republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2025r1/sb-243.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2025R1	SB 243	Oregon SB 243 (2025R1)	bill		enacted		13	34	8	2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00	2025-08-08T15:10:01+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/a0988667-6bb8-4073-9615-7e2866a5b9dd	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB243	17eda7751f7a5bad57cf4e015da0a77802bd39e0204a4ba33c5651fc81760926	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

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

] 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. 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. 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
2. Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. C-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
6. HRULES Amendment -B16 (committee substitute) — source
7. House Amendments to B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
8. Minority Report to B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
9. SJUD Amendment -4 (committee substitute) — source
10. SRULES Amendment -A9 (committee substitute) — source
11. Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
12. Senate Minority Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
13. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/a0988667-6bb8-4073-9615-7e2866a5b9dd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).