HB 1893 Summary

• Amends 21 O.S. Section 1277 to remove the blanket prohibition on carrying handguns into elementary and secondary schools, allowing licensed handgun carriers to possess firearms on school property under specific circumstances.

• Permits handgun possession on school property in three ways: in locked vehicles during student/teacher transport; in areas authorized by school district or private school policy; or with written consent from school board or governing entity.

• Modifies 21 O.S. Section 1280.1 to add handgun exceptions for school property, matching the authorizations in Section 1277 regarding vehicle storage and written consent provisions.

• Reduces penalties for violations: changes handgun license suspension from permanent revocation to three-month suspension and adjusts administrative fines from $100 to $250 for school property violations.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2013.