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SB 903 Oregon

Fingerprint Alternative, Electronic Background Checks, Authorizes Use of BATFE Form

This bill is no longer active.

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

Authorizes Department of State Police to accept requests and provide results for firearm transfer criminal background checks electronically.

Authorizes department to accept transaction record form issued by federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that includes thumbprint in lieu of firearms transaction thumbprint form

Position: Neutral

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SB 719 Oregon

Extreme Risk Protection Order (Was SB 868)

Signed by Governor Kate Brown at a special ceremony on September 18, 2017. The bill creates a process for obtaining extreme risk protection order that temporarily prohibits a person from possessing firearms when court finds that person presents imminent risk, or risk in foreseeable future, of suicide or causing injury to other persons.
Two other states, Illinois and Colorado

Position: Support

Status: Law is in effect

SB 862 Oregon

Law enforcement must notify respondent when firearms are returned to petitioner

This bill is no longer active.

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.

Chief Sponsors: Senator Gelser, Monnes Anderson
Regular Sponsors: Senator Manning Jr, Olsen, Roblan, Winters

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SB 797 Oregon

Firearm Safety Package of 2017: This bill is now SB 1065

Due to a procedural error, SB 797 has been renamed SB 1065 and is in the Senate Rules Committee.

Position: Support

Status: This bill is now SB 1065

HR 550 National

Checkpoint Safety Act of 2017

Require the deployment of law enforcement personnel at airport screening locations at very large airports, and for other purposes.

Position: Neutral

Status: Died in a previous Congress

FRMA Oregon

SB 764: This bill is now SB 1065

FRMA (was SB 764): New amendments include required CHL applicants to fire at least 25 bullets before receiving a CHL. Ceasefire Oregon urges legislators to include marksmanship and conflict de-escalation training.

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: This bill is now SB 1065

SB 681 Oregon

Relaxes laws relating to possession of firearms, including organized militia

Exempts federal and state military personnel from laws establishing crime of unlawful possession of firearm when engaged in official functions on military property.

Authorizes Governor or Adjutant General to issue regulations regarding use and possession of firearms on military property.

Position: Neutral

Status: Senate Presidents Desk - Awaiting Referral

SB 495 Oregon

Counties can regulate used firearms purchased by pawnshops and secondhand stores

Authorizes county to regulate purchase of used firearms by pawnshops and secondhand stores.

Position: Neutral

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SB 554 Oregon

Increased penalties for use or threatened use of firearm

Increases penalties for felonies having as element defendant’s use or threatened use of firearm in commission of a crime.

Position: Neutral

Status: Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee, then to Ways and Means

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