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Oregon legislators passed hundreds of new laws in the 2021 session, many of which went into effect Jan. 1.

The Legislature considered a total of 2,519 bills, memorials and resolutions during the 2021 long session, and passed 719 – adding six more in special sessions that came after the normal session ended June 30. That actually is about a normal total for the Ore-gon Legislature in a long session.

Most went into effect Jan. 1, and were added to those that went into effect after passage last year.

The so-called “Trigger Lock Law,” which requires that gun owners safely store firearms,...