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SB 348 Oregon

Modified Measure 114 (Was DOJ Study of Unlawful Possession of Firearms)

SB 348 will not move forward in the 2023 session. The bill is not necessary to fund or implement Measure 114 which is already the law in Oregon but is waiting for a court stay to be lifted for implementation.

Position: Support

Status: Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Capital Construction

SB 551 Oregon

Schools Provide Information About Secure Storage of Medications and Firearms

Requires school districts to provide specified information related to secure storage of medications and firearms. Directs Oregon Health Authority to make information available to school districts.


Hearings have not been scheduled for this bill, therefore, the bill is unlikely to move forward in the 2023 legislative session.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Education Committee

SB 527 Oregon

Gun Dealers Will Not Face Discrimination Charges for Not Selling Firearms to People Under Age of 21

Federal licensed firearms dealers who do not sell firearms to people under the age of 21 will no longer face discrimination charges.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 3060 Oregon

Tax Credit for Gun Safes

Establishes tax credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes or locking mechanisms. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030.

Position: Support

Status: House Judiciary Committee

Measure 114 Oregon

Permit to Purchase a Firearm, Limit High-Capacity Ammunition

March 12, 2025: Oregon Appellate Court rules Measure 114 is constitutional. Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to pass this life-saving law!

Position: Support

Status: Measure 114 is the law in Oregon, ruled constitutional by Oregon Appellate Court

SB 1577 Oregon

Ban Undetectable and/or Untraceable Firearms

Three dimensional printing (also called additive manufacturing) allows criminals and terrorists to make firearms that do not have a serial number, thereby rendering a firearm untraceable to law enforcement. The process also allows criminals and terrorists to make firearms without mechanism (called a security exemplar), thereby rendering a firearm undetectable by metal detectors.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Judiciary Committee

SB 1540 Oregon

Funding for Oregon’s Firearm Instant Check System

Appropriates to the Department of State Police, for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,600,000, for the purpose of funding the Firearms Instant Check System unit of the department.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee

HB 2543 Oregon

Close the Charleston Loophole

A work session in the House Judiciary Committee on March 30, 2021 sent this bill to the House Rules Committee.

Firearm background checks should be completed and approved before the sale or transfer of a firearm. The Charleston Loophole, however, allows sales or transfers to be completed without a background check. HB 2543 will require gun sellers to respect existing laws, including longstanding laws prohibiting felons, abusers, fugitives from justice and other prohibited purchasers from buying guns.

Position: Support

Status: House Rules Committee

HB 2510 Oregon

Yuille Forsyth Storage Act of 2021

The contents of HB 2510 have been added to SB 554B. The bill was passed by the Senate and was signed by Gov. Brown on June 1, 2021.

Ceasefire Oregon supported HB 2510 and recommended three additional amendments: an anti-trafficking amendment; an amendment to encourage a gun owner provide the serial number of a lost or stolen firearm; and an amendment to require Oregon State Police to provide a report on the theft or loss of privately held firearms in Oregon, a report indicating the method of storage of firearms used in all unintentional shootings, and a report of shootings involving minors.

The board of Ceasefire Oregon supports HB 2510 with or without these amendments.

Position: Support

Status: Added to SB 554B and passed.

SB 604 Oregon

Permit and Training Required to Purchase a Firearm

Requires person to obtain permit before purchasing or otherwise receiving firearm under circumstances requiring criminal background check. Specifies qualifications for permit and procedures for applying for and issuing permit.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.