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31		-	AS AMENDED
	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	SENATE BILL NO. 40 By: McIntosh, Guthrie, and Kern
34		-	of the Senate
	55	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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38		-	Steagall of the House
	57	+	SENATE BILL 40 By: McIntosh
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43	65		An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
44	66		Section 1289.7a, which relates to transporting or
45	67		storing firearms; removing liabili ty provision;
46	68		prohibiting the establishment or enforcement of
47	69		certain policy; removing exception and applicability
48	70		provision; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22,
49	71		which relates to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act;
50	72		clarifying certain prohibited conduct and exception;
51	73		providing for the filing of a civil action; directing
52	74		court to award damages and fees; providing an
53	75		exception; clarifying liability provisions; allowing
54	76		for the transport of firearms or legal weapons in
55	77		motor vehicle; defining term; and providin g an
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61	83		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	84		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.7a, is
63	85		amended to read as follows:
64	86		Section 1289.7a. A. No person, property owner, tenant,
65	87		employer, or business entity shall maintain, establish, or enforce
66	88		any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person,
67	89		except a convicted felon, from transporting and storing firearms or
68	90		ammunition in a locked motor vehicle, or from transportin g and
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96	142		storing firearms or ammunition locked in or locked to a motor
97	143		vehicle on any property set aside for any motor vehicle.
98	144		B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business
99	145		entity shall be liable in any civil action for occurrences which
100	146		result from the storing of establish or enforce any policy or rule
101	147		that prohibits any person or employee, except a convicted felon,
102	148		from transporting, carrying, or storing firearms or ammunition in a
103	149		locked motor vehicle on any property set aside for any motor
104	150		vehicle, unless the person, property owner, tenant, employer, or
105	151		owner of the business entity commits a criminal act involving the
106	152		use of the firearms or ammunition. The provisions of this
107	153		subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Workers ’
108	154		Compensation Act or a motor vehicle owned, leased, or rented by the
109	155		person or employee to conduct business for the business entity .
110	156		C. An individual may bring a civil action to enforce this
111	157		section. If a plaintiff prevails in a civil action related to the
112	158		personnel manual against a person, property owner, tenant, employer ,
113	159		or business for a violation of this section, the court shall award
114	160		actual damages, enjoin further violations of this section, and award
115	161		court costs and attorney fees to the prevailing plain tiff.
116	162		D. As used in this section, “motor vehicle” means any
117	163		automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, motorcycle,
118	164		motor scooter, and any other vehicle required to be registered under
119	165		the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
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147	217		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, is
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149	219		Section 1290.22.
150	220		BUSINESS PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER’S RIGHTS
151	221		A. Except as provided in subsections B, C , and D of this
152	222		section, nothing contained in any provisi on of the Oklahoma Self -
153	223		Defense Act shall be construed to limit, restrict , or prohibit in
154	224		any manner the existing rights of any person, property owner,
155	225		tenant, employer, liquor store, place of worship , or business entity
156	226		to control the possession of weapon s on any property owned or
157	227		controlled by the person or business entity.
158	228		B. 1. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor
159	229		store, holder of an event permit, place of worship , or business
160	230		entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule th at has
161	231		the effect of prohibiting prohibits any person, except a convicted
162	232		felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked motor
163	233		vehicle on any property set aside for any motor vehicle or from
164	234		transporting, carrying, or storing firearms or ammunit ion in a motor
165	235		vehicle owned, leased, or rented by the person or employee while
166	236		conducting business for the business entity.
167	237		2. An individual may bring a civil action to enforce the
168	238		provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection. If a plaintiff
169	239		prevails in a civil action against a person, property owner, tenant,
170	240		employer, liquor store, place of worship , or business entity for a
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198	292		policy or rule that violates paragraph 1 of this subsection, the
199	293		court shall award actual damages, enjoin further violations of
200	294		paragraph 1 of this subsection, and award court costs and attorney
201	295		fees to the prevailing plaintiff. The provisions of this subsection
202	296		shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers ’
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204	298		C. A property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, place of
205	299		worship, or business entity may prohibit any person f rom carrying a
206	300		concealed or unconcealed firearm on the property. If the building
207	301		or property is open to the public, the property owner, tenant,
208	302		employer, liquor store, place of w orship, or business entity shall
209	303		post signs on or about the property stating such prohibition.
210	304		D. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
211	305		holder of an event permit, place of worship , or business entity
212	306		shall be permitted to establish an y policy or rule that has the
213	307		effect of prohibiting any person from carrying a concealed or
214	308		unconcealed firearm on property within the specific exclusion
215	309		provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection B of Section 1277 of this
216	310		title; provided that carrying a co ncealed or unconcealed firearm may
217	311		be prohibited in the following places:
218	312		1. The portion of a public property structure or building
219	313		during an event authorized by the city, town, county, state , or
220	314		federal governmental authority owning or controlling such b uilding
221	315		or structure;
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249	367		2. Any public property sports field including any adja cent
250	368		seating or adjacent area set aside for viewing a sporting event,
251	369		where an elementary or secondary school, collegiate, or professional
252	370		sporting event, or an International Olym pic Committee or
253	371		organization, or any committee subordinate to the International
254	372		Olympic Committee event is being held;
255	373		3. The fairgrounds during the Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa
256	374		State Fair; and
257	375		4. The portion of a public property structure or buildi ng that
258	376		is leased or under contract to a business or not -for-profit entity
259	377		or group for offices.
260	378		E. The otherwise lawful carrying of a concealed or unconcealed
261	379		firearm by a person on property that has signs prohibiting the
262	380		carrying of firearms shall subje ct the person to being denied
263	381		entrance onto the property or removed from the property. If the
264	382		person:
265	383		1. Has been informed by the property owner, business entity , or
266	384		manager of the business that the person is in violation of a policy
267	385		that prohibits firea rms on the property; and
268	386		2. Refuses to leave the property and a peace office r is
269	387		summoned,
270	388		the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
271	389		punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
272	390		($250.00).
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300	442		F. A person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
301	443		holder of an event permit, place of worship , or business entity that
302	444		does or does not prohibit any individual, except a convicted felon,
303		-	from transporting, storing, or carrying a loaded or unloaded,
304		-	concealed or unconcealed weapon on property that the person,
	445	+	from carrying a loaded or unloaded, concealed or unconcealed weapon
	446	+	on property that the person, property owner, tenant, employer,
	447	+	liquor store, holder of an event permit, place of worship , or
	448	+	business entity owns, or has legal control of, is immune from shall
	449	+	not be subject to any liability arising from that decision. Except
	450	+	for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, an
	451	+	employer who does or does not prohibit his or her employees from
	452	+	carrying a concealed or unconcealed weapon is immune from shall not
	453	+	be subject to any liability arising from that decision. A person,
305	454		property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, holder of an event
306		-	permit, place of worship , or business entity owns, or has legal
307		-	control of, is immune from and shall not be subject to any liability
308		-	arising from that decision. Except for acts of gross negligence or
309		-	willful or wanton misconduct, an employer who does or does not
310		-	prohibit his or her employees from carrying a concealed or
311		-	unconcealed weapon is immune from shall not be subject to any
312		-	liability arising from that decision. A person, property owner,
313		-	tenant, employer, liquor store, holder of an event permit, place of
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315		-	transporting, storing, or carrying a concealed or unconcealed weapon
316		-	pursuant to subsection D of this section s hall be immune from and
317		-	not subject to any liability arising from the transporting, storing,
318		-	or carrying of a concealed or unconcealed weapon, while in the scope
319		-	of employment, on the property or in or about a business entity
320		-	motor vehicle. Any employee, using his or her own private motor
321		-	vehicle or a motor vehicle that is personally rented or leased by
322		-	the employee, may transport a firearm or other legal weapon in the
323		-	motor vehicle while conducting business for the business entity and
	455	+	permit, place of worship, or business entity that does not prohibit
	456	+	persons from carrying a concealed or unconcealed weapon pursuant to
	457	+	subsection D of this section shall not be immune from subject to any
	458	+	liability arising from the carrying of a concealed or unconcealed
	459	+	weapon, while in the scope of employment, on the property or in or
	460	+	about a business entity motor vehicle. Any employee, using his or
	461	+	her own private motor vehicle or a motor vehi cle that is personally
	462	+	rented or leased by the employee, may transport a fire arm or other
	463	+	legal weapon in the motor vehicle while conducting business for the
	464	+	business entity and shall not be prohibited from transporting such
	465	+	firearm or weapon by any policy or rule of the business entity. The
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352		-	any policy or rule of the business entity. The provisions of this
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354		-	Workers’ Compensation Act.
	517	+	provisions of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to
	518	+	the Administrative Workers ’ Compensation Act.
355	519		G. It shall not be considered part of an employee ’s job
356	520		description or within the employee ’s scope of employment if an
357	521		employee is allowed to carry or discharge a weapon pursuant t o this
358	522		section.
359	523		H. Nothing in subsections F and G of this section shall prevent
360	524		an employer, employee , or person who has suffered loss resulting
361	525		from the discharge of a weapon to seek redress or damages of the
362	526		person who discharged the weapon or used the weapon outside the
363	527		provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act.
364	528		I. As used in this section, “motor vehicle” means any
365	529		automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, motorcyc le,
366	530		motor scooter, and any other vehicle required to be registered under
367	531		the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
368	532		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
369		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY~~
370		-	~~March 4,~~ ~~2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED~~
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