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29		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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35		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 2063 By: Hardin
	32	+	HOUSE BILL 2063 By: Hardin
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45		-	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
46		-	Section 1289.24e, which relates to the Second
47		-	Amendment Sanctuary State Act; prohibiting the
48		-	enforcement of a federal ban or regulation on
49		-	firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition;
50		-	providing construing provision; prohibiting the state
51		-	and political subdivisio ns from reducing or
52		-	eliminating funds or budgets of county sheriff's
53		-	offices or municipal police departments under certain
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55		-	retaliation against peace officers for refusing to
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	40	+	An Act relating to criminal justice; creating the
	41	+	Oklahoma Criminal Justice Act of 2023 ; providing for
	42	+	noncodification; and providing an effective date.
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65	48		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
66		-	SECTION 1. ~~AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021,~~ Section ~~1289.24e, is~~
67		-	~~amended to read~~ as follows:
68		-	~~Section 1289.24e A.~~ The ~~State Legislature hereby occupies and~~
69		-	~~preempts the entire field~~ of ~~legislation by any agency of this state~~
70		-	~~or any political subdivision in~~ this ~~state to infring e upon the~~
	49	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
	50	+	codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
	51	+	This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
	52	+	Criminal Justice Act of 2023 ".
	53	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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98		-	rights of a citizen of the State of Oklahoma, the unalienable right
99		-	to keep and bear arms as guaranteed to them by the Second Amendment
100		-	of the United States Consti tution.
101		-	B. Any federal, state, county or municipal act, law , executive
102		-	order, administrative order, court order, rule, policy or regulation
103		-	ordering the buy-back, confiscation or surrender of firearms,
104		-	firearm accessories or ammunition from law-abiding citizens of this
105		-	state shall be considered an infringement on the rights of citizens
106		-	to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the
107		-	Constitution of the Un ited States and Article II, Section 26 of the
108		-	Constitution of Oklahoma.
109		-	C. 1. A peace officer, state employee, or employee of a
110		-	political subdivision is prohibited from enforcing, assisting in the
111		-	enforcement of, or otherwise cooperating in the enforceme nt of a
112		-	federal ban on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition and is
113		-	also prohibited from participating in any federal enforcement action
114		-	implementing a federal ban on firearms, firearm accessories , or
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116		-	2. An employee of the state or a po litical subdivision may not
117		-	expend public funds or allocate public resources for the enforcement
118		-	of a federal ban on firearms, firearm acc essories, or ammunition.
119		-	3. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit or
120		-	otherwise limit a peace officer, state employee, or employee of a
121		-	political subdivision from cooperating, comm unicating, or
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149		-	collaborating with a federal, state, county, or municipal agency if
150		-	the primary purpose is not:
151		-	a. law enforcement activity related to a federal, state,
152		-	county, or municipal ban on firearms, firearm
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154		-	b. the investigation of a violation of a fed eral, state,
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157		-	4. The State of Oklahoma and any political subdivision o f this
158		-	state shall not reduce or eliminate any funding or budget from a
159		-	county sheriff's office or municipal police department for:
160		-	a. refusing to obey or enforce any order which violates
161		-	the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United
162		-	States, Section 26 of Article II of the Constitution
163		-	of Oklahoma or the peace officer oath of a peace
164		-	officer, or
165		-	b. declaring any political subdivision of this sta te as a
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167		-	5. The State of Oklahoma and any political subdivision of this
168		-	state shall be prohibited from terminating or retaliating against
169		-	any peace officer who r efuses to obey or enforce an y order which
170		-	violates the Second Amend ment of the Constitution of the United
171		-	States, Section 26 of Article II of the Constitution of Oklahoma o r
172		-	the peace officer oath of the peace officer.
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200		-	D. It shall be the duty of the court s and law enforcement
201		-	agencies of this state to protect the rights of la w-abiding citizens
202		-	to keep and to bear arm s within the borders of this state and to
203		-	protect these rights from the infringement provided under the
204		-	provisions of this act.
205		-	D. E. The preemption provided in this act shall include:
206		-	1. Any regulation of arms and ammunition, pursuant to the
207		-	National Firearms Act of 1934, prohibited or regulated on or after
208		-	the effective date of this act; and
209		-	2. Any regulations or provision of the Gun Contro l Act of 1968,
210		-	prohibited or regulated on or after the effective date of th is act.
211		-	E. F. For purposes of this section:
212		-	1. "Arms" is defined as means any firearm, firearm part,
213		-	accessory or ammunition required to render that firearm operable and
214		-	effective;
215		-	2. "Federal ban" means a federal law, executive order, rule or
216		-	regulation that is enacted, adopted , or becomes effective on or
217		-	after November 1, 2023, or a new and more restrictive interpretation
218		-	of a law that existed on November 1, 2023, that infringes upon,
219		-	calls in question or prohibits, restricts, or requires individual
220		-	licensure for or registration of the purchase, ownership,
221		-	possession, transfer, or use of any firearm, any magazine or other
222		-	ammunition feeding device, or other firearm accessory ;
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251		-	represses, diminishes or subve rts the right to keep an d bear arms,
252		-	ammunition, parts and accessories in any amount th at is legal as of
253		-	the effective date of this act of any citizen in this state; and
254		-	3. 4. "Law-abiding citizen" means a person who is not otherwise
255		-	precluded under state la w from possessing a f irearm and shall not be
256		-	construed to include anyone who is not legally present in the United
257		-	States or this state;
258		-	5. "Peace officer" has the same meaning as provided for in
259		-	Section 99 of this title, except that subsection C of this section
260		-	shall not apply to federal employees; and
261		-	6. "Political subdivision" means a city, town, county, or any
262		-	other political subdivision of this state.
263		-	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
264		-	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
265		-	declared to exist, by reason whereof this a ct shall take effect and
266		-	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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268		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON STATE POWERS, dated 02/27/2023 -
269		-	DO PASS, As Amended.
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