HB 2291 Oregon
Tax Credit for Gun Safes
Establishes tax credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes or locking mechanisms.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
Legislation
HB 2479 Oregon
Increase Fees For Concealed Handgun Licenses
Increases fees payable to county sheriff for issuance, renewal or duplication of concealed handgun license.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
HB 2505 Oregon
Yuille Forsyth Safe Firearm Storage Act
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
HB 2251 Oregon
Governor Kate Brown’s Omnibus Bill
Prohibits transfer of handgun or assault rifle (defined) to someone under 21 years of age.
Expands Charleston Loophole from 3 days to 30 days before firearm may be transferred without a background check.
Person subject to a protective order (like an ERPO) who fails to attend hearing will be prohibited from possessing firearms.
Requires courts to order firearms to be relinquished for people convicted of certain domestic violence offenses.
Requires hospitals to provide data about patients with firearm injuries to the Oregon Health Authority.
Child Access Prevention Law: Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.
Position: Support
Status: Failed to pass out of House Judiciary Committee
SB 501 Oregon
The Students’ Bill
The Oregon Democrats have not supported this bill and it was left to die in committee. This omnibus bill was submitted by Oregon's Students for Change, a group of high-school and college students who understand the changes we must make to reduce gun violence. SB 501 was one of the most exciting and effective gun violence prevention bills Ceasefire Oregon has seen.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
SB 481 Oregon
Notification of Return of Firearms After Surrender to Law Enforcement
Requires law enforcement agency that takes custody of firearms under firearms surrender protocol to establish procedures to notify certain individuals of law enforcement agency’s anticipated return of firearm.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
SB 275 Oregon
Safe Storage, Child Access Prevention, Reporting Lost and Stolen Act
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
SB 87 Oregon
Increase Age of Firearm Purchase to 21
Allows gun dealer or person transferring firearm, ammunition or firearm component at gun show to establish minimum age for purchase of firearms, ammunition or firearm components, provided that minimum age is at least 21 years.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
SB 5 Oregon
Shooting Ranges and Shooters Strictly Liable for Shooting Injuries Outside of Boundaries of Gun Range
Makes shooting range and person discharging firearm at shooting range strictly liable for injuries resulting from bullets that stray outside boundaries of shooting range.
Allows injured person to bring civil action against city or county that fails to regulate shooting range after having notice of dangerous condition. Removes prohibition on local government regulation relating to shooting ranges.
Position: Support
Status: July 1, 2019: End of session, bill was not passed
IP 43 Oregon
The Campaign to Stop the Sale and Transfer of Assault Rifles
The IP 43 campaign, Lift Every Voice Oregon, will refile for the 2020 ballot and will also work to pass a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines in the 2019 legislative session.
Rather than allow Oregonians to determine their own fate, the National Rifle Association has put gun profits over the lives and the will of Oregonians. They know that Oregonians overwhelmingly support a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Position: Support
Status: We are writing a ballot initiative for 2020