---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms; modifying manner in which retired peace officers may carry firearms; effective date."
description: "Firearms; modifying manner in which retired peace officers may carry firearms; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2625"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2625 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "West (Kevin)"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd55cff3-737d-42e2-89e7-a7979af83ab7"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2625&session=1800"
source_hash: "db03f8e417f1862ac208e5bcba6f2ee27744adae2c674cfea2cd51c888ded107"
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 2625 (2017-2018) — Firearms; modifying manner in which retired peace officers may carry firearms; effective date.

## 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB2625 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2625 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2625 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2625 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2625 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2625 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- West (Kevin) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Authored by Representative West (Kevin)
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** General Order
- **2018-03-08** Coauthored by Representative(s) Ritze
- **2018-03-08** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-12** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-12** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Reported Do Pass as amended Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Title stricken
- **2018-04-17** General Order, Amended
- **2018-04-17** Title restored
- **2018-04-17** Amendment restored bill to engrossed version `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/24/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd55cff3-737d-42e2-89e7-a7979af83ab7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).