ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2020	By:	Roberts (Sean), Ritze, Bennett and Christian of the House

				and

		Dahm of the Senate

An Act relating to gun control; prohibiting public officers and employees from using public monies to promote gun control; providing list of prohibited actions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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 24.5 of Title 51, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A public officer or the employees of a public officer shall not use public monies, or cause public monies to be used for the advocacy or promotion of gun control and shall be specifically prohibited from doing any of the following:
1.  Using publicity or propaganda for purposes of advocating or promoting gun control or preparing, distributing or using any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication or radio, television or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation, an ordinance, rule, regulation or administrative action relating to gun control;
2.  Paying the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient or agent acting on behalf of the recipient, if the grant or contract is related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, an ordinance, rule, regulation or administrative action relating to gun control; or
3.  Advocating or promoting any proposed, pending or future federal, state or local tax increase relating to gun control, or any proposed, pending or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including the sale and marketing of the legal consumer product relating to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate