HB 3742 — Provides that members of the Legislative Assembly and legislative branch employees who have a valid concealed handgun license have an affirmative defense to a charge of possessing a firearm within the Capitol, and may not be arrested or charged for the offense while in possession of the license.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-24
Digest: The Act lets members and staff with CHLs carry guns in the Capitol. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Provides that members of the Legislative Assembly and legislative branch employees who have a valid concealed handgun license have an affirmative defense to a charge of possessing a firearm within the Capitol, and may not be arrested or charged for the offense while in possession of the license.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — sponsor
- Cate, Jami (R, OR-11) — sponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (R, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Skarlatos, Alek (R, OR-4) — cosponsor
- McLane, Mike (R, OR-30) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — cosponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (11)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-24 | Boice, Court | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Cate, Jami | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Chaichi, Farrah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Evans, Paul | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Helfrich, Jeffrey | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Javadi, Cyrus | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Osborne, Virgle | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Skarlatos, Alek | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | McLane, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Smith, David Brock | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-24 | Thatcher, Kim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cate, Jami (R, state_lower OR-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Javadi, Cyrus (R, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | McLane, Mike (R, state_upper OR-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Skarlatos, Alek (R, state_lower OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Thatcher, Kim (R, state_upper OR-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Evans, Paul (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by McLane, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Boice, Court (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Smith, David Brock (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Osborne, Virgle (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · sponsored by Helfrich, Jeffrey (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Javadi, Cyrus (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Skarlatos, Alek (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Thatcher, Kim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · cosponsored by Chaichi, Farrah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-24 · sponsored by Cate, Jami (sponsor) · sponsorship