SJR27 • 2025

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to carry concealed firearms. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Elections Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Bonham,, Robinson, Senator Smith DB,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to carry concealed firearms. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Digest: Resolves to amend the Oregon Constitution to add a right to carry concealed firearms.

What This Bill Does

Digest: Resolves to amend the Oregon Constitution to add a right to carry concealed firearms.
Sends the change to voters to approve or reject.
(Flesch Readability Score: 62.7).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to carry concealed firearms.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Rules.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Resolves to amend the Oregon Constitution to add a right to carry concealed firearms. Sends the change to voters to approve or reject. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to carry concealed firearms.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Relating to: Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to the right to carry concealed firearms.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution 27
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (at the request of Senator Noah Robinson) (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Resolves to amend the Oregon Constitution to add a right to carry concealed firearms.
Sends the change to voters to approve or reject. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to carry concealed
firearms.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular
general election.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
PARAGRAPH 1.
Section 27, Article I of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, is amended
to read:
Sec. 27. (1) The people shall have the right to bear arms for the [ defence] defense of themselves,
and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power .
(2) The right described in subsection (1) of this section includes the right to carry a
concealed firearm.
PARAGRAPH 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the
people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout
this state.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 2353