SALEM, Ore.-Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Oregon on January 1, after a record-setting year of legislation in Salem.
During the 160-day 2025 Regular Legislative Session 3,466 bills and resolutions were introduced, with 640 ultimately being sent to Governor Tina Kotek to be signed into law.
Governor Kotek vetoed seven of the bills and signed 633 into law. Some of the new laws took effect immediately, others 91 days after being signed, and the remaining 282 are set to go into effect January 1…