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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 2218 By: West (Kevin) of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	Bergstrom of the Senate
	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 2218 By: West (Kevin)
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	41	+	AS INTRODUCED
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40	43		An Act relating to firearms; defining terms;
41	44		specifying types of entities that must compl y with
42	45		certain contractual requirements; prohibiting
43	46		governmental entities from contracting with companies
44	47		under certain circumstances; stating specifics of
45	48		written verification; providing an exception for
46	49		specific governmental entities; requiring the
47	50		Director of the Office of Management and Enter prise
48	51		Services to provide oversight and advice to
49	52		governmental entities; providing for codification;
50	53		and providing an effective date.
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56	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
57	60		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new secti on of law to be codified
58	61		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.31 of Title 21, unless
59	62		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
60	63		A. As used in this section:
61	64		1. "Ammunition" means a loaded cartridge or shot shell, case,
62	65		primer, projectile, wadding, or propellant powder;
63	66		2. "Company" means a for-profit organization, association,
64	67		corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership,
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	95	+	limited liability partnership , or limited liability com pany,
92	96		including a wholly owned subsidiar y, majority-owned subsidiary,
93	97		parent company, or an affiliate of those entities or associations
94	98		that exists to make a profit. The term does not include a sole
95	99		proprietorship;
96	100		3. "Contract" means a promise or set of promises constituting
97	101		an agreement between the parties that gives each a legal duty to the
98	102		other and also the right to see k a remedy for the breach of those
99	103		duties, but does not include an agreement relat ed to investment
100	104		services;
101	105		4. "Discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade
102	106		association" means, with respect to the entity or association, to:
103	107		a. refuse to engage in the trade of a ny goods or services
104	108		with the entity or association based solely on its
105	109		status as a firearm entity or fire arm trade
106	110		association, which includes the lawful products and
107	111		services and lawful practices provided by the firearm
108	112		entity or firearm trade associatio n,
109	113		b. refrain from continuing an existing business
110	114		relationship with the entity or association based
111	115		solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm
112	116		trade association, which includes the lawful products
113	117		and services and lawful practices provided by the
114	118		firearm entity or firearm trade association , or
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141	146		c. terminate an existing business relationship with the
142	147		entity or association based solely on its status as a
143	148		firearm entity or firearm trade association, which
144	149		includes the lawful products and serv ices and lawful
145	150		practices provided by the firearm entity or firearm
146	151		trade association.
147	152		The term does not include the policies of a vendor, merchant,
148	153		retail seller, or platform that restrict or prohibit the listing or
149	154		selling of ammunition, firea rms, or firearm accessories. The term
150	155		also does not include a company 's refusal to engage in the trade of
151	156		any goods or services, deci sion to refrain from continuing an
152	157		existing business relationship, or decision to terminate an existing
153	158		business relationship to comply with federal, state, or local laws,
154	159		policies, or regulations or a directive by a regulatory agency, or
155	160		for any traditional business reason that is specific to t he customer
156	161		or potential customer and not based solely on the status of an
157	162		entity or association as a firearm entity or firearm trade
158	163		association, which includes the lawful products and serv ices and
159	164		lawful practices provided by the firearm entity or firearm trade
160	165		association;
161	166		5. "Firearm" means a weapon that expels a projectile by the
162	167		action of explosive or expanding gases;
163	168		6. "Firearm accessory" means a device specifically designed or
164	169		adapted to enable an indiv idual to wear, carry, store, or mount a
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191	197		firearm on the individual or on a conveyance and an item used in
192	198		conjunction with or mounted on a firearm that is not essential to
193	199		the basic function of the firearm. The term includes a detachable
194	200		firearm magazine;
195	201		7. "Firearm entity" means:
196	202		a. a firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition
197	203		manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, supplier, or
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199	205		b. a gun range;
200	206		8. "Firearm trade association " means any person, corporation,
201	207		unincorporated association, federatio n, business league, or business
202	208		organization that:
203	209		a. is not organized or operated for profit and for which
204	210		none of its net earnings inures to th e benefit of any
205	211		private shareholder or individual,
206	212		b. has two or more firearm entities as members, and
207	213		c. is exempt from federal income taxation under Sec tion
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209	215		organization described by Section 501(c) of that co de;
210	216		9. "Governmental entity" means any branch, department, agency,
211	217		or instrumentality of state government, or any official or other
212	218		person acting under co lor of state law, or any political subdivision
213	219		of this state; and
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240	247		10. "Sole-source provider" means a supplier who provides goods
241	248		or services of a unique nature or goods or services that are solely
242	249		available through the supplier and the supplier is the onl y
243	250		practicable source to provide such goods or services.
244	251		B. The provisions of this section shall appl y only to a
245	252		contract that:
246	253		1. Is between a governmental entity and a company with at least
247	254		ten (10) full-time employees; and
248	255		2. Has a value of at least O ne Hundred Thousand Dollars
249	256		($100,000.00) that is paid wholly or partly from public funds of the
250	257		governmental entity.
251	258		C. Except as provid ed by subsection D of this section, a
252	259		governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for
253	260		the purchase of goods or services unless the contract co ntains a
254	261		written verification from the company that it:
255	262		1. Does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive
256	263		that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade
257	264		association; and
258	265		2. Will not discriminate during the term of the contract
259	266		against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.
260	267		D. The provisions of subsection C of thi s section shall not
261	268		apply to a governmental entity that:
262	269		1. Contracts with a sole-source provider; or
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289	297		2. Does not receive a bid from a company that is able to
290	298		provide the written verification required by subsection C of this
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292	300		E. The Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management
293	301		and Enterprise Services shall have the authority and responsibility
294	302		of reviewing state governmental contracts to confirm that the
295		-	required documents of subsection C of this section have been
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297		-	F. A government entity shall utilize its current methods of
298		-	processing and analyzing the provisions within a contractual
299		-	agreement and shall con firm that the required written verification,
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301		-	made a part of the contractual agreement.
302		-	G. The provisions of this section shall only apply to financial
303		-	institutions that have Fifty Billion Dollars ($50,000,000,000.00) or
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	303	+	requirements of subsection C of this section have been satisfied.
305	304		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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	306	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
	307	+	PENSIONS, dated 02/27/2023 - DO PASS.