SB 698 — Authorizes the governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public buildings to adopt a policy, ordinance or regulation limiting the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for the crime of possessing a firearm in a public building.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: The Act changes the public areas where a person with a CHL can possess a gun. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Authorizes the governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public buildings to adopt a policy, ordinance or regulation limiting the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for the crime of possessing a firearm in a public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building or on grounds subject to such a policy, ordinance or regulation, 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.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — sponsor
- Broadman, Anthony (D, OR-27) — sponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — sponsor
- Kropf, Jason (D, OR-54) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Ruiz, Ricki (D, OR-50) — cosponsor
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Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Grayber, Dacia | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Kropf, Jason | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | McDonald , Sarah | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Ruiz, Ricki | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Broadman, Anthony | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Manning Jr., James | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Prozanski, Floyd | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Reynolds, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Broadman, Anthony (D, state_upper OR-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Kropf, Jason (D, state_lower OR-54) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Ruiz, Ricki (D, state_lower OR-50) | 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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- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Prozanski, Floyd (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Grayber, Dacia (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Reynolds, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Kropf, Jason (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Manning Jr., James (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Ruiz, Ricki (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Broadman, Anthony (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by McDonald , Sarah (sponsor) · sponsorship