Shall-issue but Measure 114 (permit-to-purchase + mag cap) status disputed in court. Universal background checks, red-flag law, safe-storage mandate. No AWB. Stand-your-ground via case law. Suppressors legal. Preemption weak.

Recreational cannabis legal 2014 (Measure 91). Measure 110 (2020) decriminalized all drug possession - largely repealed by HB 4002 in 2024 but harm reduction funding preserved. Measure 109 (2020) created nation's first regulated psilocybin therapy program. Strong harm reduction infrastructure.

State minimum wage $15.05/hr (standard rate, through 6/30/2026). MIT living wage for 1 adult: $18.06/hr. Ratio 0.83 — minimum-wage workers earn 83% of what's needed to live there alone.

Highest individual income tax burden in nation (per WalletHub), high overall taxes, yet NAEP scores below national average and infrastructure mid-pack. High cost, average services — clear mismatch.

IJ grades OR B+ (Constitutional Measure 3, 2000 - conviction required, equitable-sharing limits). No QI abolition but HB 4205 (2020) duty to intervene, HB 2929 misconduct reporting. Body cam expansion via HB 2002. ORS 181A.820 limits ICE cooperation - among strongest sanctuary laws. OR Consumer Privacy Act (2023). Strong whistleblower protections.

Universal vote-by-mail since 1998 (first state). Automatic voter registration pioneered 2016. No photo ID requirement. Early voting effectively continuous via mail. Felons vote after release. Independent People's Commission redistricting attempted; current legislative process with low bias. Consistent #1 or #2 in voting access rankings.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2014; OHP covers undocumented. Abortion legal with no gestational limit; Reproductive Health Equity Act 2017. Gender-affirming care shield law. Low uninsured rate. Mental health and substance use parity strong. Telehealth robust.

No qualified immunity reform. No statewide BWC mandate but several reform laws since 2020. HB 2929 (2021) requires reporting of officer misconduct; HB 2930 created statewide police misconduct database. DPSST decertification with public database. HB 2002 banned no-knock warrants (2021). HB 2929 mandated de-escalation training. Use-of-force narrowed (HB 4301). Chokeholds banned (HB 4203, 2020). Local DAs prosecute.

Abortion legal with no gestational limit; statutorily protected. Comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination. Conversion therapy banned. Shield law. Gender-affirming care protected and Medicaid-covered. No religious mandates. Strong church-state separation. Public funding for abortion.

Not a right-to-work state. Paid family and medical leave (Paid Leave Oregon 2023). Paid sick leave (since 2016). State OSHA plan (Oregon OSHA). Strong prevailing wage. Strong wage theft enforcement via BOLI. First-in-nation outdoor heat and wildfire smoke rules (2022). Domestic worker protections. Predictable scheduling (Fair Workweek Act, first statewide). Below-median fatal injury rate.