Oregon · Senate Bill 243 · 2025 Regular Session

Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator.

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 29, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 25, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act creates two new rapid fire activator crimes and changes the public buildings where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. The Act also changes when Ballot Measure 114 applies. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). [ Digest: The Act creates two new rapid fire activator crimes and changes the public buildings where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. The Act…

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The Act creates two new rapid fire activator crimes and changes the public buildings where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. The Act also changes when Ballot Measure 114 applies. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). [ Digest: The Act creates two new rapid fire activator crimes and changes the public buildings where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.4). ] 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.

Every action

34 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary. · Senate Judiciary
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Judiciary
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Judiciary
  6. CommitteeReferred to Rules by order of the President. · Senate Rules
  7. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Rules
  8. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Rules
  9. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Bonham, Thatcher not concurring. · Senate Rules
  10. CommitteeMinority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority) · Senate Rules
  11. SenateSecond reading.
  12. SenateMotion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.12–17 vote
  13. SenateGirod declared potential conflict of interest.
  14. SenateThird reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed.17–12 vote
  15. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  16. CommitteeReferred to Rules. · House Rules
  17. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Rules
  18. CommitteeWork Session held. · House Rules
  19. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed C-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. · House Rules
  20. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. · Joint Ways and Means
  21. CommitteeAssigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Capital Construction
  22. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Capital Construction
  23. CommitteeReturned to Full Committee. · Joint Ways and Means
  24. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means
  25. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass. · Joint Ways and Means
  26. HouseSecond reading.
  1. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2025 Calendar.
  2. HouseThird reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed.33–10 vote
  3. SenateSenate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.18–11 vote
  4. SenatePresident signed.
  5. HouseSpeaker signed.
  6. GovernorGovernor signed.
  7. SenateChapter 594, 2025 Laws.
  8. SenateEffective date, September 26, 2025.

Roll calls

8 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. · Full Senate

Failed 12–17
May 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 12 No 17 Not voting 1
Democrats: 0 yes, 17 no Republicans: 12 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 12

No · 17

Excused · 1

Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. · Full Senate

Passed 17–12
May 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 17 No 12 Not voting 1
Democrats: 17 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 12 no
How each member voted

Yes · 17

No · 12

Excused · 1

Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed. · Full House

Passed 33–10
Jun 25, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 33 No 10 Not voting 17
Democrats: 33 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 10 no
How each member voted

Yes · 33

No · 10

Absent · 2

Excused · 15

Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. · Full Senate

Passed 18–11
Jun 27, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 18 No 11 Not voting 1
Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 11 no
How each member voted

Yes · 18

No · 11

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 9, 2025 Senate Judiciary Recommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 4

No · 2

4–2
May 14, 2025 Senate Rules Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Bonham, Thatcher not concurring.
Members

Yes · 3

No · 2

3–2
Jun 16, 2025 House Rules Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed C-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
Members

Yes · 4

No · 2

Excused · 1

4–2
Jun 20, 2025 Joint Ways and Means Recommendation: Do pass.
Members

Yes · 13

No · 10

Excused · 1

13–10

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.