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OK SB1079

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Silk

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma law to remove the option for property owners, employers, and businesses to prohibit non-felons from carrying weapons on their property, leaving only the prohibition option in place
  • Property owners, employers, places of worship, and businesses cannot establish policies prohibiting non-felons from transporting and storing firearms in locked vehicles on parking areas
  • Property owners may still prohibit concealed or unconcealed firearms on their property if they post signs stating the prohibition on public-facing buildings or property
  • Licensed handgun carriers who carry on posted property face civil consequences (denial of entrance or removal) rather than criminal charges, with a maximum citation of $250 if they refuse to leave
  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption that private employers have not included carrying and discharging weapons as part of an employee's job duties; effective date November 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Firearms; modifying conditions regarding business owner rights. Effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Public Safety

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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