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Committee advances bill to allow municipalities to authorize concealed carry in municipal buildings
Summary
The Public Safety Committee advanced House Bill 1095, which would allow municipal elected officials and certain municipal employees (subject to city council approval) to carry concealed handguns in municipal buildings, bringing municipal options closer to existing county permissions.
A committee amendment and the bill’s sponsor framed House Bill 1095 as “cleanup language” to clarify terms and extend parity between county and municipal governments on concealed carry in government buildings.
Representative Reed moved an amendment that would insert a titled section naming the act the “municipal carry act,” remove undefined uses of the word “structure” in multiple places, strike a reference to the “city manager” where that wording could conflict with different municipal government forms, and add clarifying language specifying “inside of a municipal building.” The amendment was described in committee as clarifying rather than substantive; the presenter said the word “structure” is legally undefined and can cause confusion when applied to park pavilions, fences or buildings.
Explaining the bill, the sponsor said the measure would “bring parity between county government and municipal government with regards to concealed carry” by making the option available — not mandatory — for municipal elected officials and municipal employees approved by city councils. The sponsor said the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML) had approved the change and moved for adoption.
There was no recorded debate after the amendment and bill explanation. Committee members voted 4-0 to advance the bill; the chair said it would be reported out to the oversight committee.
