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Passed Oklahoma Firearm Legislation SB978

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; removing certain unlawful transport; modifying fines; deleting licensed authorization of legal transport. Effective date.

Description: Firearms; removing certain unlawful transport; modifying fines; deleting licensed authorization of legal transport. Effective date.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/19/2023

Last Action Date: April 19, 2023

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Grant Green (R); Kevin Wallace (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (2 of 48)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 19, 2023 Approved by Governor 04/19/2023
Senate Apr 18, 2023 Enrolled, to House
Senate Apr 18, 2023 Sent to Governor
House Apr 18, 2023 Signed, returned to Senate
House Apr 17, 2023 General Order
Senate Apr 17, 2023 Referred for enrollment
House Apr 17, 2023 Signed, returned to Senate
House Apr 17, 2023 Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 16
House Apr 5, 2023 CR; Do Pass Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee
House Mar 29, 2023 Second Reading referred to Criminal Justice and Corrections
Senate Mar 22, 2023 Engrossed to House
House Mar 22, 2023 First Reading
Senate Mar 21, 2023 Referred for engrossment
Senate Mar 21, 2023 Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7
Senate Mar 21, 2023 General Order, Considered
Senate Feb 16, 2023 Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
Senate Feb 7, 2023 Second Reading referred to Public Safety
Senate Feb 6, 2023 Authored by Senator Green
Senate Feb 6, 2023 Coauthored by Representative Wallace (principal House author)
Senate Feb 6, 2023 First Reading
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Apr 18, 2023 state link bill text
Amended Apr 10, 2023 state link bill text
Engrossed Mar 22, 2023 state link bill text
Amended Feb 20, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 19, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/16/2023 9 2 0 0 Yes
  • Brooks, Michael (D) Nay
  • Burns, George (R) Yea
  • Coleman, Bill (R) Yea
  • Dahm, Nathan (R) Yea
  • Dugger, Tom (R) Yea
  • Gollihare, Todd (R) Yea
  • Jech, Darcy (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Kevin (D) Nay
  • Pederson, Roland (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Blake (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Kristen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/21/2023 40 7 0 1 Yes
  • Alvord, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Bergstrom, Micheal (R) Yea
  • Boren, Mary (D) Nay
  • Brooks, Michael (D) Nay
  • Bullard, David (R) Yea
  • Burns, George (R) Yea
  • Coleman, Bill (R) Yea
  • Dahm, Nathan (R) Yea
  • Daniels, Julie (R) Yea
  • Dossett, Jo (D) Yea
  • Dugger, Tom (R) Yea
  • Floyd, Kay (D) Nay
  • Garvin, Jessica (R) Yea
  • Gollihare, Todd (R) Yea
  • Green, Grant (R) Yea
  • Hall, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Warren (R) Yea
  • Haste, John (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Carri (D) Nay
  • Howard, Brent (R) Yea
  • Jech, Darcy (R) Yea
  • Jett, Shane (R) Yea
  • Kidd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Kirt, Julia (D) Nay
  • Matthews, Kevin (D) Nay
  • McCortney, Greg (R) Yea
  • Montgomery, John (R) Yea
  • Murdock, William (R) Absent
  • Newhouse, Joe (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Lonnie (R) Yea
  • Pederson, Roland (R) Yea
  • Pemberton, Dewayne (R) Yea
  • Prieto, Dana (R) Yea
  • Pugh, Adam (R) Yea
  • Rader, Dave (R) Yea
  • Rogers, Cody (R) Yea
  • Rosino, Paul (R) Yea
  • Seifried, Ally (R) Yea
  • Standridge, Rob (R) Yea
  • Stanley, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Blake (R) Yea
  • Stewart, Jack (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Kristen (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Roger (R) Yea
  • Treat, Greg (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Darrell (R) Yea
  • Woods, Tom (R) Yea
  • Young, George (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/5/2023 6 1 0 0 Yes
  • Deck, Jared (D) Nay
  • Hardin, David (R) Yea
  • Hilbert, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Humphrey, Justin (R) Yea
  • Kane, John (R) Yea
  • West, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Williams, Danny (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/17/2023 79 16 0 6 Yes
  • Alonso-Sandoval, Arturo (D) Nay
  • Archer, Nick (R) Yea
  • Baker, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Banning, Chris (R) Yea
  • Bashore, Steve (R) Yea
  • Bennett, Forrest (D) Nay
  • Blancett, Meloyde (D) Nay
  • Boatman, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Boles, Brad (R) Yea
  • Burns, Ty (R) Yea
  • Caldwell, Chad (R) Yea
  • Caldwell, Hurchel (R) Yea
  • Cantrell, Josh (R) Yea
  • Conley, Sherrie (R) Absent
  • Cornwell, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Crosswhite Hader, Denise (R) Yea
  • Culver, Bob (R) Yea
  • Davis, Dean (R) Yea
  • Deck, Jared (D) Nay
  • Dempsey, Eddy (R) Yea
  • Dobrinski, Mike (R) Yea
  • Dollens, Mickey (D) Nay
  • Duel, Collin (R) Yea
  • Echols, Jon (R) Yea
  • Fetgatter, Scott (R) Yea
  • Ford, Ross (R) Yea
  • Fugate, Andy (D) Yea
  • Gann, Tom (R) Yea
  • George, John (R) Yea
  • Goodwin, Regina (D) Nay
  • Grego, Jim (R) Yea
  • Hardin, David (R) Yea
  • Hasenbeck, Toni (R) Yea
  • Hays, Neil (R) Yea
  • Hefner, Ellyn (D) Nay
  • Hilbert, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Hill, Brian (R) Yea
  • Humphrey, Justin (R) Yea
  • Johns, Ronny (R) Yea
  • Kane, John (R) Yea
  • Kannady, Chris (R) Yea
  • Kendrix, Gerrid (R) Yea
  • Kerbs, Dell (R) Yea
  • Lawson, Mark (R) Yea
  • Lepak, Mark (R) Yea
  • Lowe, Dick (R) Yea
  • Lowe, Jason (D) Nay
  • Luttrell, Ken (D) Yea
  • Manger, Robert (R) Yea
  • Marti, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Martinez, Ryan (R) Yea
  • May, Stan (R) Yea
  • Maynard, Cody (R) Yea
  • McBride, Mark (R) Yea
  • McCall, Charles (R) Yea
  • McDugle, Kevin (R) Yea
  • McEntire, Marcus (R) Yea
  • Menz, Annie (D) Nay
  • Miller, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Moore, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Munson, Cyndi (D) Nay
  • Newton, Carl (R) Yea
  • Nichols, Monroe (D) Absent
  • O'Donnell, Terry (R) Yea
  • Olsen, Jim (R) Yea
  • Osburn, Mike (R) Absent
  • Pae, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Patzkowsky, Kenton (R) Yea
  • Pfeiffer, John (R) Yea
  • Pittman, Ajay (D) Absent
  • Provenzano, Melissa (D) Nay
  • Randleman, Randy (R) Yea
  • Ranson, Trish (D) Nay
  • Roe, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Rosecrants, Jacob (D) Nay
  • Schreiber, Suzanne (D) Nay
  • Sims, Lonnie (R) Yea
  • Smith, David (R) Yea
  • Sneed, Chris (R) Yea
  • Staires, Clay (R) Yea
  • Stark, Marilyn (R) Yea
  • Steagall, Jay (R) Yea
  • Sterling, Danny (R) Yea
  • Stinson, Preston (R) Absent
  • Strom, Judd (R) Yea
  • Swope, Amanda (D) Nay
  • Talley, John (R) Yea
  • Tedford, Mark (R) Yea
  • Townley, Tammy (R) Yea
  • Turner, Mauree (D) Absent
  • Van Roberts, Eric (R) Yea
  • Vancuren, Mark (R) Yea
  • Waldron, John (D) Nay
  • Wallace, Kevin (R) Yea
  • West, Josh (R) Yea
  • West, Kevin (R) Yea
  • West, Rick (R) Yea
  • West, Tammy (R) Yea
  • Williams, Danny (R) Yea
  • Wolfley, Max (R) Yea
  • Worthen, Rande (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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