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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1710 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
Section 1290.5, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 28,
O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1290.5),
which relates to term of license and renewal;
modifying period of license validity; updating
statutory language; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.5, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 28, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 1290.5), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1290.5.
TERM OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL
A. A handgun license when issued shall authorize the person to
whom the license is issued to carry a loaded or unloaded handgun,
concealed or unconcealed, as authorized by the provisions of the
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, and any future modifications thereto.
The license shall be valid in this state for a period of five (5) or
ten (10) or twenty (20) years, unless subsequently surrendered,
suspended, or revoked as provided by law. The person shall have no
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authority to continue to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun in
this state pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act when a license
is expired or when a license has been voluntarily surrendered or
suspended or revoked for any reason.
B. A license may be renewed any time within ninety (90) days
prior to the expiration date as provided in this subsection. The
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may notify each eligible
licensee at the email address on file at least ninety (90) days
prior to the expiration of the license. However, any applicant
shall have thirty (30) days from the expiration of the license to
comply with the renewal requirements of this section. Renewal
applications shall be denied by the Bureau if a current license is
subject to being or currently is suspended or revoked by the Bureau.
1. To renew a handgun license, the licensee may either complete
a written renewal form provided by the Bureau or a digital renewal
form provided by the Bureau online.
2. If the applicant completes the digital renewal form online,
the applicant must shall submit a passport-sized photograph with the
application. If the applicant completes a written renewal
application, the applicant must shall submit two current passport-
sized photographs of the applicant with the application.
3. A renewal fee in the amount of Eighty-five Dollars ($85.00)
must shall be submitted to the Bureau with an application. The
renewal fee may be paid with a nationally recognized credit card as
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provided in subparagraph b of paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section
1290.12 of this title, by electronic funds transfer, or by a
cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation.
4. Upon receipt of the renewal application, photographs, and
fee, the Bureau will conduct a background check and investigation
pursuant to Section 1290.12 of this title, excluding the
requirements of a state fingerprint search and Federal Bureau of
Investigation fingerprint search.
C. Any person submitting an application for a handgun license
or any licensee seeking to renew a handgun license shall have the
option to request that the license be valid for a period of ten (10)
twenty (20) years. The fee for any handgun license issued for a
period of ten (10) twenty (20) years shall be double the amount of
the fee provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section
1290.12 of this title. The renewal fee for a handgun license issued
for a period of ten (10) twenty (20) years shall be double the
amount of the fee provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection B of
this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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