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HB 4096
This proposal did not become law. The bill would have created a new Class B felony for convicted felons who possess three or more firearms or have a prior aggravated conviction, increasing the maximum penalty to 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine, while retaining the existing Class C felony for possessing any single firearm. It also would have adjusted sentencing guideline categories based on firearm quantity and repeat offenses.
Generated explanation · Introduced · Analyzed 8/19/2026 · Open official Introduced text
This proposal did not become law.
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This proposal did not become law. The generated effects below describe what it would have required if enacted.
The bill would have created a new Class B felony for convicted felons who possess three or more firearms or have a prior aggravated conviction, increasing the maximum penalty to 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine, while retaining the existing Class C felony for possessing any single firearm. It also would have adjusted sentencing guideline categories based on firearm quantity and repeat offenses.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The measure appears designed to increase penalties for high-volume firearm possession by convicted felons, potentially targeting organized illegal trafficking or armed criminal enterprises.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Potential effect if enacted: Face heightened Class B felony charges if holding three or more guns, or if they have a prior aggravated conviction. Existing Class C felony charge remains for single-firearm possession.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Would have had to track firearm quantities and prior aggravated convictions to determine correct charging levels and sentencing guideline categories (7 vs. 8).
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Charging decisions would have hinged on precise inventory of firearms at the time of arrest and verification of prior aggravated convictions. Sentencing exposure increases significantly, affecting plea negotiations and incarceration terms. Law enforcement would have had to document exact firearm counts during searches to support enhanced charges.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Non-violent possessors with legitimate holdings
Potential effect if enacted: A convicted felon who legally possessed three firearms for a legitimate purpose (e.g., competitive shooting, estate collection) faces a Class B felony charge with up to 10 years in prison, despite no violent conduct or intent to commit further crimes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Repeat offenders with high-volume possession
A repeat offender possessing six firearms could have been classified under sentencing guideline category 8, potentially triggering longer presumptive sentences, while a single-firearm possessor retains the lower Class C classification.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
The text would have legally permitted enhanced charges based solely on firearm count and prior convictions. Weak enforcement or misclassification could have leaded to disproportionate sentencing for non-violent possessors if quantity thresholds are applied rigidly without considering context (e.g., inherited firearms, temporary storage). Duty creep might have occured if prosecutors use the threshold to pressure pleas in cases where the additional guns pose no immediate threat.
Sources · Introduced
The measure would have increased penalties for high-volume firearm possession by felons to potentially deter trafficking and armed crime, but it also would have expanded severe felony exposure to non-violent possessors based strictly on quantity thresholds rather than demonstrated dangerousness.
Potential effect if enacted: Targets high-volume illegal firearm markets and repeat offenders with proportionate sentencing enhancements.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Would have criminalized possession of multiple firearms for lawful purposes without requiring proof of violent intent or immediate public safety risk.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Model self-rating: high. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the introduced bill text and official fiscal/revenue statements. No prior versions or external data were available for comparison. This is the model’s assessment of its own analysis, not independent verification or human review.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
This proposal has not become law. The generated effects below describe what it would require if enacted.
The amendment would remove the introduced bill’s creation of a new “aggravated felon in possession” crime and its three-firearm threshold, replacing it with a modified version of ORS 166.270 that elevates standard felon-in-possession charges to a Class B felony only when six or more firearms are possessed. It would explicitly direct the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify that elevated offense as crime category 7 on the sentencing guidelines grid. Material consequence: Defendants possessing three to five firearms would face Class C felony charges instead of Class B, reducing maximum penalties and altering plea leverage, while prosecutors lose a dedicated statutory tier for mid-range firearm accumulation.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Introduced
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The committee likely recalibrated the penalty threshold to align state sentencing exposure with existing federal relief frameworks or to reduce the volume of Class B felony convictions while retaining enhanced penalties for large-scale possession.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Would be charged as a standard Class C felony rather than an enhanced Class B offense, lowering maximum imprisonment terms and reducing collateral consequences.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Remain subject to Class B felony charges and crime category 7 sentencing guidelines, with no change to their statutory exposure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Lose the statutory basis for a distinct “aggravated” charge at the three-firearm threshold, requiring adjusted charging guidelines and jury instructions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Receives explicit statutory direction to classify the six-firearm offense as crime category 7, standardizing sentencing calculations across courts.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Lowers the firearm count threshold for avoiding Class B felony status from three to six. Existing relief pathways under ORS 166.274 and federal law remain unchanged.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Official fiscal analysis indicates minimal revenue impact on state or local government expenditures. Courts and prosecutors would need to update charging manuals and jury instructions to reflect the removal of the three-firearm enhanced tier.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement A; IS_Impact HB 4096 1
Potential effect if enacted: Potential for inconsistent charging if prosecutors attempt to use alternative statutes to reach similar outcomes for mid-range possession, creating disparity in sentencing exposure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Nonviolent offender with single prior conviction
Potential effect if enacted: Possesses five legally acquired firearms and is charged under this statute. Under the amendment, they face a Class C felony with a lower sentencing range and greater eligibility for probation or diversion, avoiding the severe collateral consequences of a Class B conviction.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Repeat violent offender on supervised release
Potential effect if enacted: Accumulates six unregistered firearms. Prosecutors are limited to charging a Class B felony (crime category 7) rather than a higher-tier enhanced offense, potentially resulting in a shorter presumptive sentence and reduced deterrence for large-scale illegal arms accumulation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The text would legally permit charging individuals with three to five firearms as a standard Class C felony. A potentially unlawful outcome could arise if prosecutors or law enforcement misclassify the offense to invoke other enhanced statutes, or if duty creep occurs by treating mid-range possession as equivalent to the repealed “aggravated” tier through plea coercion, effectively circumventing the legislative threshold adjustment without violating the letter of the amended statute.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: The measure trades broader enhanced penalties for mid-range firearm possession against reduced sentencing exposure and streamlined charging standards for a larger pool of defendants. Upsides include lower incarceration costs, fewer Class B felony records, and clearer sentencing grid alignment. Downsides include diminished statutory leverage to address concentrated illegal firearm accumulation and potential gaps in deterrence for offenders possessing multiple weapons below the new six-firearm threshold.
Potential effect if enacted: Lower incarceration costs and fewer Class B felony records for defendants in the three-to-five firearm range.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Clearer sentencing grid alignment through explicit CJC classification direction.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Diminished statutory leverage to address concentrated illegal firearm accumulation below the new threshold.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential effect if enacted: Potential gaps in deterrence for offenders possessing multiple weapons without triggering enhanced penalties.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Model self-rating: high. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the supplied proposed amendment text, introduced bill context, and official fiscal statements. No legislative intent or external events are assumed. This is the model’s assessment of its own analysis, not independent verification or human review.
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Introduced bill text posted
Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
Not a qualifying replacement
The introduced bill remains the only available adopted text; no qualifying replacement appears in proposed amendments.
AI assessment dated 2026-09-29. This classification is separate from enactment and legal effect.
Evidence snapshot: 2026-09-29. Later legislative records are not automatically reassessed.
Policy purpose: broadly retained.
Reviewer: /root/review_recent_a · 2026-09-29
Not a qualifying replacement
The introduced bill remains the only available adopted text; no qualifying replacement appears in proposed amendments.
Policy purpose: broadly retained.
“SECTION 1. ORS 166.270 is amended to read: 5 166.270. (1)(a) [Any] A person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state 6 or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the 7 United States, who owns or has in the person’s”
Introduced
“SECTION 1. ORS 166.270 is amended to read: 5 166.270. (1)(a) [Any] A person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state 6 or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the 7 United States, who owns or has in the person’s”
Introduced
Reviewer: /root/review_recent_b · 2026-09-29
Not a qualifying replacement
The proposed-only text does not establish an adopted substitute.
Policy purpose: broadly retained.
“SECTION 1. ORS 166.270 is amended to read: 5 166.270. (1)(a) [Any] A person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state 6 or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of t”
Introduced
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On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 28 and delete page 2 2 and insert: 3 “SECTION 1.
Official records (1)
No deeper official pre-number history was found.
Chief sponsors: Representative Ricki Ruiz
Regular sponsors: Representative Mark Gamba, Representative Cyrus Javadi, Representative Lesly Muñoz, Senator Lew Frederick, Senator Deb Patterson, Senator Janeen Sollman, Senator Suzanne Weber, Representative Daniel Nguyen
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In committee upon adjournment.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard · Agenda item 7 · Room HR B · Creates the crime of aggravated felon in possession of a firearm when a person who has been convicted of a felony possesses three or more firearms or has certain prior convictions.
IS_Impact HB 4096 1
Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -1 proposed
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 4 · Room HR B · Creates the crime of aggravated felon in possession of a firearm when a person who has been convicted of a felony possesses three or more firearms or has certain prior convictions.
Referred to Judiciary.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
“Creates the crime of aggravated felon in possession of a firearm when a person who has been convicted of a felony possesses three or more firearms or has certain prior convictions.”
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