Oklahoma lawmakers consider SB 1948 to expand fireworks sales and limit county display restrictions

Legislation would change when fireworks can be sold and when counties can bar private displays

Oklahoma lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would broaden when consumer fireworks can be sold and would narrow county authority to prohibit certain private fireworks displays. Senate Bill 1948, authored by Sen. Brenda Stanley Logan, is part of the 2026 legislative agenda and would amend state law governing the storage, sale and use of consumer fireworks.

As introduced and in its Senate floor version dated Feb. 3, 2026, the measure removes statutory language that limits fireworks sales to specific seasonal windows and adds a prohibition on counties restricting certain private, outdoor fireworks displays when no county burn ban is in effect. The bill states an effective date of Nov. 1, 2026.

What SB 1948 changes in fireworks sales rules

Current Oklahoma statute includes time-limited retail sales periods. SB 1948 proposes to allow licensed manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers to sell fireworks at wholesale or retail from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 each year. In addition, the bill would revise the language governing retail sales by licensed retailers. The Senate floor version contains language that continues to reference a summer sales window (June 15 through July 6, or the first Sunday after July 4, whichever is later) and a winter window (Dec. 15 through Jan. 2), while the bill summary describes the intent as striking the requirement that fireworks be sold only on certain days of the year.

The measure also reiterates several compliance requirements, including that fireworks offered for retail sale must be sold according to National Fire Protection Association guidance referenced in the bill text, that mail-order sales to consumers are prohibited, and that sales must occur at properly licensed retail locations with a clerk on duty at the time of purchase.

Limits on county restrictions tied to burn bans

SB 1948 would add language stating that no county may prohibit a private outdoor fireworks display for a noncommercial purpose if two conditions are met: the display is on private property and no county burn ban is in effect under Oklahoma’s burn-ban statute.

The bill’s framework focuses on county-level prohibitions and does not repeal other parts of Oklahoma law referenced in the measure that address fireworks regulation in relation to municipal authority. In practice, that distinction could be significant for residents who live inside incorporated cities and towns that maintain their own restrictions on the discharge of fireworks.

Related proposal targets fireworks costs during the 2026 holiday period

Separate from SB 1948, Rep. Kevin Norwood, R-Owasso, filed House Bill 4093, which would create a temporary sales-tax exemption for fireworks sales beginning at 12:01 a.m. July 2 and ending at midnight July 5. The proposal is designed to align with Independence Day weekend activities as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026. HB 4093 was filed for consideration in the Second Regular Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature.

• SB 1948: revises fireworks sales timing in statute and restricts county bans on certain private displays when no burn ban is in effect; effective date listed as Nov. 1, 2026.
• HB 4093: proposes a four-day fireworks sales-tax holiday (July 2–July 5) tied to the 2026 Independence Day period.

Key policy questions for lawmakers include how expanded access would interact with fire-risk conditions, enforcement responsibilities, and the existing patchwork of local rules.

Both measures remain subject to legislative hearings, amendments and floor votes before any changes could take effect.