2026年10月28日 · Ordinance · 2026-123

Amend Code related to prohibitions on possession of firearms within certain City buildings to disallow affirmative defense for persons with concealed handgun licenses (amend Code Sections 3.18.020, 14A.60.010 and 20.12.050)

通俗摘要

Council moves to ban concealed handguns in some city meeting buildings

Guns are already banned in City buildings, but people with a concealed handgun license have had a legal excuse, called an affirmative defense, that protected them. This change removes that excuse in certain City buildings used for official meetings, as a 2025 state law (SB 243) now allows. The City Administrator will set rules naming the buildings, post signs at entrances and on the City website, and use warnings and removal from the building before calling police.

Decision: Changed and sent to a second reading, which is a later vote. No vote count was given.
Who it affects: People with concealed handgun licenses who enter City buildings used for official meetings, plus staff and residents who attend those meetings.
Money: Small one-time costs for signs. No ongoing costs were identified.
Next: Second reading on October 28, 2026 at 9:30 am.
Official record

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通俗摘要

Proposal to ban concealed handguns in some city meeting buildings, vote rescheduled

Guns are already banned in City buildings, but people with a state concealed handgun license can use that license as a legal defense if they carry one there. This change would remove that defense in certain City buildings where official government meetings happen. The City Administrator would pick the buildings, post signs at their entrances and list them on the City website.

Decision: Rescheduled. No vote was taken.
Who it affects: People with concealed handgun licenses who go to City buildings used for official meetings, including people who serve on City advisory boards.
Money: Small one-time costs for signs. No ongoing costs or new staff are expected.
Next: The item was rescheduled. The material does not give a new date.
Official record

由 AI 根据官方记录撰写，并经过自动检查。 2026年10月14日

通俗摘要

Plan to bar concealed handgun license holders' guns in some city buildings

Guns are already banned in many City buildings, but people with a concealed handgun license have had a legal excuse (called an "affirmative defense") if caught carrying one. A 2025 state law lets cities remove that excuse in buildings used for official government meetings. This proposal would remove it in certain City buildings, with signs at entrances and a list of buildings posted on the City website.

Decision: Rescheduled to a later meeting. No vote was taken.
Who it affects: People with concealed handgun licenses who enter City buildings where official City meetings are held.
Money: Small one-time costs for signs; no ongoing costs were identified.
Next: The item was rescheduled; no new date is given. If passed, the City Administrator would write rules naming which buildings are covered, and no building would be covered until signs and website notice are posted.
Official record

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Document number: 2026-123
Introduced by: Council President Jamie Dunphy
Requested council date: October 28, 2026
Purpose and background: What became known as the gun omnibus bill,SB 243 was put forward to the legislature by the Senate Interim Committee on the Judiciary in Oregon's 2025 legislative session. Pursuant toit being signed into law by Governor Tina Kotek on July 24, 2025, and embedded into the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) on August 8, 2025, the new law went into effect on September 26, 2025. With the onus on localities to pass and enactappropriate legislation within the parameters of the language of the law, the City of Portlandseeks to codify its own version of this law. Codification would prohibit bringing even licensed concealed-carry firearms into public buildings where official government meetings occur and where governing agencies have barred their possession by way of local code. Now that state law has laid the groundwork for this to be applied in the city of Portland, we must establish the specific locations where the City seeks to ban firearms.
Financial and budgetary impacts: This will apply to three City-owned and managed buildings on a permanent basis, and as a result, we anticipate minimal financial impacts. We can expect small one-time costs for signage creation, but we have not identified any ongoing costs. There are no related MOUs, IGAs, or long-term commitments and it should not require additional staffing or equipment to enact.
Economic and real estate impacts: This ordinance is limited in scope and does not carry any impact for the broader economic environment in the City. There is no anticipated effect to real estate development.
Community impacts and community involvement: Community members affected by this will be limited to only those serving in an official capacity on a City advisory body, and even then, the tangible impacts will be limited to creating/carrying/posting signage barring concealed carry weapons from locations and spaces where advisory bodies operate.
100% renewable goal: Not applicable

全文

The City of Portland ordains. Section 1. The Council finds: Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill (SB) 243 in June 2025 (effective September 26, 2025), also known as the Community Safety Firearms Act. In its relevant portions, SB 243 amended ORS 166.370(1)(b) and ORS 166.377(3) to revest back into the hands of local governments local control over regulations of firearms in their communities. SB 243 allowed local governments to decide whether to continue the exception for persons who have valid concealed handgun permits to possess firearms in public buildings used for official meetings of that local government. Gun violence poses a safety risk in all spaces. Across the United States, various locations where public officials and the community meet have become targets of or venues for gun violence. Fear of violence and uncertainty of one's safety can contribute to uncertainty that healthy civil discourse can occur in the public venue. Political violence is also on the rise across the United States, constituting a serious risk to the safety of government officials, city employees, and members of the community who facilitate and attend public meetings in these spaces. In its September 2025 meeting, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners found that the presence of firearms in public buildings, even when carried by individuals with a concealed handgun license, can contribute to a culture of fear, undermine trust and feeling of safety with the community, as well as increase the risk of accidental discharge, intimidation, or escalation during conflicts. Council concurs. Public officials, city staff and members of the community who gather in public meeting locations are entitled to all possible protections from gun violence in these spaces. The City is committed to ensuring that attendance and participation at official meetings held in buildings owned or controlled by the City can be as safe and welcoming as possible. Loaded and unloaded firearms are already prohibited in City buildings under several existing Code Sections 3.18.020.B.6, 14A.60.010.C, 14A.60.010D, and 20.12.050. Through the Code amendments shown in the accompanying Exhibits, the City's policy is that the affirmative defense in ORS 166.370(3)(g), for persons with concealed handgun licenses under ORS 166.291 and 166.292, will no longer apply to their possession of firearms in certain buildings used for City official meetings. As required by SB 243, the City will post clearly visible signs at all normal points of entry to the buildings and will post notice of the City's website identifying all buildings subject to this policy. The City Administrator is expected to implement the code amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: Amend City Code Section 3.18.020 as shown in Exhibit A. Amend City Code Section 14A.60.010 as shown in Exhibit B Amend City Code Section 20.12.050 as shown in Exhibit C. The City Administrator will:Adopt, by administrative rule making authority, a policy identifying:A definition of "governing body" and "official meeting" for purposes of Code Sections 3.18.020, 14A.60.010, and 20.12.050, consistent with ORS 166.377(3); Buildings owned or controlled by the City that meet the definitions in Subsection D.1.a and are subject to Code Sections 3.18.020, 14A.60.010, and 20.12.050; The criteria and process by which a building may be identified under Subsection D.1.b, provided that no such designation takes effect until the signage and website notice required by Subsection D.2 have been posted; and A standard operating procedure for progressive enforcement, to include notice and opportunity to cure, and ejection or exclusion under Portland City Code Section 3.18.030, prior to referral to law enforcement. Consistent with ORS 166.377(4):Post a clearly visible sign, at all normal points of entry to each building identified under Subsection D.1.b, indicating that the affirmative defense described in ORS 166.370(3)(g) does not apply; and Post a notice on the City's website identifying all buildings identified under Subsection D.1.b.