HB 1095: Firearms; creating the Municipal Carry Act; modifying scope of lawful carry for certain individuals; authorizing certain carry by judges, elected official and designated employees under certain circumstances; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand the list of sponsors to include Senate members and updated the legislative title to reflect a 'short title' provision. The text was reorganized to clarify the distinction between unlawful carry locations and lawful carry properties, while adding specific language to ensure that event permits for non-minimum-security venues explicitly authorize concealed handgun carry.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability was slightly clarified by adding a 'short title' section and refining the list of lawful carry locations to explicitly include event permits for venues without minimum-security provisions.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate members (Woolley, Townley, and Gillespie) to the list of bill sponsors and updated the header to indicate this is the Senate Floor Version.

Added a specific provision stating that the act shall be known and cited as the 'Municipal Carry Act'.

SCOPE

Revised the description of lawful carry locations to explicitly clarify that event permits for venues without minimum-security provisions authorize concealed carry of a handgun.

REQUIREMENT

Adjusted the definition of 'minimum-security provisions' to correct a repetitive error in the original text, ensuring the criteria for restricted events remain clear.

Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to remove the provision allowing the governing body of a city or town to authorize concealed carry in any building they own or lease, except for specific prohibited locations. The revised text clarifies that municipalities can only authorize carry for elected officials and designated employees, rather than the general public. This change narrows the scope of the Municipal Carry Act, limiting local government flexibility to permit broader public carry in their facilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the general authority for local governments to allow public concealed carry in their owned or leased buildings, restricting authorization only to specific officials and employees.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the ability for city or town governing bodies to authorize concealed carry for the general public in buildings they own or lease, except for specific prohibited places like courthouses and schools.

Changed the authorization for elected officials and designated employees from a general municipal option to a specific provision authorizing municipalities to allow these specific groups to carry firearms.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the text to explicitly separate the prohibition on general public carry from the specific authorization for officials and employees, clarifying the limitations on local government authority.

House Committee Substitute → Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized to include new sponsors and updated the official title to clarify that it allows judges, elected officials, and designated municipal employees to carry firearms. The text was also cleaned up to remove redundant formatting and ensure consistent language regarding where firearms are prohibited and where they are permitted.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly authorize judges, elected officials, and designated municipal employees to carry firearms under specific circumstances, which was not as clearly defined in the previous version.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific authorization for judges, elected officials, and designated municipal employees to carry firearms under certain circumstances.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's title to include 'providing short title' and clarified the list of sponsors to include Senate members.

Reorganized the bill structure by moving the short title and scope description to Section 1 and renumbering the amendment section to Section 2.

Corrected minor grammatical inconsistencies and formatting errors in the list of prohibited locations and lawful carry properties.

Enrolled (final version) → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was restructured from a standard enrolled version to a House Committee Substitute, which includes specific legislative session details and page numbers. The core legal text regarding the Municipal Carry Act remains substantively identical, with only minor formatting adjustments such as removing redundant phrases like 'minimum-security minimum security' and standardizing spacing.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's legal provisions remains unchanged; the Committee Substitute version does not alter the rules for carrying firearms in public places.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the specific legislative session (60th Legislature, 2025) and added page numbering markers typical of committee reports.

Minor text cleanup removed redundant phrasing (e.g., 'minimum-security minimum security') and standardized spacing throughout the statute.

The title page was expanded to list the specific House members (Hildebrant) and Senate members (Gillespie, Prieto, Woods) who sponsored the bill.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 6 edits · May 21, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized by adding new sponsors to the House and Senate lists and updating the summary to clarify that it allows judges, elected officials, and designated employees to carry firearms. The substantive legal text regarding where firearms are prohibited or allowed remained largely unchanged, though minor formatting corrections were made to the list of prohibited locations.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability was slightly expanded by explicitly authorizing judges, elected officials, and designated employees to carry firearms under certain circumstances, which was added to the bill's summary but not detailed in the specific statutory text provided.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'Townley' to the list of House sponsors and 'Prieto' and 'Woods' to the list of Senate sponsors.

SUMMARY

Updated the bill summary to explicitly mention that the act authorizes the carry of firearms by judges, elected officials, and designated employees of a municipality.

TECHNICAL

Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies in the list of prohibited locations, such as adding 'or' before 'state' and standardizing the list of facilities.

Removed a redundant phrase 'minimum security' that appeared twice in the description of minimum-security provisions.

Consolidated the liability protection language for private schools into a single paragraph and removed a redundant sentence about the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.

Added a concluding sentence to the new subsection D stating that nothing in the bill restricts other existing legal authority to carry firearms.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 7, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered and reorganized to establish a new 'Municipal Carry Act' as a standalone section of law. The scope of the law was expanded to explicitly allow licensed individuals to carry firearms in additional locations, including private school buses and vehicles, and specific parking areas adjacent to prohibited zones. The text also clarifies that private schools adopting a policy allowing weapons on their property will not be held liable for injuries resulting from that policy.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include private school buses and vehicles, and specific parking areas near prohibited locations, while clarifying liability protections for private schools that permit weapon carry.

SCOPE

Added explicit authorization for carrying firearms in private school buses and vehicles used for transporting students or teachers, provided the driver is licensed under the Self-Defense Act.

Added authorization to carry firearms in parking areas adjacent to structures where weapons are prohibited, provided the firearm is not brought into the prohibited structure.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the bill structure to create a distinct 'Municipal Carry Act' section and updated the list of prohibited locations to include specific event security requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Added a liability protection clause stating that private schools adopting a policy allowing weapons on their property or in their vehicles will not be liable for injuries resulting from that policy.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 5 edits · May 7, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to rename the legislation the 'Municipal Carry Act' and significantly expanded the ability of city and town governing bodies to authorize firearm carry in their buildings. The amendment also updated the list of exceptions to the general prohibition, clarifying rules for schools and public events.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a general prohibition with limited exceptions to a framework where municipalities can explicitly permit carry in their own facilities, while maintaining strict prohibitions in courthouses, prisons, and schools.

SCOPE

Added a specific exception allowing city and town governing bodies to authorize concealed carry in buildings or office spaces they own or lease, provided those spaces are not on the prohibited list (e.g., courthouses, prisons).

Clarified that the prohibition on carrying firearms into county, city, or town property for secured events applies only if the event has 'minimum-security provisions' (fences, guards, metal detectors).

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'minimum-security provisions' to explicitly list specific security measures like eight-foot fences, uniformed guards, and metal detectors.

REQUIREMENT

Refined the exception for public and private schools to clarify that the prohibition does not apply if the school adopts a policy allowing carry by licensed armed security guards.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'unlawful carry' to 'Municipal Carry Act' and updated the list of co-authors.

Firearms; creating the Municipal Carry Act; modifying scope of lawful carry for certain individuals; authorizing certain carry by judges, elected official and designated employees under certain circumstances; effective date.

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