Proposed Oregon Firearm Legislation HB3076
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to gun dealer licenses; declaring an emergency.
Description: The Act creates a state gun dealer licensing program administered by the DOJ. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). [Digest: The Act tells the DOJ to study a state gun dealer licensing program. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).] [Directs the Department of Justice to study the establishment of a state gun dealer licensing program, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Establishes a state gun dealer licensing program. Requires a license for dealers selling firearms, frames, receivers and unfinished frames and receivers beginning January 1, 2027, or October 15, 2027, for certain federal firearms licensees. Authorizes the Department of Justice to establish licensing fees. Specifies eligibility criteria for obtaining the license. Directs the department to conduct licensee inspections. Specifies circumstances that result in license suspension or revocation or the imposition of a civil penalty. Directs the department to adopt rules concerning licensee employee training, the storage of firearms and ammunition by licensees and other security requirements. Requires licensee employee background checks and specifies requirements for recordkeeping. Punishes the selling of a firearm by a dealer without a license by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs the department to submit an annual report on the licensing program to the Legislative Assembly. Establishes the Firearm Dealer License Fund. Requires a transferor at a gun show to hold a state license. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Session: 2025 Legislative Measures
Last Action: Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Last Action Date: April 15, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
7 sponsors: Jason Kropf (D); Dacia Grayber (D); Lisa Reynolds (D); Sarah Finger McDonald (D); Anthony Broadman (D); April Dobson (D); Mark Gamba (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 12% (7 of 60)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| House | Apr 8, 2025 | Work Session held. |
| House | Mar 20, 2025 | Public Hearing held. |
| House | Jan 17, 2025 | Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| House | Jan 13, 2025 | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Committee On Judiciary Amendment #-2 | House Committee On Judiciary (2025-04-08) | Apr 8, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| House Committee On Judiciary Amendment #-2 | House Committee On Judiciary (2025-04-07) | Apr 7, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Committee On Judiciary Amendment #-1 | House Committee On Judiciary (2025-03-20) | Mar 20, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) | 04/8/2025 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
