---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to firearms; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "</b> </i>] Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of unlawful possession of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exceptions for both crimes. Authorizes the governing body of a city, a county or a special district that owns or controls a public building that is used for official meetings to limit the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for possessing a firearm in the public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building subject to such limit, the concealed handgun licensee affirmative defense is not a complete defense, but results in a Class A misdemeanor conviction punishable by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. <b>Provides that the provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022) apply to firearm transfers conducted, and large-capacity magazine manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or transfer occurring, on or after March 15, 2026.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 243"
citation: "Oregon SB 243 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 13
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-08T15:10:01+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0988667-6bb8-4073-9615-7e2866a5b9dd"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB243"
source_hash: "17eda7751f7a5bad57cf4e015da0a77802bd39e0204a4ba33c5651fc81760926"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 243 (2025R1) — Relating to firearms; and prescribing an effective date.

</b> </i>] Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of unlawful possession of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exceptions for both crimes. Authorizes the governing body of a city, a county or a special district that owns or controls a public building that is used for official meetings to limit the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for possessing a firearm in the public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building subject to such limit, the concealed handgun licensee affirmative defense is not a complete defense, but results in a Class A misdemeanor conviction punishable by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. <b>Provides that the provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022) apply to firearm transfers conducted, and large-capacity magazine manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or transfer occurring, on or after March 15, 2026.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/B-Engrossed)
5. **C-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/C-Engrossed)
6. **HRULES Amendment -B16** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29614)
7. **House Amendments to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/House%20Amendments%20to%20B-Engrossed)
8. **Minority Report to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/Minority%20Report%20to%20B-Engrossed)
9. **SJUD Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28644)
10. **SRULES Amendment -A9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28920)
11. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
12. **Senate Minority Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/Senate%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB243/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **12–17** (fail) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. — **17–12** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed. — **33–10** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **13–10** (pass) · legislature
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **18–11** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-23T21:00:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- **2025-04-23T21:00:38+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-12T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-14T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-27T16:35:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Bonham, Thatcher not concurring. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27T16:35:40+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29T19:05:21+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- **2025-05-29T19:06:21+00:00** Girod declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2025-05-29T20:27:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02T19:43:30+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03T21:59:29+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11T21:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-06-16T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-17T18:45:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed C-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17T18:47:12+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-18T19:31:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-20T19:00:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2025-06-20T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-20T23:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-23T18:32:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-23T22:57:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-24T18:05:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-26T02:42:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-27T18:26:24+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-30T17:32:45+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-30T18:36:31+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-24T21:34:59+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-08T15:06:12+00:00** Chapter 594, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-08-08T15:10:01+00:00** Effective date, September 26, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0988667-6bb8-4073-9615-7e2866a5b9dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).