Firearms; prohibiting the destruction of historic military weapons; effective date.
HB 1185 prevents sheriff's offices and campus police agencies in Oklahoma from destroying firearms deemed to have historic military value. Instead, these agencies must donate such weapons to veterans' organizations recognized by Congress (like the American Legion or VFW) rather than disposing of them through sale, destruction, or waste. The bill modifies Oklahoma's property disposal law (22 O.S. §1325) to require agencies to evaluate seized weapons for historical significance before disposal. This directly affects law enforcement agencies handling unclaimed firearms and ensures historically significant military weapons are preserved for veterans' groups.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 12, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating the header information to reflect the Senate floor date and sponsors. The substantive legal text regarding firearm disposition and unclaimed property appears unchanged, though the formatting of the amendment headers was adjusted to match Senate style.
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Updated the document header to change the title from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and adjusted the sponsor list to include additional House members.
Changed the status label from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Adjusted the formatting of the amendment section headers and page footers to align with Senate floor conventions.
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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