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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1780 By: Shaw
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39	39	AS INTRODUCED
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41	41	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
42	42	Section 1277, which relates to the unlawful carry of
43	43	firearms in certain places; delet ing certain
44	44	restriction; and providing an effective date .
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
52	52	amended to read as follows:
53	53	Section 1277.
54	54	UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
55	55	A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a per son in
56	56	possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
57	57	provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry any concealed
58	58	or unconcealed firearm into any of the fol lowing places:
59	59	1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
60	60	leased by a city, town, county, state or federal governmental
61	61	authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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88	88	2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, deten tion facility
89	89	or any facility used to process, hold or house arrested persons,
90	90	prisoners or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
91	91	except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
92	92	Statutes;
93	93	3. 2. Any public or private elementary or public or private
94	94	secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
95	95	section;
96	96	4. 3. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue
97	97	during a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event
98	98	holder;
99	99	5 4. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
100	100	allowed by the property owner;
101	101	6. 5. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
102	102	7. 6. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public
103	103	trust with a county, city or town as a beneficiary, or state
104	104	governmental authority for an event that is secured with minimum -
105	105	security provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum -
106	106	security provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing
107	107	the following:
108	108	a. a metallic-style security fence that is at leas t eight
109	109	(8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
110	110	is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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138	138	b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
139	139	commissioned peace officer, and
140	140	c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
141	141	travel with their property through or by the metal
142	142	detector.
143	143	B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
144	144	unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
145	145	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
146	146	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
147	147	state or federal governmental authority;
148	148	2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
149	149	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
150	150	public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
151	151	3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office
152	152	space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
153	153	the provisions of this section;
154	154	4. Any property designated by a city, town, county or state
155	155	governmental authority as a par k, recreational area, wildlife
156	156	refuge, wildlife management area or fairgrounds ; provided, nothing
157	157	in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
158	158	person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
159	159	structure, building, offi ce space or event which is specifically
160	160	prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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187	187	5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
188	188	secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
189	189	attended or unattended; pr ovided, however, the firearm shall be
190	190	stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
191	191	vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
192	192	6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
193	193	town, public trust with a county, city or town as a beneficiary, or
194	194	state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
195	195	is without minimum-security provisions, as such term is defined in
196	196	paragraph 7 6 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry
197	197	of firearms within said permitted event area shall be limited to
198	198	concealed carry of a handgun unl ess otherwise authorized by the
199	199	holder of the event permit.
200	200	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
201	201	subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
202	202	allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
203	203	of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
204	204	of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
205	205	or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm fro m carrying or
206	206	possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsect ion.
207	207	C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
208	208	private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
209	209	private school for transportation of students o r teachers by a
210	210	person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act,
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237	237	provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
238	238	private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
239	239	weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
240	240	used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negl igence or
241	241	willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
242	242	that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
243	243	private school property, a scho ol bus or vehicle used by the private
244	244	school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries arising
245	245	from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this subsection
246	246	shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers '
247	247	Compensation Act.
248	248	D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 2 of subsection A of this
249	249	section, a board of education of a school district may adopt a
250	250	policy pursuant to Section 5 -149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
251	251	Statutes to authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property
252	252	by school personnel specifically designated by the board of
253	253	education, provided such personnel either:
254	254	1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
255	255	in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
256	256	2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
257	257	for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of th e Oklahoma Statutes.
258	258	Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
259	259	granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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286	286	E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsect ion A of this
287	287	section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
288	288	any size that is owned, leased, operated or managed by:
289	289	1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
290	290	176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
291	291	2. A nonprofit entity,
292	292	an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
293	293	openly carry a handgun on the property.
294	294	F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 1 or 3 2
295	295	of subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
296	296	a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
297	297	Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
298	298	subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
299	299	property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
300	300	leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
301	301	be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
302	302	Dollars ($250.00).
303	303	G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
304	304	pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
305	305	is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
306	306	law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
307	307	loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
308	308	carry the firearm, machete, blackj ack, loaded cane, hand chain or
309	309	metal knuckles into or upon any college, unive rsity or technology
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336	336	center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
337	337	purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
338	338	construed to be college, university or technology center school
339	339	property:
340	340	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
341	341	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
342	342	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are
343	343	carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
344	344	blackjack, loaded cane, hand c hain or metal knuckles are not removed
345	345	from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the college or
346	346	university president or technology center school administrator while
347	347	the vehicle is on any college, university or technology center
348	348	school property;
349	349	2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
350	350	machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains or metal knuckles by
351	351	college, university or technology center school policy; and
352	352	3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
353	353	college or university president or technology center school
354	354	administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
355	355	firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal
356	356	knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university
357	357	or technology center school property.
358	358	The college, university or technology center school may notify
359	359	the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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386	386	violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
387	387	receipt of a written notific ation of violation, the Bureau shall
388	388	give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
389	389	hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
390	390	provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
391	391	administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
392	392	have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
393	393	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
394	394	construed to authorize or allow any college, university or
395	395	technology center school to est ablish any policy or rule that has
396	396	the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
397	397	handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
398	398	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles from
399	399	possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain
400	400	or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of
401	401	this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
402	402	subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
403	403	university or technology center school in this state from taking
404	404	administrative action against any student for any violation of any
405	405	provision of this subsection.
406	406	H. The provisions of this sectio n shall not apply to the
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408	408	1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
409	409	firearm in the course of employment;
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436	436	2. District judges, associate district judges and special
437	437	district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun l icense
438	438	issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act
439	439	and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
440	440	Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
441	441	employment within the courthouses of this state;
442	442	3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
443	443	acting in the course and scope of employment;
444	444	4. Elected officials of a county, who are in possession of a
445	445	valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
446	446	Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
447	447	in the performance of his or her duti es within the courthouses of
448	448	the county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this
449	449	paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
450	450	handgun into a courtroom;
451	451	5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
452	452	the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
453	453	the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry a
454	454	concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
455	455	within the courthouse in the county in which the person is empl oyed.
456	456	Nothing in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
457	457	from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
458	458	authorization to carry a concealed ha ndgun within the courthouse.
459	459	The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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487	487	into a courtroom, sheriff 's office, adult or juvenile jail or any
488	488	other prisoner detention area; a nd
489	489	6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
490	490	authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
491	491	handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
492	492	Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
493	493	course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
494	494	surrounding the county courthouse.
495	495	I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
496	496	automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
497	497	as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
498	498	equipped with a locked accessory co ntainer within or affixed to the
499	499	motorcycle.
500	500	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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