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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 908 By: Murdock
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
66	66	Section 1277, which relates to unlawful carry in
67	67	certain places; modifying scope of lawful carry;
68	68	authorizing carry with certain permission; and
69	69	providing an effective date .
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
77	77	amended to read as f ollows:
78	78	Section 1277.
79	79	UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
80	80	A. It shall be unlawfu l for any person, including a person in
81	81	possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
82	82	provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry any concealed
83	83	or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
84	84	1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
85	85	leased by a city, town, county, state , or federal governmental
86	86	authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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138	138	2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility ,
139	139	or any facility used to proce ss, hold, or house arrested persons,
140	140	prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
141	141	except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
142	142	Statutes;
143	143	3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
144	144	secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
145	145	section;
146	146	4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
147	147	a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
148	148	5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
149	149	allowed by the property owner;
150	150	6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
151	151	7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
152	152	with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
153	153	authority for an event that is secured with minimum-security minimum
154	154	security provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum-
155	155	security minimum security provision consists of a location that is
156	156	secured utilizing the fol lowing:
157	157	a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
158	158	(8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
159	159	is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
160	160	entry,
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212	212	b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
213	213	commissioned peace officer, and
214	214	c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
215	215	travel with their property through or by the metal
216	216	detector.
217	217	B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
218	218	unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
219	219	1. Any property set aside f or the use or parking of any
220	220	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a cit y, town, county,
221	221	state, or federal governmental authority;
222	222	2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
223	223	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
224	224	public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
225	225	3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building , or office
226	226	space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
227	227	the provisions of this section;
228	228	4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
229	229	governmental authority as a street, plaza, sidew alk, alley, park,
230	230	recreational area, wildlife refuge, wildlife management area , or
231	231	fairgrounds; provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
232	232	to authorize any entry by a person in possession of a concealed or
233	233	unconcealed firearm into any structure, building, office space , or
234	234	event which is specifically prohibited by the provisions of
235	235	subsection A of this section;
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287	287	5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementar y or
288	288	secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
289	289	attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
290	290	stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
291	291	vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
292	292	6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
293	293	town, public trust with a county, city , or town as a beneficiary, or
294	294	state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
295	295	is without minimum-security minimum security provisions, as such
296	296	term is defined in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section;
297	297	provided, the carry of firearms within said the permitted event area
298	298	shall be limited to concealed carry of a handgun firearm unless
299	299	otherwise authorized by the holder of the event per mit.
300	300	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
301	301	subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
302	302	allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
303	303	of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the ef fect
304	304	of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
305	305	or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
306	306	possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
307	307	C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carri ed onto
308	308	private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
309	309	private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
310	310	person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act,
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362	362	provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
363	363	private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
364	364	weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
365	365	used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
366	366	willful or wanton misconduct, a governing ent ity of a private school
367	367	that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
368	368	private school property, a school bus , or a vehicle used by the
369	369	private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
370	370	arising from the adoption of the p olicy. The provisions of this
371	371	subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant t o the Administrative
372	372	Workers’ Compensation Act.
373	373	D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
374	374	a A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
375	375	pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
376	376	authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
377	377	personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
378	378	provided such personnel either:
379	379	1. Possess a valid armed secu rity guard license as provided for
380	380	in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of th e Oklahoma Statutes the
381	381	Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act ; or
382	382	2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
383	383	for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
384	384	Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
385	385	granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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437	437	E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
438	438	section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or p ark of
439	439	any size that is owned, leased, operated , or managed by:
440	440	1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
441	441	176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
442	442	2. A nonprofit entity,
443	443	an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgu n but not
444	444	openly carry a handgun on the property ; provided, however, an
445	445	individual may openly carry a handgun on the property with
446	446	permission from the public trust or nonprofit entity .
447	447	F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
448	448	subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
449	449	misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
450	450	Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
451	451	subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
452	452	property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
453	453	leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
454	454	be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
455	455	Dollars ($250.00).
456	456	G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
457	457	pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act or who
458	458	is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
459	459	law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
460	460	loaded cane, hand chain , or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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512	512	carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or
513	513	metal knuckles into or upon any college, university , or technology
514	514	center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
515	515	purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
516	516	construed to be college, university , or technology center school
517	517	property:
518	518	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
519	519	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
520	520	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or metal knuckles are
521	521	carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
522	522	blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or metal knuckles are not
523	523	removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
524	524	college or university president or technology center school
525	525	administrator while the vehicle is o n any college, university , or
526	526	technology center school property;
527	527	2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
528	528	machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains , or metal knuckles
529	529	by college, university , or technology center school policy; and
530	530	3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
531	531	college or university president or technology center school
532	532	administrator, provided the written consent is carried wi th the
533	533	firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or metal
534	534	knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university ,
535	535	or technology center school property.
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587	587	The college, university , or technology center school may notify
588	588	the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
589	589	violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
590	590	receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
591	591	give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
592	592	hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
593	593	provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
594	594	administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
595	595	have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
596	596	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
597	597	construed to authorize or allow any college, university , or
598	598	technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
599	599	the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
600	600	handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
601	601	machete, blackjack, l oaded cane, hand chain , or metal knuckles from
602	602	possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
603	603	chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 , and
604	604	3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
605	605	subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
606	606	university, or technology center school in this state from taking
607	607	administrative action against any student for any viol ation of any
608	608	provision of this subsection.
609	609	H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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662	662	1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
663	663	firearm in the course of employment;
664	664	2. District judges, associate district ju dges, and special
665	665	district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
666	666	issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act
667	667	and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
668	668	Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
669	669	employment within the courthouses of this state;
670	670	3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
671	671	acting in the course and scope of employment;
672	672	4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
673	673	is in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
674	674	provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, may carry a concealed
675	675	handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
676	676	the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
677	677	provisions of this paragraph shall not allow the elected county
678	678	official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
679	679	5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
680	680	the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
681	681	the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry a
682	682	concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
683	683	within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
684	684	Nothing in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
685	685	from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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737	737	authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
738	738	The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
739	739	subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgu n
740	740	into a courtroom, sheriff ’s office, adult or juvenile jail , or any
741	741	other prisoner detention area; and
742	742	6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
743	743	authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
744	744	handgun license issued pursuant t o the provisions of the Oklahoma
745	745	Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgu n when acting in the
746	746	course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
747	747	surrounding the county courthouse.
748	748	I. For the purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” means any
749	749	automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
750	750	as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
751	751	equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
752	752	motorcycle.
753	753	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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