Oklahoma Riot Control and Prevention Act; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain actions and authorizing certain activity during state of emergency. Effective date.
SB 513 amends Oklahoma's Riot Control Act to expand the Governor's emergency powers during declared crises. It allows prohibitions on public gatherings, curfews, weapons (like Molotov cocktails), and certain sales, but explicitly forbids banning legal firearm possession or religious activities in places of worship during emergencies. The bill also establishes legal remedies for individuals harmed by violations, including suing officials for unlawful firearm confiscation. It affects all Oklahomans during declared emergencies and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Introduced' version to a 'Senate Floor Version' with updated page headers and committee report information. The substantive legislative content, including the Riot Control and Prevention Act provisions, remains unchanged.
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Page headers were updated to show 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with February 19, 2025 date and committee amendment notation instead of 'AS INTRODUCED' with original request number.
Committee Report section was added at the end showing 'COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY' with a 'DO PASS' recommendation.
Line spacing and formatting throughout the document were adjusted to match Senate floor markup conventions.
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Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
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Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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