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SB 552 Oregon

Forced Mandated Concealed Carry (Reciprocity)

Provides person licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protection provided to person with Oregon concealed handgun license.

Position: Oppose

Status: Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

SB 548 Oregon

Sheriff Shopping Bill

Authorizes sheriff of county to issue concealed handgun license to any qualified person who is a resident of Oregon.

Position: Oppose

Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee

SB 546 Oregon

Participants in Address Confidentiality Program exempt from firearm background checks

Exempts transferee who is certified participant in Address Confidentiality Program from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.

Position: Oppose

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SB 469 Oregon

Fingerprint alternative

Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint.

The concept of this bill has been added to FRMA (was SB 764, awaiting a new bill number in Senate Rules Committee).

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SB 775 Oregon

No gun background checks for concealed handgun license holders.

Exempts concealed handgun licensees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.

Position: Oppose

Status: Senate Committee On Judiciary

HB 2808 Oregon

State police to study reasons for concealed handgun license denials

Directs Department of State Police to study reasons for certain denials of concealed handgun license applications and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2019.
Sunsets January 2, 2020.

Position: Support

Status: House Committee On Judiciary

SB 549 Oregon

Expanding CHL privileges to retired parole and probation officers.

-This bill would confer concealed handgun license privileges to parole and probation officers.
-Currently, honorably retired police officers are conferred CHL privileges.
-Parole and probation officers must apply for a CHL just as other citizens do.

Position: Oppose

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SB 66 Oregon

Passed! Psychiatric Security Review Board: Persons prohibited from possessing or purchasing guns

Requires court to notify person found guilty except for insanity of sex crime of obligation to report as sex offender.

Requires court to notify person found to be person with mental illness when state or federal law prohibits person from purchasing or possessing firearm unless person obtains relief from prohibition.

Requires court to notify person determined to lack fitness to proceed that federal law prohibits person from purchasing or possessing firearm unless person obtains relief from prohibition.

Position: Support

Status: House Committee On Judiciary

HB 2173 Oregon

Guns in Public Fallacy Bill

Allows person harmed by criminal act resulting in physical injury or death to bring action for damages against place of public accommodation if place of public accommodation prohibits visitors from possessing firearm.

Ceasefire Oregon suggests a corollary: Anyone harmed by a criminal act in a location where guns are permitted are allowed to bring action for damages.

Position: Oppose

Status: House Committee On Judiciary

HB 2127 Oregon

Forced Mandated Concealed Carry (Reciprocity)

Directs Department of Justice to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require handgun competency to obtain concealed handgun license that is similar to competency required in Oregon. Authorizes Attorney General to enter into agreement with concealed handgun license issuing authority of other state if agreement is necessary for license reciprocity. Provides person who is not resident of Oregon, who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearm and who is licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to person with Oregon concealed handgun license, if other state is on department’s list of states.

Position: Oppose

Status: Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.