​Oregon State Shooting Association 
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2025 Legislative Summary
April 8, 2025

CURRENT UPDATE:   4/8/2025

Next, HB3884 - A Bill that will save lives. 
The House Judiciary Committee had its public meeting and granted all of 10min for testimony.  It is currently held over to the final day of work sessions.   We will see later today if it will be progressed and actually start a path to saving lives.  

Legislation to Infringe on the rights of Oregon Citizens.
  • SB243-  has completed its public hearing and is expected to progress.   It contains:  
  1. Enables municipalities to eliminate lawful concealed carry in public buildings and grounds. 
  2. 72 required waiting period
  3. Makes it unlawful to transfer, manufacture, a rapid-fire actuator
  • SB697 -  This was removed from SB243 but is expected to play a role as a bargaining chip...  This bill under 21 can not possess firearms, with exceptions (essentially semi automatic firearms)
It is clear from the actions that opposing views were not accepted to encourage a change or removal of the bills.
UPDATE:   3/27/2025

The Senate has released the place holder bill (SB243) for a public meeting, today 3/27/2025 at 3:00pm.   In SB243 is stuffed all of the following.   Now is the time to testify and make your voice known.   
  • SB243-  We expect this to be a place holder bill which will get the remaining bills below stuffed into it...   There is a public hearing on 3/27 to cover this bill. (LINK) 
  • SB698 - Enables municipalities to eliminate lawful concealed carry in public buildings and grounds. 
  • SB429  -  72 required waiting period
  • SB696 -  Makes it unlawful to transfer, manufacture, a rapid-fire actuator
  • SB697 -  under 21 can not possess firearms, with exceptions (essentially semi automatic firearms)
After the 'informational' meeting, which was held on 3/13, public meetings were held for HB3075 and HB3076.   It is clear from the actions that opposing views were not accepted to encourage a change in the bills. Your attendance and testimony to the 3/27/2025 meeting is needed.  Your attendance and testimony to the 4/7/2025 meeting is needed.  ​See the graphic below -  courtesy of Derek LeBlanc   This does not include the latest developments of SB243.
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OSSA continues to support:
  • Legislation that reduces Oregon's mental crisis in suicide.   Over 3 of 4 firearms deaths in Oregon are from personal or mental crisis that cumulate in suicide.  These are not violent crimes they are tragedies.  OSSA leads in providing suicide prevention training to Oregon's firearms owners including children,  veterans, and rural populations.
  • Legislation that drives accountability for criminals misusing firearms through mandatory sentencing and monitoring by law enforcement.
  • Legislation and actions that restore and maintain our US and Oregon Constitutional rights.  

First, See HB3884!   True Suicide Prevention supported by OSSA. 

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Current 2025 Oregon Legislature Watch list: 

HB2172     Text     Provides for CHL reciprocity  
OSSA Position:  Support

HB2294     Text     Standardizes sentencing for crimes involving theft of a firearm
OSSA Position:  Support

HB2392/Text     Requires school Districts to develop, review, or revise individual student suicide prevention plans.  
OSSA Position:   Support

HB2396/Text  HB2780/Text     CHL qualifies for PTP.     
OSSA Position:   
  • OSSA does not support PTPs, but if PTPs are implemented OSSA would support CHLs as completing the requirement.

HB2467/Text      Redefines what is 'dangerous to self or others' to a judgment rather than solely actions. 
OSSA Position:   Oppose
  • Changes definition of 'dangerous to self or others' based what officials feel is 'likely' not based solely on actions to date.
  • This could become a factor in the emergency risk protection order process. 
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HB2606/Text    HB3074/Text     SB0243/Text      OSP Background Check Placeholder Bill.
OSSA Position:   No Position at this time. If the bills drive true efficiency improvements. However the number of duplicate bills and vague  descriptions lend their use as placeholder bills for agendas not yet revealed. 

HB2774/Text   ​HB 2774  Prohibits unsupervised parenting rights if the parent commits certain acts with a gun. 
OSSA Position:   Could Support with Amendment
 
HB2889/Text   Tax credit for background check costs
OSSA Position:   No Position
 
HB3075/Text ​   Measure 114 Rewrite and more
OSSA Position:   Opposed.
  • OSSA is opposed to the permit to purchase and standard magazine ban as each are viewed as unconstitutional at the state and federal level.
  • This bill starts with BM114 being in place, then adds:
  • Removes permit data from being available from public data request
  • Adds data entry for DEI classification and analysis
  • Increases the time from 30-60 days to when permit is to be issues IF the permit agent completes the process.  This means the permit can be held for 60 days for no reason or by just delaying the permit evaluation process.
  • Nearly triples the fee from $65 to $150 ($110 for renewal)
  • Enables a concealed handgun class to be used as qualification, IF it contains all of the required components (most do not)
  • NRA Instructors, Military and security qualified persons are qualified for the permit.
  • The initial permit must be issued within 5yr of completing the class requirements.
  • Effectively increase the permit decision window from 30-60 days.  with still no requirement for the department to ever complete the process.   The permit will not be issued without closure of the process.
  • Maintains that all standard capacity magazines of over 10rds (so called "high capacity") acquired after Dec. 8, 2022 are illegal and are to be confiscated. 
  • Establishes an additional registry which has already been deemed unconstitutional in federal courts.
  • Requires Permit to Purchase for all semiautomatics (rifle, pistol, shotgun) after July 1, 2026
  • Requires Permit to Purchase for all firearms after July 1, 2028
  • Requires all legal challenges to be completed through Marion Circuit Court.  Meaning this is so wrong that the authors know it will not survive legal challenges outside of their home Court.
 
HB3076/Text  Gun dealer licensing program
OSSA Position:   Opposed, 
  • HB3076 is a direct attempt to deter and eliminate local businesses with redundant and excessive regulation and costs.
  • Today the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) provides nationwide oversight and regulation of Federal Firearms Licensees.  This includes all aspects of licensee requirements and restrictions including background checks for the FFL, storage requirements, record keeping, auditing, accountability and more. 
  • Ask ANY FFL – obtaining and maintaining a FFL is highly regulated and controlled today.
  • HB3076 starts out as a gross replication of BATF policies and procedures only to be repeated with another agency. Then it goes above and beyond requiring costly business requirements, processes and configurations that essentially TAX and REGULATE businesses OUT OF BUSINESS. 
  • This is a direct attack to remove life, liberty and property for Oregon businesses for no real benefit.
  • This is another attempt to infringe on Oregonians rights to keep and bear arms. 


HB3884/Text    True Suicide Prevention.  OSSA Supported Bill to enable offsite storage
  • To support Oregonians struggling with personal crisis and mental illness that could very well lead to suicide.   To to do this we need to enable these at risk firearms owners a safe and trusted place to store their firearm away from their home.   This concept is often called 'hold your gun'. This is essentially a place, often an FFL, that has lockers for rent where firearms or parts of firearms can be stored away form the home thus providing 'Time and Distance' .
   What prevents this from happening now?
  • Shop owners and FFLs fear liability if the parts are returned and the firearm owner, others, are harmed.
   What is Needed:
  • The bill the eliminates liability for Shop Owner, when the firearm owner takes possession of their firearms or firearms components.
  • Rep. Tran has championed this in the past and it needs to pass this time

SB0011/Text    If non-citizen is being arrested, then officer is required to as if they are in possession of a firearm. 
OSSA Position:  Support

SB0429/Text   72+ hr waiting period  and requires Permit to Purchase (PTP)
OSSA Position:   Opposed.
  • Requires 72 hr waiting period for all transfers (including private transfers)
  • Requires response from OSP background check with no provisions for OSP accountability for timely response to application. Therefore, this is an indefinite waiting period. 
  • Requires PTP;  which is currently not defined, resourced, available and is held in federal and state courts.
 
SB0697/Text  18-20 yearold are not allowed to use/possess   semiautomatic rifles or shotguns.
OSSA Position:   Opposed.
  • Makes use or possession of semiautomatic rifles, and shotguns by 18-20 adult illegal.
  • Repeats errors that existed in prior bills.
  • Makes common firearms used in High School trap programs illegal

SB0698/Text ​CHL carry restrictions
OSSA Position:   Opposed.
  • Restrictions include grounds adjacent to the building owned or controlled by the governing body.
  • One must be carful where you park or walk.
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SJR0027/Text ​ Constitutional right to conceal carry
OSSA Position:   Support
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