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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 2334 By: Steagall, Davis, Roberts
30		-	(Sean) and McDugle of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 2334 By: Steagall, Davis and Roberts
	36	+	(Sean) of the House
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44	49		An Act relating to firearm s; amending 21 O.S. 2011,
45	50		Section 1277, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter
46	51		235, O.S.L. 2019 (21 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1277),
47	52		which relates to the unlawful carry of firearms;
48	53		clarifying exemption tha t authorizes the possession
49	54		of firearms on certain property; authorizing open
50	55		carry on property of nonprofit enti ties and public
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	56	+	trusts under certain circumstances; stating exclusion
	57	+	for certain properties and events; and providing an
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58	65		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOM A:
59	66		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 1277, as
60	67		last amended by Section 1, Chapter 235, O.S.L. 2019 (21 O.S. Supp.
61	68		2020, Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
62	69		Section 1277.
63	70		UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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	98	+	A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
	99	+	possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
92	100		provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry any concealed
93	101		or unconcealed handgun firearm into any of the following places:
94	102		1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
95	103		leased by a city, town, county, state or federal governmental
96	104		authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
97	105		2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility
98	106		or any facility used to process, hold or house arrested persons,
99	107		prisoners or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
100	108		except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
101	109		Statutes;
102	110		3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
103	111		secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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105	113		4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
106	114		a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
107	115		5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
108	116		allowed by the property owner; and
109	117		6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law.
110	118		B. For purposes of subsection A of this section, the prohibited
111	119		place does not include and specifically excludes It shall be lawful
112	120		for a person to carry a conce aled or unconcealed firearm on the
113	121		following property properties:
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140	149		1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
141	150		vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
142	151		state or federal governmental authority;
143	152		2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
144	153		vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
145	154		public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
146	155		3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office
147	156		space in which concealed or unconceale d weapons are prohibited by
148	157		the provisions of this section;
149	158		4. Any property designated by statute, ordinance, resolution,
150	159		policy or use by a city, town, county or state governmental
151	160		authority as a street, plaza, sidewalk, alley, park, recreational
152	161		area, wildlife refuge, wildlife management area or fairgrounds;
153	162		provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize
154	163		any entry by a person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed
155	164		firearm into any structure, building or office space which is
156	165		specifically prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this
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158	167		5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
159	168		secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
160	169		attended or unattended; provided, however, the firea rm shall be
161	170		stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
162	171		vehicle is left unattended on school property.
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189	199		Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
190	200		subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
191	201		allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
192	202		of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
193	203		of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
194	204		or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
195	205		possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
196	206		C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
197	207		private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
198	208		private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
199	209		person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act,
200	210		provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
201	211		private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
202	212		weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
203	213		used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
204	214		willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
205	215		that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
206	216		private school property, a school bus or vehicle used by the private
207	217		school shall be immune from liability for any injuries arising from
208	218		the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this subsection shall
209	219		not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers '
210	220		Compensation Act.
211	221		D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
212	222		a board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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239	250		pursuant to Section 5 -149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
240	251		authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
241	252		personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
242	253		provided such personnel either:
243	254		1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
244	255		in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
245	256		2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
246	257		for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
247	258		Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
248	259		granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
249	260		E. In For any property designated by statute, ordinance,
250	261		resolution, policy or use by a municipality as a municipal zoo or
251	262		park of any size that is owned, leased, operated or managed by:
252	263		1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
253	264		176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
254	265		2. A nonprofit entity,
255	266		an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
256	267		openly carry a handgun on the property ; provided, however, an
257	268		individual may openly carry a handgun or other firearm on the
258	269		property with permission from the public trust or nonprofi t entity.
259	270		F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
260	271		subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
261	272		misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
262	273		Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other p rovision of
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289	301		subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
290	302		property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
291	303		leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
292	304		be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Tw o Hundred Fifty
293	305		Dollars ($250.00).
294	306		G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
295	307		pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act or who
296	308		is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
297	309		law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
298	310		loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
299	311		carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or
300	312		metal knuckles into or upon any college, university or technology
301	313		center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
302	314		purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
303	315		construed to be college, university or technology center school
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305	317		1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
306	318		vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
307	319		machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are
308	320		carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
309	321		blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are not remove d
310	322		from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the college or
311	323		university president or technology center school administrator while
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339	352		school property;
340	353		2. Any property authorized for posses sion or use of firearms,
341	354		machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains or metal knuckles by
342	355		college, university or technology center school policy; and
343	356		3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
344	357		college or university president or technolog y center school
345	358		administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
346	359		firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal
347	360		knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university
348	361		or technology center school property.
349	362		The college, university or technology center school may notify
350	363		the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
351	364		violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
352	365		receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
353	366		give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
354	367		hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
355	368		provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
356	369		administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
357	370		have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
358	371		Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
359	372		construed to authorize or allow any college, university or
360	373		technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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388	402		handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
389	403		machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles from
390	404		possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain
391	405		or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of
392	406		this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
393	407		subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
394	408		university or technology center school in this state f rom taking
395	409		administrative action against any student for any violation of any
396	410		provision of this subsection.
397	411		H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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399	413		1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
400	414		firearm in the course of employment;
401	415		2. District judges, associate district judges and special
402	416		district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
403	417		issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act
404	418		and whose names appear on a list maintain ed by the Administrative
405	419		Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
406	420		employment within the courthouses of this state;
407	421		3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
408	422		acting in the course and scope of employment;
409	423		4. Elected officials of a county, who are in possession of a
410	424		valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
411	425		Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
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438	453		in the performance of their duties within the courthouses of the
439	454		county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this
440	455		paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
441	456		handgun into a courtroom;
442	457		5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
443	458		the county, who possess a valid handgun lice nse issued pursuant to
444	459		the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry a
445	460		concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
446	461		within the courthouses in the county in which the person is
447	462		employed. Nothing in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act shall prohibit
448	463		the sheriff from requiring additional instruction or training before
449	464		receiving authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the
450	465		courthouse. The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of
451	466		this subsection shall not allow t he county employee to carry the
452	467		handgun into a courtroom, sheriff 's office, adult or juvenile jail
453	468		or any other prisoner detention area; and
454	469		6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
455	470		authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a va lid
456	471		handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
457	472		Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
458	473		course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
459	474		surrounding the county courthouse.
460	475		I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
461	476		automobile, truck, minivan , or sports utility vehicle , or motorcycle
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488	504		as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
489	505		equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
490	506		motorcycle.
491	507		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
492		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2021.
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	509	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, dated 02/23/2021 -
	510	+	DO PASS, As Coauthored.