A six-week walkout in the Oregon Senate which halted work and blocked hundreds of bills has ended.
The boycott, which prevented the Senate from reaching a two-thirds quorum needed to pass bills, was prompted by a sweeping measureThe walkout also blocked the approval of the two-year state budget and ameasure opposed by the GOP that would increase the purchasing age to 21 for semiautomatic rifles.
“We asked for lawful, we asked for constitutional, we asked for compromise, and I see that from your side,” Knopp said as he addressed Democratic Senate President Rob Wagner following Thursday’s roll call. “We appreciate everyone who was involved.” The gun-control measure originally would have punished the manufacturing or transferring of undetectable firearms with a maximum 10-year sentence and $250,000 fine. Republicans objected to amendments that would limit concealed-carry rights and increase the purchasing age to 21 for semiautomatic rifles such as AR-15s.
Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek can bring lawmakers back for a special session if the House and Senate don’t approve the budgets by the time the regular session ends.
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