Proposed Oklahoma Firearm Legislation HB2818
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; clarifying scope of and exception to certain unlawful act; emergency.
Description: Firearms; clarifying scope of and exception to certain unlawful act; emergency.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/14/2025
Last Action Date: May 15, 2025
Sponsors
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48 sponsors: Jay Steagall (R); Darrell Weaver (R); Danny Williams (R); John Pfeiffer (R); Kyle Hilbert (R); Jim Grego (R); Denise Hader (R); Kevin West (R); David Hardin (R); Jim Olsen (R); Thomas Marti (R); Gabe Woolley (R); Stacy Jo Adams (R); Molly Jenkins (R); Jim Shaw (R); Derrick Hildebrant (R); Tim Turner (R); Chris Banning (R); Neil Hays (R); John Kane (R); Max Wolfley (R); Eric Roberts (R); Gerrid Kendrix (R); Steve Bashore (R); Micheal Bergstrom (R); Roland Pederson (R); Tom Woods (R); Jack Stewart (R); Kelly Hines (R); Julie McIntosh (R); Lisa Standridge (R); Aaron Reinhardt (R); Avery Frix (R); Brian Guthrie (R); Jonathan Wingard (R); Kendal Sacchieri (R); Randy Grellner (R); Christi Gillespie (R); Dusty Deevers (R); Dana Prieto (R); Ally Seifried (R); Jerry Alvord (R); Casey Murdock (R); Warren Hamilton (R); Shane Jett (R); George Burns (R); David Bullard (R); Brenda Stanley (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 48% (48 of 101)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 15, 2025 | Approved by Governor 05/14/2025 |
| House | May 12, 2025 | Sent to Governor |
| Senate | May 12, 2025 | Enrolled measure signed, returned to House |
| House | May 12, 2025 | Enrolled, signed, to Senate |
| Senate | May 8, 2025 | General Order, Considered |
| Senate | May 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Pederson |
| House | May 8, 2025 | Referred for enrollment |
| Senate | May 8, 2025 | Engrossed measure signed, returned to House |
| Senate | May 8, 2025 | Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7 |
| Senate | May 6, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Woods |
| Senate | Apr 21, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Kane |
| Senate | Apr 21, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Stewart |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Stanley |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Roberts |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Hildebrant |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Murdock |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator McIntosh |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Wolfley |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Hilbert |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Gillespie |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Frix |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Jett |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Hays |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Deevers |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Olsen |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Seifried |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Placed on General Order |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Grellner |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Shaw |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Williams |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Standridge |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Bullard |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Reinhardt |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Banning |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Hines |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Sacchieri |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Prieto |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Pfeiffer |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Bashore |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Burns |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Alvord |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Turner |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Marti |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Hardin |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Grego |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Guthrie |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Jenkins |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative CrosswhiteHader |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Coauthored by Senator Wingard |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | Second Reading referred to Public Safety |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2025 | First Reading |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative Woolley |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Engrossed, signed, to Senate |
| House | Mar 25, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative(s) Kendrix |
| House | Mar 25, 2025 | Referred for engrossment |
| House | Mar 25, 2025 | Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16 |
| House | Mar 25, 2025 | General Order |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Coauthored by Representative(s) Adams |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author) |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Referred to Criminal Judiciary |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Authored by Representative Steagall |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | First Reading |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | May 12, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Mar 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Apr 9, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS | 02/19/2025 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS | 02/27/2025 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: THIRD READING | 03/25/2025 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 10 | Yes |
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| Senate: Public Safety Committee: DO PASS | 04/8/2025 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: THIRD READING | 05/8/2025 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
