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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3224: Relating to background checks; and declaring an emergency.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3224 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to background checks; and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Nancy Nathanson (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): Chapter 302, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 11, 2025.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] Requires the Department of Human Services to review the statutes of this state to identify all instances of required background checks[<i>,</i>]<b> under certain statutes and</b> similarities and differences in the different background checks, and report on options to consolidate and reduce the number of different background checks for similar purposes or programs. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026. <b>Requires the department to study options for providing that a person does not need to undergo another background check conducted by a state agency for certain purposes if the person has already passed a background check conducted by a state agency in the previous 12 months. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than June 30, 2026.</b> Sunsets on January 2, 2027. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nancy NathansonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Lucetta ElmerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Cyrus JavadiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Courtney Neron MisslinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Hoa NguyenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jules WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 302, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 11, 2025.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
  6. Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.
  7. Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
  8. Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
  9. Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.
  10. Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
  11. Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source