HB 2899 : Tax Credit for Firearm Background Check Fee

Position: Oppose Status: Senate Judiciary Committee with subsequent referral to House Committee on Revenue

Creates a credit against personal income tax for the cost of a criminal history record check required by state law for a transfer of a firearm.

Update

February 21, 2025

1-17 (H) Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Revenue.
1-13 (H) First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Chief Sponsor: Representative Evans

Oregon OLIS information on this bill here.

HB 2899 could set a precedent for tax credits. Will Oregonians receive credits for Vehicle Emissions Tests at DEQ? For travel to and from the DEQ?

Gun violence in Oregon already costs Oregonians millions of dollars in law enforcement and emergency medical response, prosecution of firearm-related crimes, Medicare, and Medicaid. Oregon cannot continue to subsidize the arms industry.

Versions of this bill were defeated in 2017, 2019, and 2021,