OR SB243 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 8 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-08 - Effective date, September 26, 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 8 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-08 - Effective date, September 26, 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Relating to firearms; and prescribing an effective date.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2025-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading in Concurrence (Y: 18 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2025-06-20 - House - House Committee Do Pass the C-Eng bill (Y: 13 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-16 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill, and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed C-Eng) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report (Y: 12 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2025-05-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2025-06-20 - House - House Committee Do Pass the C-Eng bill (Y: 13 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-16 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill, and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed C-Eng) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report (Y: 12 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2025-05-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | Senate | Effective date, September 26, 2025. |
| 2025-08-08 | Senate | Chapter 594, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-07-24 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 18; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 1--Thatcher. |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed. Ayes, 33; Nays, 10--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Owens, Smith G, Wright; Absent, 2--Boice, Skarlatos; Excused, 12--Cate, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Javadi, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Diehl, Drazan, Hartman. |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Rules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2025 Calendar. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-06-20 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-20 | House | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2025-06-20 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed C-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-11 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Referred to Rules. |
| 2025-06-02 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Campos. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Girod declared potential conflict of interest. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. Ayes, 12; Nays, 17--Broadman, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek, Jama, Lieber, Manning Jr, Meek, Neron Misslin, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Reynolds, Sollman, Taylor, President Wagner; Excused, 1--Campos. |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority) |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Bonham, Thatcher not concurring. |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Referred to Rules by order of the President. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Recommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Judiciary. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
