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SB 503 Oregon

Firearm Reciprocity

Provides person with privileges and legal defenses available to person with Oregon concealed handgun license if person is licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state that recognizes Oregon concealed handgun licenses.

Position: Oppose

Status: Referred to Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation

HB 2872 Oregon

Creates tax credits for background check fees and associated travel

Creates credit against personal income tax for cost of criminal history record check required by state law for transfer of firearm. Creates subtraction from taxable income for mileage for travel associated with criminal history record check.

Position: Oppose

Status: Referred to House Revenue

SB 585 Oregon

Repeal firearm pre-emption law, Senate Version

Repeals statute creating state preemption of local firearm regulation and statutes creating exceptions to preemption.

Position: Neutral

Status: House Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation

SB 502 Oregon

Exemption from private firearms background check for participants in Address Confidentiality Program

This bill is no longer active.
Exempts transferee who is certified participant in Address Confidentiality Program from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.

Position: Oppose

Status: Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation

HB 4005 Oregon

Gun Storage, Reporting Lost and Stolen Guns

Ceasefire Oregon is neutral on HB 4005. We are encouraged that the legislature wishes to address the issue of unsecured guns and we recommend additional measures that research shows to be effective at increasing rates of gun storage, reducing gunshot death and injury, and addressing gun trafficking. Scroll to the bottom of this page for related studies.

Please contact your legislator and ask that HB 4005 be amended to include provisions that will make this bill a strong, effective law that will reduce gun violence.

Position: Neutral

Status: House Judiciary Committee

HB 3054 Oregon

Relating to discharge of a firearm; more protections for shooting ranges

HB 3054 provides legal protection to shooters who discharge a firearm within 500 feet of their homes or at shooting ranges as long as people and property nearby are not endangered.

Big problem: shooting in the direction of people does actually endanger them.

Position: Oppose

Status: Died in committee

SB 801 Oregon

Oregon Public School First Graders Learn Gun Safety. Gun Purchasers Do Not.

Scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education on March 27.

Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to all students in first grade.

Position: Oppose

Status: Failed to be voted out of the Senate Committee on Education

SB 781 Oregon

Shooting ranges and “stray” bullets: All rights, very few responsibilities.

Allows injured person to bring civil action against city or county that fails to regulate discharge of firearms on private property after having notice of dangerous condition.
Removes prohibition on local government regulation relating to certain areas designed and built for purpose of target shooting.

Position: Oppose

Status: Failed to be voted out of Senate Judiciary Committee

SB 646 Oregon

Expanding Exemptions for Firearm Background Checks

A person is exempt from firearm background checks if the person is a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program.

Position: Oppose

Status: Failed to pass out of Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 2648 Oregon

Community College Boards Can Establish Campus Police Department, Commission Police

Permits board of community college to determine whether to establish campus police department and commission police officers.

Position: Neutral

Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed