Req. No. 996 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 415 By: Hamilton AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.24e, which relates to the Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act ; modifying scope of certain infringement; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.24e, is amended to read as follows: Section 1289.24e. A. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation by any agency of this state or any political subdivision in this state to infringe upon the rights of a citizen of the State of Oklahoma this state, the unalienable right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed to them by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. B. Any federal, state, county , or municipal act, law, executive order, administrative order, court order, rule, policy , or regulation ordering that offers or orders the buy-back, confiscation, or surrender of firearms, firearm accessories , or Req. No. 996 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ammunition from law-abiding citizens of this state shall be considered an infringement on the r ights of citizens to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Article II, Section 26 of the Constitution of Oklahoma United States Constitution and Section 26 of Article II of the Oklahoma Consti tution. C. It shall be the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies of this state to protect the rights of law -abiding citizens to keep and to bear arms within the borders of this state and to protect these rights from the infringement provided und er the provisions of this act the Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act . D. The preemption provided in this act the Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act shall include: 1. Any regulation of arms and ammunition, pursuant to the National Firearms Act of 1934, prohibited or regulated on or after the effective date of this act April 26, 2021; and 2. Any regulations regulation or provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968, prohibited or regulated on or after the effective date of this act April 26, 2021. E. For purposes of this section: 1. “Arms” is defined as means any firearm, firearm part, accessory, or ammunition required to render that firearm operable and effective; Req. No. 996 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2. “Infringement” shall mean means any law that reduces, represses, diminishes , or subverts the right to keep and bear arms, ammunition, parts, and accessories in any a mount that is legal as of the effective date of this act April 26, 2021, of any citizen in this state; and 3. “Law-abiding citizen” means a person who is not otherwise precluded under state law from possessing a firearm and shall not be construed to include anyone who is not legally present in the United States or this state. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-996 CN 1/7/2025 8:24:25 AM