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
Legislation
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
SB 667 Oregon
No background check for sale, transfer of antique firearm
Defines term "antique firearm." Provides that unlicensed person transferring antique firearm to another unlicensed person is not required to request criminal background check.
Position: Neutral
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 2617 Oregon
Expands CHL from 4 to 5 years, expands disqualifications
Ceasefire Oregon opposes expanding the length of time that concealed handgun license (CHL) is valid (from 4 to 5 years). Increasing the amount of time for another verification of eligibility by 1 year (25%) does not protect Oregonians.
Modifies requirements for and disqualifications from obtaining concealed handgun license.
-Expands disqualifications for a concealed handgun license to convictions in another state.
-Increases portion of fee for issuance or renewal of license from $50 to $85.
-Increases length of time that concealed handgun license is valid (from 4 to 5 years).
Position: Neutral
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