SALEM – In a rare show of bipartisanship involving gun legislation, seven Republicans joined House Democrats on Tuesday in support of a bill that’s meant to keep weapons out of the hands of domestic abusers.

House Bill 2013 would provide a process for removing guns from people who are prohibited by a court order from owning them in cases of stalking incidents or abuse.

It’s a follow-up bill to 2018 legislation that supporters said closed the “boyfriend loophole” that allowed domestic abusers who did not live with their partner to continue to own guns. That bill passed with relatively small margins in both chambers.

Supporters of this year’s bill said the new legislation would ensure that the ban on gun possession would apply even if abusers don’t show up in court, as long as they are notified of their ability to request a hearing to challenge the order.

“This bill simply affords a way for weapons to no longer be in the hands of those who cannot have them,” said Rep. Ron Noble, R-McMinnville. “I would urge an aye vote.”

Noble, a retired police officer, made clear during his floor speech that the bill did not tread on the same ground as the session’s omnibus gun legislation. That measure, Senate Bill 978, has drawn the ire of gun rights groups. It remains bottled up in a Senate Committee.

The house bill outlining the process for removing guns from domestic abusers now moves to the Senate for consideration.