SB 84 — Firearms; modifying provisions related to storage of a firearm on certain property. Effective date.

STATESENATE OFFLOOR OKLAHOMAVERSION 2February 1st19, Session2025 ofAS theAMENDED 60th Legislature (2025) 3 SENATE BILL 84NO. By:

Sacchieri84 4By: 5 AS INTRODUCED 7 An Act relating to firearms;

Sacchieri of the Senate and Crosswhite Hader of the House 7 An Act relating to firearms;

modifyingremoving provisionscertain relatedprovision toregarding lawfulfirearms storageand ofweapons a firearm on certainschool property;

authorizing certain storage in a privately owned motor vehicle;

It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession on any public or private school property or while in any school bus or vehicle used by any school for transportation of students or teachers any firearm or weapon designated in Section SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB84 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1272 of this title, except as provided in subsection C of this section or as otherwise authorized by law.

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No.“School property” means any publicly owned property held for purposes of elementary, secondary, or vocational-technical education, and shall not include property owned by public school districts or where such property is leased or rented to an individual or corporation and used for purposes other than educational;

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“School“Private property”school” means anya publiclyschool ownedthat propertyoffers helda forcourse 2 purposes of elementary,instruction secondary,for orstudents vocational-technicalin 3one education, and shall not include property owned by public school districts or wheremore suchgrades propertyfrom isprekindergarten leasedthrough orgrade rentedtwelve to an 5 individual or corporation and usedis fornot purposesoperated otherby thana 6governmental educational;entity;

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“Private school” means a school that offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten 9 through grade twelve and is not operated by a governmental entity;

A gun firearm or knife designed for self-defense or for hunting or fishing purposes kept in a privately owned vehicle and properly displayed or stored as required by law, provided such vehicle containing said gun or knife is driven onto school property only to transport a student to and from school and such vehicle does not remain unattended on school property;

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A gun firearm or knife used for the purposes of participating in the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation certified hunter training education course or any other hunting, fishing, safety, or firearms training courses, or a recognized firearms sports event, team shooting program, or competition, or living history reenactment, provided the course or event is approved by the principal or chief administrator of the school where the course or event is offered, and provided the weapon is properly displayed or stored as required by law pending participation in the course, event, program, or competition;

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Weapons A gun firearm or knifeweapon usedin for the purposespossession of participatingany inpeace theofficer Oklahomaor Departmentother ofperson Wildlifeauthorized Conservationby certifiedlaw hunterto trainingpossess educationa coursefirearm or anyweapon otherin hunting,the fishing,performance safety,of orhis firearms training courses, or aher recognizedduties Req.and responsibilities;

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294 Page 2 firearms sports event, team shooting program, or competition, or 2 living history reenactment, provided the course or event is approved 3 by the principal or chief administrator of the school where the course or event is offered, and provided the weapon is properly 5 displayed or stored as required by law pending participation in the 6 course, event, program, or competition;

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Weapons A firearm or weapon in the possession of any peace officer or other person authorized by law to possess a firearm or 9 weapon in the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities;

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Except for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a firearm or SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB84 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) weapon on private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the private school shall be immune from and not subject to liability for any injuries arising from the adoption of the policy.

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294A Pagegun 3firearm, 5.knife, bayonet, or other weapon in the possession of a member of a veterans group, the national guard National Guard, active military, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), or Junior ROTC, in order to participate in a ceremony, assembly, or educational program approved by the principal or chief administrator of a school or school district where the ceremony, assembly, or educational program is being held;

Aprovided, gunhowever, firearm,the knife,gun bayonet,firearm or other weapon inthat theuses 2projectiles possessionis ofnot aloaded memberand ofis ainoperable veteransat group,all thetimes nationalwhile guardon 3 National Guard, active military, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), or Junior ROTC, in order to participate in a ceremony, 5 assembly, or educational program approved by the principal or chief 6 administrator of a school orproperty; school district where the ceremony, 7 assembly, or educational program is being held;

provided, however, the gun firearm or other weapon that uses projectiles is not loaded 9 and is inoperable at all times while on school property;

A5. handgun firearm carried in a motor vehicle pursuant to a valid handgun license authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act onto property set aside by a public or private elementary or secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle;

A handgun firearm carried in a privately owned motor vehicle pursuant to a valid handgun license authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act onto property set aside by a public or private elementary or secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle;

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of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or Req.b.

No.hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if a policy has been adopted by the board of education of the school district that authorizes the carrying of a handgun onto public school property by such personnel.

294Nothing Pagein 4this b.subsection shall be construed to restrict authority granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.

holdD. a valid reserve peace officer certification as 2 provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the 3 Oklahoma Statutes, if a policy has been adopted by the board of education of the school 5 district that authorizes the carrying of a handgun onto public 6 school property by such personnel.

Nothing in this subsection shall 7 be construed to restrict authority granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.

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