---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms; adding exception to certain prohibited act; adding condition that allows for firearms to be lawfully carried; effective date."
description: "Firearms; adding exception to certain prohibited act; adding condition that allows for firearms to be lawfully carried; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 2597"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2597 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David", "Echols"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfed9266-aab0-4e41-b217-bc6c0ee1d0dd"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2597&session=2000"
source_hash: "9c27ccb580b49d9e9aa18973df9ff72972f1826848e9394d739b023d2495f310"
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 2597 (2020) — Firearms; adding exception to certain prohibited act; adding condition that allows for firearms to be lawfully carried; 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/2019-20 INT/hB/HB2597 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by STONE** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2597 FA1 STONESH-GRS.PDF)
3. **2 Floor Amendment by ECHOLS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2597 FA2 ECHOLSJO-GRS.PDF)
4. **3 Floor Amendment by ECHOLS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2597 FA3 ECHOLSJO-GRS.PDF)
5. **4 Floor Amendment by BELL** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2597 FA4 BELLME-GRS.PDF)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB2597 ENGR.PDF)
7. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB2597 ENR.PDF)
8. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB2597 HFLR.PDF)
9. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/HB2597 SFLR.PDF)
10. **HB2597 FULLAMD1 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2597 FULLAMD1 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF)
11. **HB2597 FULLAMD2 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2597 FULLAMD2 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF)
12. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2597 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- TABLE — **60–23** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–6** (pass) · upper
- TABLE — **56–20** (pass) · lower
- TABLE AMENDMENT — **62–20** (pass) · lower
- SUSPEND HOUSE — **4–90** (fail) · lower
- THIRD READING — **70–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David — primary (person)
- Echols — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Representative Echols, Mize, CrosswhiteHader, Townley, McDugle, Roberts (Sean), Olsen, Gann, West (Kevin), Steagall
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-11** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-11** Coauthored by Representative(s) Moore, Humphrey, McBride, Hasenbeck, Patzkowsky, Cornwell, Hilbert
- **2019-02-11** Authored by Senator David (principal Senate author)
- **2019-02-11** Coauthored by Senator(s) Dahm
- **2019-02-13** General Order
- **2019-02-13** Coauthored by Representative(s) Davis, Tadlock, Russ, Frix, Lawson, Sims, McCall, O'Donnell, Taylor, Pfeiffer, Sneed
- **2019-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-13** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 30 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-02-14** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-18** Coauthored by Senator Murdock
- **2019-02-18** Coauthored by Representative West (Josh)
- **2019-02-18** Second Reading referred to Appropriations `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-20** Coauthored by Senator Hall
- **2019-02-20** Remove as coauthor Senator Hall
- **2019-02-20** Coauthored by Senator Scott
- **2019-02-20** Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-25** Coauthored by Senator Newhouse
- **2019-02-26** Coauthored by Senator Allen
- **2019-02-27** Coauthored by Senator Treat
- **2019-02-27** General Order, Considered
- **2019-02-27** Coauthored by Senator Silk
- **2019-02-27** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-02-27** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2019-02-27** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2019-02-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-27** Approved by Governor 02/27/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfed9266-aab0-4e41-b217-bc6c0ee1d0dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).