Senate Bill 718 Summary

• Amends 21 O.S. Section 1277 to specify where valid handgun licensees may and may not carry concealed or unconcealed handguns in Oklahoma.

• Permits handgun carrying in vehicle parking areas at government buildings, sports arenas, and pari-mutuel wagering facilities, and in parks and fairgrounds designated by governmental authorities.

• Allows licensed individuals to carry handguns on private school property and in private school vehicles only if the private school governing entity adopts a policy authorizing such possession; provides liability immunity for adopting schools except for gross negligence or willful misconduct.

• Prohibits handgun carrying on college, university, and technology center school property except in vehicle parking areas, by institutional policy, or with written administrator consent; violations subject to $250 fine and potential 3-month license suspension.

• Violation of handgun carrying restrictions is a misdemeanor punishable by fine not to exceed $250; exempts peace officers, authorized law enforcement, district judges, and private investigators with firearms authorization.