Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2292 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/16/2025

                             
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
HOUSE BILL 2292 	By: Hilbert 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to presidential rights; declaring, 
enacting, and confirming that present and past 
presidents of the United States are ve sted with 
voting rights in the State of Oklahoma; granting 
present and past presidents of the United States the 
right to possess and carry firearms or weapons in the 
State of Oklahoma; providing for codification; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2201 of Title 25, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows : 
A.  In recognition that President Donald J. Trump, as both the 
45th and 47th President of the United States, has been wronged by 
the actions of another state for political purposes to denigrate his 
rights, we do hereby declare, enact, and confirm that, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, present or past 
presidents of the United States, regardless of actions by other 
states, are vested always with the right to register to vote and 
cast a ballot in federal, state, county, or municipal elections in   
 
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the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to 4 -101 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes. 
B.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a president or 
former president of the United States shall have the right to 
possess any firearm or other weapon and the right to carry a 
handgun, concealed or unconcealed, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, or as otherwise permitted by law.  In 
addition, the person shall be immune from and not subject to 
criminal prosecution for any alleged violation of sub section A of 
Section 1283 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
60-1-12225 GRS 01/15/25