Oregon Lawmakers Gut Controversial Gun Bill, Push Measure 114 Start Date to 2028

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Oregon lawmakers quietly pushed through a stripped-down gun bill Friday that mostly does one thing: kick the can down the road on Measure 114.

House Bill 4145 originally contained several changes to the controversial gun control measure, but after a late rewrite, lawmakers gutted most of it. What’s left simply delays Measure 114’s effective date from March 15 of this year to Jan. 1, 2028.

The move passed both chambers with little resistance, though not everyone was thrilled about it.

Measure 114 has been stuck in legal limbo since Oregon voters narrowly approved it back in 2022. The law would require a permit to purchase a firearm,

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