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29		-	BILL NO. 2644 By: Steagall and Hardin of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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34		-	Alvord of the Senate
	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	36	+	FOR
	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 2644 By: Steagall
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	41	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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40	43		An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
41	44		Section 1290.22, which relates to the Oklahoma Self-
42	45		Defense Act; clarifying certain prohibited conduc t
43	46		and exceptions; providing for the filing of a civil
44	47		action; directing court to award damages and fees;
45	48		providing an exception; clar ifying liability
46	49		provisions; allowing for the transp ort or storage of
47	50		firearms or weapons in vehicles; defining term; and
48	51		providing an effective date.
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54	57		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	58		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, is
56	59		amended to read as follows:
57	60		Section 1290.22
58	61		BUSINESS PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER'S RIGHTS
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60	63		A. Except as provided in subsections B, C and D of this
61	64		section, nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self -
62	65		Defense Act shall be construed to limit, restrict or proh ibit in any
63	66		manner the existing rights of any person, property owne r, tenant,
64	67		employer, liquor store, place of worship or business entity to
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91	95		control the possession of weapons on any property owned or
92	96		controlled by the person or business entity.
93	97		B. 1. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor
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95	99		entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has
96	100		the effect of prohibiting prohibits any person, except a convicted
97	101		felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on
98	102		any property set aside for any vehicle.
99	103		2. No person, employer, or business entity shall establish,
100	104		maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of
101	105		prohibiting any person or employ ee, except a convicted felon, from
102	106		transporting, carrying, or storing firearms or amm unition in or upon
103	107		a vehicle, personally owned, leased, or rented by the person or
104	108		employee while conducting business for the employer or business
105	109		entity.
106	110		3. An individual may bring a civil action to enforce the
107	111		provisions of paragraph 1 and 2 of this subsection. If a plaintiff
108	112		prevails in a civil action against a person, property owner, tenant,
109	113		employer, liquor store, place of wor ship or business, for a policy
110	114		or rule that violates paragraph 1 and 2 of this subsection, the
111	115		court shall award actual damages, enjoin further violations of
112	116		paragraph 1 of this subsection, and award court costs and attorney
113	117		fees to the prevailing plaintiff. The provisions of this subsection
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140	145		shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers '
141	146		Compensation Act.
142	147		C. A property owner, tenant, employer, liqu or store, place of
143	148		worship or business entity may prohibit a ny person from carrying a
144	149		concealed or unconcealed firearm on the property. If the building
145	150		or property is open to the public, the property owner, tenant,
146	151		employer, liquor store, place of worship or business entity shall
147	152		post signs on or about the propert y stating such prohibition.
148	153		D. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liq uor store,
149	154		holder of an event permit, place of worship or business entity shall
150	155		be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the effect of
151	156		prohibiting any person from carrying a concealed or unconc ealed
152	157		firearm on property within the specific excl usion provided for in
153	158		paragraph 4 of subsection B of Section 1277 of this title; provided
154	159		that carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm may be prohibited
155	160		in the following places:
156	161		1. The portion of a pub lic property structure or building
157	162		during an event authorized by the city, town, county, state or
158	163		federal governmental authority owning or controlling such building
159	164		or structure;
160	165		2. Any public property sports field including any adjacent
161	166		seating or adjacent area set aside for viewing a sporting event,
162	167		where an elementary or secondary school, collegiate, or professional
163	168		sporting event, or an International Olympic Commit tee or
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190	196		organization, or any committee subordinate to the In ternational
191	197		Olympic Committee event is being held;
192	198		3. The fairgrounds during the Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa
193	199		State Fair; and
194	200		4. The portion of a public property structure or building that
195	201		is leased or under contract to a business or not -for-profit entity
196	202		or group for offices.
197	203		E. The otherwise lawful carrying of a concealed or un concealed
198	204		firearm by a person on property that has signs prohibiting the
199	205		carrying of firearms shall subject the pers on to being denied
200	206		entrance onto the property or removed f rom the property. If the
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202	208		1. Has been informed by the property owner, bus iness entity or
203	209		manager of the business that the person is in violation of a policy
204	210		that prohibits firearms on the p roperty; and
205	211		2. Refuses to leave the property and a peace officer is
206		-	summoned, the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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	213	+	the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeano r
	214	+	punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
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209	216		F. A person, property owner, tenant, empl oyer, liquor store,
210	217		holder of an event permit, place of w orship or business entity that
211	218		does or does not prohibit any individual, except a c onvicted felon,
212	219		from transporting, storing, or carrying a loaded or unloaded,
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	247	+	concealed or unconcealed weapon on property that the person,
240	248		property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, holder of an event
241	249		permit, place of worship or business entity owns, o r has legal
242	250		control of, is immune from and shall not be subject to any liability
243	251		arising from that decision. Except for acts of gross negligence or
244	252		willful or wanton mi sconduct, an employer who does or does not
245	253		prohibit his or her employees from transporting, storing, or
246	254		carrying a concealed or unconcealed weapon is immune from and shall
247	255		not be subject to any liability arising from that decision. A
248	256		person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, holder of an
249	257		event permit, place of worship or busin ess entity that does not
250	258		prohibit persons from transporting, storing, or carrying a concealed
251	259		or unconcealed weapon pursuant to subse ction D of this section shall
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	260	+	not be immune from and shall not be subject to any liability arising
253	261		from the transporting, storing, or carrying of a concealed or
254	262		unconcealed weapon, while in the scope of employment, on the
255	263		property or in or about a business entity vehicle. The provisions
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258	266		G. It shall not be considered part of an employee's job
259	267		description or within the employee 's scope of employment if an
260	268		employee is allowed to carry or discharge a weapon pursu ant to this
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262		-	H. Nothing in subsections F and G of this section sh all prevent
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	297	+	H. Nothing in subsections F and G of this section sh all prevent
	298	+	an employer, employee or p erson who has suffered loss resulting from
290	299		the discharge of a weapon to seek redress or damages of the person
291	300		who discharged the weapon or used the weapon outside the provisions
292	301		of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act.
293	302		I. As used in the this section, "vehicle" includes, but is not
294	303		limited to any automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle,
295	304		motorcycle, motor sc ooter, bicycle, vessel, and any other vehicle or
296	305		vessel used for lawful transportation.
297	306		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
298		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2023.
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	308	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON STATE POWERS, dated 03/02/2023 -
	309	+	DO PASS, As Amended.