HB 3075 : Modifications to Ballot Measure 114

Position: Support Status: Ways and Means Committee

HB 3075-2 makes minor but necessary modifications to Measure 114. These modifications are supported by Lift Every Voice Oregon and Ceasefire Oregon. On June 2, 2025, SCOTUS declined to hear a challenge on a high-capacity magazine ban in the case Ocean Tactical Supply v Rhode Island thus creating a solid foundation for moving forward with HB 3075.

Update

4-15 (H) Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means
4-15 (H) Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker
4-8 (H) Work Session: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
4-7 (H) Work Session scheduled
4-3 (H) Work Session scheduled for April 3 but not likely until April 7.
4-2 (H) Work Session; bill carried over until 4-3
3-17 (H) Public Hearing held March 17 at 3 PM in Hearing Room F.
1-17 (H) Referred to Judiciary.
1-13 (H) First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Chief Sponsor: Representative Kropf

Gun violence imposes an enormous financial burden on Oregon taxpayers. According to data from Everytown for Gun Safety, Oregon taxpayers spend over $89 million each year in direct costs related to gun violence. A 2018 report from Giffords Law Center placed that figure even higher—at $133 million annually—when accounting for emergency services, police investigations, court proceedings, and incarceration.

By contrast, the estimated cost to implement Measure 114—including creating a permit-to-purchase system and enhancing background check procedures—is approximately $10–12 million per year, according to the Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office. That’s less than 10% of what gun violence currently costs Oregon taxpayers every year.

HB 3075-2  includes changes supported by Ceasefire Oregon:

  • Clarifies language of FBI background check
  • Includes statistics for race and gender in the required annual reports to ensure equitable administration
  • Names Marion County as the exclusive jurisdiction for challenging the law
  • Creates an Emergency Clause to implement the law immediately upon passage
  • Clarifies the affirmative defense for turning in large-cap magazines to police
  • Exempts information provided for permits from public records requests
  • Immediately implements closure of the Charleston Loophole
  • Immediately implements the ban on large-capacity magazines

HB 3075-1 includes a provision not supported by Ceasefire Oregon:

  • This bill delays implementation of the permitting requirement until July 1, 2026. Measure 114 was passed in November 2022. The legislature has provided no reason to delay the will of the people and incur death and injury of Oregonians for more than a year.