I'm suprised there's not a thread on here giving credit where due and making others aware of some good folks down in OKC.
HB 1025 passed May 22, 2009
Prohibit employers to inquire about firearms-Provide penalty
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, February 9, 2009
House Bill No. 1025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1025 - By: DUNCAN, SULLIVAN AND TERRILL of the House.
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; prohibiting private employers, public employers and public officials from making certain inquiry; providing penalties; defining terms; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.27 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
PROHIBITING FIREARM INQUIRY BY EMPLOYER
A. It shall be unlawful for any private employer doing business in this state to ask any applicant for employment information about whether the applicant owns or possesses a firearm. Any private employer who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. All public employers and public officials within this state shall be prohibited from asking any applicant for employment information about whether the applicant owns or possesses a firearm. Any public employer or public official who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to be acting outside the scope of their employment and shall therefor be barred from seeking statutory immunity from any exemption or provision of The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
C. As used in this section:
1. Private employer means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or nonprofit organization that employs or offers to employ one or more persons in this state;
2. Public employer means the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision thereof, including any department, agency, board, commission, institution, authority, public trust, municipality, county, district or instrumentalities thereof; and
3. Public official means any elected or appointed official in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of a political subdivision of the state.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, dated 02-05-09 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.
HB 1025 passed May 22, 2009
Prohibit employers to inquire about firearms-Provide penalty
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, February 9, 2009
House Bill No. 1025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1025 - By: DUNCAN, SULLIVAN AND TERRILL of the House.
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; prohibiting private employers, public employers and public officials from making certain inquiry; providing penalties; defining terms; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.27 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
PROHIBITING FIREARM INQUIRY BY EMPLOYER
A. It shall be unlawful for any private employer doing business in this state to ask any applicant for employment information about whether the applicant owns or possesses a firearm. Any private employer who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. All public employers and public officials within this state shall be prohibited from asking any applicant for employment information about whether the applicant owns or possesses a firearm. Any public employer or public official who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to be acting outside the scope of their employment and shall therefor be barred from seeking statutory immunity from any exemption or provision of The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
C. As used in this section:
1. Private employer means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or nonprofit organization that employs or offers to employ one or more persons in this state;
2. Public employer means the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision thereof, including any department, agency, board, commission, institution, authority, public trust, municipality, county, district or instrumentalities thereof; and
3. Public official means any elected or appointed official in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of a political subdivision of the state.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, dated 02-05-09 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.
