SB 372 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Firearms; modifying scope of lawful carry. Effective date.

SB 372 amends Oklahoma's firearm carry law to clarify where concealed or unconcealed firearms may be carried. It defines "minimum-security" requirements for properties (like event spaces) where firearms might be permitted, specifying 8-foot fences, officer-staffed access points, and metal detectors. The bill allows lawful carry in vehicle parking areas (including school lots with firearms locked in vehicles), adjacent property to prohibited areas, parks, and temporary public events without minimum security. It directly affects law-abiding gun owners with valid licenses by expanding permitted locations while maintaining restrictions in government buildings, schools (except parking), courthouses, and secured venues. The law updates existing statutory language without creating new prohibitions.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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Introduced → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended during Senate floor consideration to add liability protections for private schools that allow firearms on their property, expand lawful carry exceptions for school parking areas, and clarify security requirements for events at county/city properties. The original introduced version lacked explicit liability shields for private schools adopting firearm policies, while the floor version adds immunity from lawsuits for schools that authorize weapons on campus with proper policies.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include liability protections for private schools and clarified exceptions for school parking areas where firearms may be carried in locked vehicles.

ELIGIBILITY

Added liability protection for private schools that adopt policies allowing firearms on school property or in school buses, shielding them from lawsuits except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that private schools must adopt a governing policy authorizing firearm carry before allowing weapons on their property or school buses.

SCOPE

Modified the lawful carry exception for school parking areas to clarify that firearms must be stored and hidden in locked vehicles when unattended on school property.

DEFINITION

Added new subsection D allowing school boards to designate armed security personnel with specific licenses to carry handguns on school property.

TECHNICAL

Removed original page numbering and formatting from the introduced version, replaced with Senate floor version formatting and committee amendment notation.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors