---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms; unlawful carry in certain places; prohibiting carry on certain government property; clarifying certain exemption; emergency."
description: "Firearms; unlawful carry in certain places; prohibiting carry on certain government property; clarifying certain exemption; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2645"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2645 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Echols"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27785ba0-a099-4f1f-9770-ff5bf69683b9"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2645&session=2100"
source_hash: "53881d51a62023326179170dc338f4eb19a504a05e3a1aebd26970b855fc62d9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 2645 (2021) — Firearms; unlawful carry in certain places; prohibiting carry on certain government property; clarifying certain exemption; emergency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 INT/hB/HB2645 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Amendment to Amendment by VIRGIN (Untimely Filed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2645 FA1-A1 VIRGINEM-GRS(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **1 Floor Amendment by WEST** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2645 FA1 WESTKE-GRS.PDF)
4. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2645 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2645 CA1.PDF)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB2645 ENGR.PDF)
7. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB2645 ENR.PDF)
8. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB2645 HFLR.PDF)
9. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB2645 SFLR.PDF)
10. **HB2645 (4-21-21) (BERGSTROM) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2645 (4-21-21) (BERGSTROM) FS FA1.PDF)
11. **HB2645 FULLPCS1 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2645 FULLPCS1 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF)
12. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2645 CS.PDF)
13. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB2645 SCSH.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Echols — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-01** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Authored by Representative Echols
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Withdrawn from Public Safety Committee
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Criminal Justice and Corrections `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Coauthored by Representative(s) Davis, Roberts (Sean), West (Kevin), Hardin (David), McDugle
- **2021-03-01** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2021-03-01** Emergency added
- **2021-03-09** General Order
- **2021-03-09** Coauthored by Representative(s) Steagall, CrosswhiteHader
- **2021-03-09** Coauthored by Senator(s) Murdock, Bullard, Hamilton, Stephens
- **2021-03-09** Amended by floor substitute
- **2021-03-09** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 19 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-10** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-10** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** coauthored by Bashore
- **2021-03-10** coauthored by Newton
- **2021-03-17** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2021-04-22** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-04-26** SA's received
- **2021-05-11** SA's read, adopted
- **2021-05-11** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2021-05-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Approved by Governor 05/13/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27785ba0-a099-4f1f-9770-ff5bf69683b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).