OklahomaOklahoma agencies preserve and donate historic military weapons
Oklahoma law requires agencies holding certain unclaimed or seized weapons to preserve those they determine have historic military value and donate them to qualifying veterans' groups.
What it does
When an agency determines a held weapon has historic military value, it must preserve the weapon and donate it to a local unit of a qualifying veterans' organization.
Argument forPreserving historic military weapons may let veterans' groups keep items with military history instead of having agencies destroy them.
Argument againstReceiving these weapons could require veterans' groups to arrange secure storage and handling for items they might not have room or resources to manage.
More detail
An agency must not destroy a weapon it determines has historic military value and must donate it to a local unit of a qualifying veterans' organization. For sheriff's offices and campus police agencies, this applies to unclaimed personal property held at least six months and no longer needed as evidence or for litigation. For specified state law enforcement agencies, it applies to firearms whose title has vested in the agency. The receiving veterans' organization must be incorporated by an act of Congress. The preservation and donation rule applies when the agency determines that a weapon has historic military value.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 12Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/11/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5Referred for enrollment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5Engrossed measure signed, returned to HouseMajor
- May 5Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0Major
- May 5General Order, Considered
- 2025
- Apr 15Placed on General Order
- Apr 10Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Veterans & Military Affairs. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military AffairsMinor
- Mar 26Coauthored by Representative Waldron
- Mar 26Coauthored by Representative Steagall
- Mar 26First ReadingMinor
- Mar 26Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 25Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0Passed House
- Mar 25General Order
- Feb 26CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- Vote recorded Veterans And Military Affairs Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veterans and Military AffairsMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Veterans and Military AffairsMinor
- Feb 4Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services OversightMinor
- Feb 3Authored by Representative West (Rick)
- Feb 3First ReadingIntroduced
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