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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 2820 By: Steagall
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
41	41	Section 1289.24, which relates to the Oklahoma
42	42	Firearms Act of 1971; expanding scop e of state
43	43	preemption provision to include firearm and
44	44	ammunition components; prohibiting the adoption of
45	45	policies or resolutions that violate state preemption
46	46	provision; clarifying procedures that authorize the
47	47	filing of civil actions; providing for the p ayment of
48	48	reasonable expenses under certain circumstances;
49	49	allowing aggrieved persons to retain standing under
50	50	certain circumstances; defining term; and declaring
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58	58	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
59	59	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.24, is
60	60	amended to read as follows:
61	61	Section 1289.24.
62	62	FIREARM REGULATION – STATE PREEMPTION
63	63	A. 1. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the
64	64	entire field of legislation in this stat e touching in any way
65	65	firearms, air powered pistols, air powered rifles, knive s, firearm
66	66	and ammunition components, ammunition and supplies to the complete
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93	93	exclusion of any order, policy, ordinance, resolution, or regulation
94	94	by any municipality, agency, or other political subdivision of this
95	95	state. Any existing or future orders, policies, ordinances,
96	96	resolutions, or regulations in this field, except as provided for in
97	97	paragraph 2 of this subsection and subsection C of this section, are
98	98	null and void.
99	99	2. A municipality may adopt any ordinance:
100	100	a. relating to the discharge of firearm s within the
101	101	jurisdiction of the municipality,
102	102	b. allowing the municipality to issue a traffic citation
103	103	for transporting a firearm improperly as provided for
104	104	in Section 1289.13A of this title, provided, however,
105	105	that penalties contained for violation of any
106	106	ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this
107	107	subparagraph shall not exceed the penalties
108	108	established in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, and
109	109	c. allowing the municipality to issue a citation to an
110	110	individual or the parent or guardian of a minor who
111	111	discharges an air powered pistol or air powered rifle
112	112	in an intentional or negligent manner which causes the
113	113	projectile to leave the intended premises.
114	114	3. As provided in the pre emption provisions of this section,
115	115	the otherwise lawful carrying or possession of a firearm under the
116	116	provisions of Chapter 53 of this title shall not be punishable by
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143	143	any municipality, agency, or other political subdivision of this
144	144	state as disorderly co nduct, disturbing the peace or similar offense
145	145	against public order.
146	146	4. A public or private school may create a policy regulating
147	147	the possession of knives on school property or in any school bus or
148	148	vehicle used by the school for purposes of transportation .
149	149	B. No municipality, agency, or other political subdivision of
150	150	this state shall adopt any order, policy, ordinance, resolution, or
151	151	regulation concerning in any way the sale, purchase, purchase delay,
152	152	transfer, ownership, use, keeping, possession, carryin g, bearing,
153	153	transportation, licensing, permit, registration, taxation other th an
154	154	sales and compensating use taxes or other controls on firearms,
155	155	knives, firearm and ammunition components, ammunition and supplies.
156	156	C. Except as hereinafter provided, this se ction shall not
157	157	prohibit any order, policy, ordinance or regulation by any
158	158	municipality concerning the confiscation of property used in
159	159	violation of the ordinances of the municipality as provided for in
160	160	Section 28-121 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided,
161	161	however, no municipal ordinance relating to transporting a firearm
162	162	or knife improperly may include a provision for confiscation of
163	163	property.
164	164	D. When a person's rights pursuant to the protection of the
165	165	preemption provisions of this section have been violated by any
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193	193	enforced by any person, municipality, agency or other political
194	194	subdivision of the state , the person so violated shall have the
195	195	right to bring a civil action against th e persons person, government
196	196	employee if the government employee was acting be yond the scope of
197	197	employment, municipality, and agency, or political subdivision
198	198	jointly and severally for injunctive relief or monetary damages or
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200	200	E. A court may require the person, municipality, agency or
201	201	political subdivision to pay reasonable expenses to the aggrieved
202	202	party in a civil action filed pursuant to the provisions of
203	203	subsection D of this section if:
204	204	1. The aggrieved party first provides written notice of the
205	205	unlawful order, policy, ordinance, resolution or regulation by
206	206	certified, first-class mail or service of process to the clerk of
207	207	the municipality or to the designated agent of the municipality,
208	208	agency or political subdivision and allows the person, municip ality,
209	209	agency or political subdivision ninety (90) days to rescind, repeal
210	210	or otherwise abrogate the order, policy, ordinance, resolution or
211	211	regulation; and
212	212	2. A court rules in favor of the aggrieved person whose rights
213	213	were violated and the issue in cont roversy is governed by previously
214	214	settled law.
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243	243	policy, ordinance, resolution or regulation within ninety (90) days
244	244	of required notice, as provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection
245	245	and the order, policy, ordinance, resolution or regulation is
246	246	subsequently rescinded, repealed or otherwise abrogated after the
247	247	aggrieved party files suit, the aggrieved party shall retain
248	248	standing in the suit and may recover damages or reasonable expenses.
249	249	F. As used in this section, air:
250	250	1. "Air powered pistol" or "air powered rifle" is any pistol or
251	251	rifle that uses compressed air or other compressed gas to project
252	252	plastic BB-like or pellet-like projectiles at a speed not exceeding
253	253	400 feet per second; and
254	254	2. "Reasonable expenses" includes, but is not limited to,
255	255	attorney fees, expert witness fees, and court costs .
256	256	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
257	257	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
258	258	declared to exist, by r eason whereof this act shall take effect and
259	259	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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