(Salem, OR) -- A slate of new laws passed by Oregon lawmakers will take effect January 1, 2026, impacting utilities, housing, healthcare, and consumer protections. The measures include tighter limits on telemarketing calls and texts, stronger tenant deposit protections, removal of medical debt from credit reports, and expanded health insurance coverage for menopause care, perinatal services, prosthetics, and breast reconstruction. Other changes raise the legal marriage age to 18, strengthen penalties for non-consensual and AI-generated intimate images, and allow regulators to tie utility rate increases to performance targets.