HB 2818 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Firearms; clarifying scope of and exception to certain unlawful act; emergency.

HB 2818 clarifies and expands exceptions to Oklahoma's laws against pointing firearms at others. It explicitly allows homeowners, business owners, and individuals acting in self-defense to point firearms without criminal liability - even if they don't hold a handgun license. The bill also adds new exceptions for defensive displays in certain settings (like theaters or rodeos) and modifies penalties: license holders violating these rules face administrative fines instead of criminal charges. The law directly affects Oklahomans using firearms for self-defense or property protection, removing ambiguity about when such actions are legally permissible under state law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a House version to a Senate version, with minor text corrections and reordering of sponsor names. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's provisions regarding firearm laws, penalties, or exemptions.
TECHNICAL

Header information changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.

Sponsor names were reordered and additional Senate sponsors (Hines, Wingard, Guthrie) were added to the list.

Minor text corrections were made throughout the document, such as removing duplicate words ('it It', 'the The') and adjusting spacing.

Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

417
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
May 8, 2025
D Democratic9
2 Yea 7 Nay
77% Nay
R Republican40
39 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
69
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 15, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/14/2025
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety 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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors