Year

2025

Selected posts from 2025.

Introduced: Jun 09, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Requires courts to issue firearm prohibition orders for certain misdemeanor drug possession charges and imposes firearm surrender requirements in deflection programs.

Introduced: May 28, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Requires courts to issue firearm prohibition orders for certain misdemeanor drug possession charges and imposes firearm surrender requirements in deflection programs.

Introduced: Feb 27, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Removes the Department of State Police as the NICS point of contact and directs dealers to obtain transfer authorization directly from the federal system.

Introduced: Feb 27, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Requires the Department of State Police to study whether firearm hold agreements reduce firearm risks.

Introduced: Feb 27, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Removes harassment as a qualifying misdemeanor for firearm and ammunition prohibitions tied to certain orders or convictions.

Introduced: Feb 25, 2025FailedHouse Bill

Repeals certain firearm regulations enacted in prior legislative sessions, including secure storage and reporting requirements.

Introduced: Feb 25, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Provides an affirmative defense for legislators and legislative staff with valid CHLs who possess firearms in the Capitol, and restricts arrest or charging while licensed.

Introduced: Feb 06, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Requires nonlethal training to exceed lethal training hours for public safety officers certified to carry firearms.

Introduced: Feb 06, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify felon in possession of a firearm as crime category 8.

Introduced: Feb 04, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Exempts certain transferees from the private firearm transfer background check requirement.

Introduced: Jan 28, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Provides that each firearm possessed by a person committing felon in possession of a firearm is a separately punishable offense.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Directs the Department of State Police to maintain a list of states with concealed handgun license requirements similar to Oregon's and extends CHL protections to those licensees.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify theft of a firearm as a crime category 8 offense on the sentencing guidelines grid.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Provides that a person is automatically qualified to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm if the person holds a valid concealed handgun license.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Creates new theft offenses related to dwellings and increases penalties for organized retail theft when a firearm is present.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Directs courts to prohibit unsupervised parenting time when a parent committed abuse involving certain acts with a firearm.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Provides that a person is automatically qualified to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm if the person holds a valid concealed handgun license.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Creates income tax incentives related to firearm transfer background check costs and travel mileage.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background checks.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Modifies firearm permit and transfer requirements established by Ballot Measure 114, including timelines, training options, and fee provisions.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Establishes a state gun dealer licensing program with phased-in licensing requirements and DOJ oversight.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadHouse Bill

Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background checks.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Directs arresting officers to inquire about citizenship when a person arrested for a crime possesses a firearm and to notify federal immigration authorities if the person is not a citizen.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025EnactedSenate Bill

Creates criminal offenses related to rapid fire activators, changes rules for firearm possession in certain public buildings, and adjusts the application of Ballot Measure 114.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Prohibits firearm dealers from transferring a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver until at least 72 hours after receiving a background check approval number.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Prohibits firearm possession for persons convicted of menacing a public official and establishes court procedures for surrendering firearms.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Restricts firearm possession by individuals under 21 years of age, with specified exceptions.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadSenate Bill

Authorizes certain public entities to limit the CHL affirmative defense for firearm possession in public buildings, converting it to a Class A misdemeanor.

Introduced: Jan 13, 2025DeadSenate Joint Resolution

Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a right to carry concealed firearms and refers the amendment to voters at the next regular general election.