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HB2960 • 2026

Torts; expanding scope of liability exemption to include component parts; effective date.

Torts; expanding scope of liability exemption to include component parts; effective date.

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Sponsor
Hardin
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Torts; expanding scope of liability exemption to include component parts; effective date.

Torts; expanding scope of liability exemption to include component parts; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Torts; expanding scope of liability exemption to include component parts; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2960 (House): Introduced (2/23/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  2. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

  3. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  4. 2026-03-09 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  5. 2026-03-09 Senate

    First Reading

  6. 2026-03-05 House

    General Order

  7. 2026-03-05 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 10

  8. 2026-03-05 House

    Referred for engrossment

  9. 2026-02-24 House

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  10. 2026-02-12 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

  11. 2026-02-12 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Olsen

  12. 2026-02-12 House

    Authored by Senator Bullard (principal Senate author)

  13. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  14. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  16. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Hardin

Official Summary Text

Torts; expanding scope of liability exemption to include component parts; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2960 (House): Introduced (2/23/2026)

Current Bill Text

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ENGR. H. B. NO. 2960 Page 1
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2960 By: Hardin and Olsen of the
House

and

Bullard of the Senate

An Act relating to torts; amending 76 O.S. 2021,
Section 52.1, which relates to liability of firearm
manufacturers; expanding scope of liability exemption
to include component parts; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 76 O.S. 2021, Section 52.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 52.1. No firearm manufacturer, distributor, or seller
who lawfully manufactures, distributes, or sells a firearm or
component parts for a firearm is liable to any person or entity, or
to the estate, successors, or survivors of either, for any injury
suffered, including wrongful death and property damage, because of
use of such firearm by another or because aftermarket modifications
using component parts were made by another to such firearm.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate