 and lawful practices of firearm entities and firearm
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23 trade associations.
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1 The term does not include the policies of a vendor, merchant, retail
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2 seller, or platform that restrict or prohibit the listing or selling
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3 of ammunition, firearms, or firearm accessories. The term also does
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4 not include a company's refusal to engage in the trade of any goods
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5 or services, decision to refrain from continuing an existing
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6 business relationship, or decision to terminate an existing business
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7 relationship to comply with federal, state, or local laws, policies,
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8 or regulations or a directive by a regulatory agency, or for any
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9 traditional business reason that is specific to the customer or
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10 potential customer and not based solely on the status of an entity
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11 or association as a firearm entity or firearm trade association
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12 which includes the lawful products and services provided by and
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13 lawful practices of firearm entities and firearm trade associations;
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14 4. "Firearm" means a weapon that expels a projectile by the
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15 action of explosive or expanding gases;
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16 5. "Firearm accessory" means a device specifically designed or
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17 adapted to enable an individual to wear, carry, store, or mount a
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18 firearm on the individual or on a conveyance and an item used in
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19 conjunction with or mounted on a firearm that is not essential to
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20 the basic function of the firearm. The term includes a detachable
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21 firearm magazine;
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22 6. "Firearm entity" means:
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1 a. a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition
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2 manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, supplier, or
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3 retailer, and
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4 b. a gun range;
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5 7. "Firearm trade association" means any person, corporation,
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6 unincorporated association, federation, business league, or business
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7 organization that:
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8 a. is not organized or operated for profit and for which
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9 none of its net earning inures to the benefit of any
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10 private shareholder or individual,
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11 b. has two or more firearm entities as members, and
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12 c. is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
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13 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as
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14 an organization described by Section 501(c) of that
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15 code;
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16 8. "Governmental entity" means any branch, department, agency,
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17 or instrumentality of state government, or any official or other
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18 person acting under color of state law, or any political subdivision
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19 of this state;
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20 9. "Sole-source provider" means a supplier who provides goods
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21 or services of a unique nature or goods or services that are solely
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22 available through the supplier and the supplier is the only
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1 10. "Contract" means a promise or set of promises constituting
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2 an agreement between the parties that gives each a legal duty to the
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3 other and the right to seek a remedy for the breach of those duties
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4 but does not include an agreement related to investment services.
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5 B. A governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a
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6 company for the purchase of goods or services unless the contract
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7 contains a written verification from the company that it:
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8 1. Does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive
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9 that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade
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10 association; and
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12 trade association during the term of the contract.
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13 C. The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not
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15 1. Contracts with a sole-source provider; or
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16 2. Does not receive a bid from a company that is able to
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17 provide the written verification required by subsection B of this
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19 D. The provisions of this section shall apply only to a
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1 2. Has a value of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars
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2 ($100,000.00) that is paid wholly or partly from public funds of the
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4 E. The Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and
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5 Enterprise Services shall have the authority and responsibility of
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6 reviewing state governmental contracts to confirm that the
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7 requirements of subsection B of this section have been satisfied.
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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