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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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32	32	SENATE BILL 15 By: Murdock
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to firearms; defining terms;
41	41	specifying the type of entities that mus t comply with
42	42	certain contract requirements; prohibiting
43	43	governmental entities from contracting with companies
44	44	unless contracts contain certain written
45	45	verification; stating specific s of written
46	46	verification; provid ing an exception for specific
47	47	governmental entities; requiring the Directo r of the
48	48	Office of Management and Enterprise Services to
49	49	provide oversight and advice to governmenta l
50	50	entities; providing for codification; and providing
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56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA:
57	57	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
58	58	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.31 of Title 21, unless
59	59	there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
60	60	A. As used in this section:
61	61	1. “Ammunition” means a loaded cartridge or shot shell, case,
62	62	primer, projectile, wadding , or propellant powder;
63	63	2. “Company” means a for-profit organization, associ ation,
64	64	corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership,
65	65	limited liability partner ship, or limited liability company,
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92	92	including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority -owned subsidiary,
93	93	parent company, or an affiliate of thos e entities or associati ons
94	94	that exists to make a profit. The term does not include a sole
95	95	proprietorship;
96	96	3. “Discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade
97	97	association” means, with respect to the entity or association, to:
98	98	a. refuse to engage in the trade of any goods or se rvices
99	99	with the entity or association based solely on its
100	100	status as a firearm entity or firearm trade
101	101	association which includes the lawful products and
102	102	services provided by and lawful practices of firearm
103	103	entities and firearm trade associations,
104	104	b. refrain from continuing an existing b usiness
105	105	relationship with the entity or association based
106	106	solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm
107	107	trade association which includes the lawful pro ducts
108	108	and services provided by and lawful practices of
109	109	firearm entities and firearm trade associations, or
110	110	c. terminate an existing business rel ationship with the
111	111	entity or association based solely on its status as a
112	112	firearm entity or firearm trade association which
113	113	includes the lawful pro ducts and services provided by
114	114	and lawful practices of firearm entities and firearm
115	115	trade associations.
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142	142	The term does not include the policies of a vendor, merchant, retail
143	143	seller, or platform that restric t or prohibit the listing or selling
144	144	of ammunition, firearms, or firearm accessories. The term also does
145	145	not include a company ’s refusal to engage in the trade of any good s
146	146	or services, decision to refrain from continuing an existing
147	147	business relationship, or decision to terminate an existing business
148	148	relationship to comply with federal, state , or local laws, policies,
149	149	or regulations or a directive by a regulatory agency, o r for any
150	150	traditional business reason that is specific to the customer or
151	151	potential customer and not based sol ely on the status of an entit y
152	152	or association as a firearm entity or firearm trade association
153	153	which includes the lawful pro ducts and services pro vided by and
154	154	lawful practices of firearm entities and firearm trade associations;
155	155	4. “Firearm” means a weapon that expels a pr ojectile by the
156	156	action of explosive or expanding gas es;
157	157	5. “Firearm accessory” means a device specifically designed or
158	158	adapted to enable an individual to wear, carry, store, or moun t a
159	159	firearm on the indivi dual or on a conveyance and an item used in
160	160	conjunction with or mount ed on a firearm that is not essentia l to
161	161	the basic function of the firearm. The term includes a detachable
162	162	firearm magazine;
163	163	6. “Firearm entity” means:
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190	190	a. a firearm, firearm accessor y or ammunition
191	191	manufacturer, distributor, who lesaler, supplier, or
192	192	retailer, and
193	193	b. a gun range;
194	194	7. “Firearm trade associatio n” means any person, corporation,
195	195	unincorporated association, federation, business league, or business
196	196	organization that:
197	197	a. is not organized or operated for profit and for which
198	198	none of its net earning inures to the benefit of any
199	199	private shareholder or individual,
200	200	b. has two or more firearm entities as memb ers, and
201	201	c. is exempt from federal income ta xation under Section
202	202	501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an
203	203	organization described by Section 501(c) of that code;
204	204	8. “Governmental entity” means any branch, department, agency
205	205	or instrumentality of state government, or any official o r other
206	206	person acting under color of state law, or any polit ical subdivision
207	207	of this state;
208	208	9. “Sole-source provider” means a supplier who provides goods
209	209	or services of a unique nature or goods or services that are solely
210	210	available through the supplier and the supplier is the o nly
211	211	practicable source to prov ide such goods or services; and
212	212	10. “Contract” means a promise or set of promises cons tituting
213	213	an agreement between the parties that gives each a legal duty to the
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240	240	other and also the right to seek a remedy for the breach of th ose
241	241	duties, but does not include an agreement related to investment
242	242	services.
243	243	B. The provisions of this section shall apply only to a
244	244	contract that:
245	245	1. Is between a governmental entity and a company wit h at least
246	246	ten (10) full-time employees; and
247	247	2. Has a value of at least One Hundred Thous and Dollars
248	248	($100,000.00) that is paid wholly or partly from public funds of the
249	249	governmental entity.
250	250	C. Except as provided by su bsection D of this section, a
251	251	governmental entity may not enter in a contract with a com pany for
252	252	the purchase of goods or services unless the contract contains a
253	253	written verification from the company that it:
254	254	1. Does not have a practice, p olicy, guidance, or directive
255	255	that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade
256	256	association; and
257	257	2. Will not discriminate during the term of the contract
258	258	against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.
259	259	D. The provisions of subsection C of this section shall not
260	260	apply to a governmental entity that:
261	261	1. Contracts with a sole-source provider; or
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288	288	2. Does not receive a bid from a company that is able to
289	289	provide the written ver ification required by subsection C of th is
290	290	section.
291	291	E. The Central Purchasing Division of the O ffice of Management
292	292	and Enterprise Services shall have the authority and responsibility
293	293	of reviewing state gove rnmental contracts to confirm that the
294	294	requirements of subsection C of this section have been satisfied.
295	295	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective No vember 1, 2023.
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