3/14/2025 Senate District 15 Newsletter
Oregon State Legislature sent this bulletin at 03/14/2025 05:05 PM PDT
 Week 8 Committee SnapsSenate Committee on Energy and Environment Public Hearings were held on:
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Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education Work Sessions were held on:
Informational Meetings were held on: Joint Committee on Ways and Means Work Sessions were held on:
Week 8 - Oregon State Capitol Visits in the halls and in #S207 (Your Senate District 15 Capitol office)  In The NewsBill would ban flavored tobacco, local shops say they’re not addressing the problem ABC 12 KDRV, Rocky Walker, March 9, 2025 “The number one reason that I'm here today to support senate bill 702 is simply for our kids,” said District 15 Representative and bill sponsor Janeen Sollman,” We should not be attracting our youth with fruity flavors… to become addicted to a product that would cause lasting harm to their health.” Sollman said in 2019 the Oregon Health Authority estimated one in four eleventh graders in the state were using tobacco products, she continued that in Washington County, where her district resides, had estimates of 75% use by eleventh graders." Oregon Senate passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 "The bill's supporters highlighted the links between forced child marriages and human trafficking. A study showed that 83% of underage marriages involved girls marrying men about four years older. Sen. Sollman urged her colleagues to support the bill, saying, "Senate Bill 548 is a bipartisan and bicameral solution to help protect children of Oregon, and I urge an aye vote." Oregon Senate passes bill to ban single-use plastic checkout bags statewide KATU 2, Vasili Varlamos, March 11, 2025 “We know that the majority of these bags are ending up in our waste streams. They end up in our landfills. They're ending up in our water," said Sen. Janeen Sollman, a chief sponsor of the bill. Sollman said that water testing done in Oregon found that over 30 waterways within Oregon showed signs of microplastics. The senator believes that this bill will help mitigate the plastics going into our waterways. Sollman added that the bill would be good for both the environment and for businesses in Oregon." Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, condiments, hotel toiletries with updated bag ban Oregon Capitol Chronical, Julia Shumway, "Sen. Janeen Sollman, the Hillsboro Democrat behind the bill, said it will be good for the environment and for businesses that will save money by buying fewer plastic goods. “I want to be clear, this is not a ban on all plastic, but a mere drop in the plastic deluge of products we encounter every day,” Sollman said. “If we can do a bill that saves business dollars along the way, that is a win.” Community OutreachOregon Summer Star  Do you know a military-impacted family? Since 2006, Tsuga’s Oregon Summer Star has served as Oregon’s only community for youth and families of Active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and Veteran service-members. Our annual overnight summer camp is one of the few places military-impacted youth ages 7–17 can connect with kids who share their specific strengths and struggles. OSS delivers wrap-around programming with themes of emotional resilience, community-building, outdoor education, and most importantly, classic summer camp fun. After a week-long respite for both child and caregiver, campers come back relaxed, energized, with a stronger sense of self and new friends who just “get it” in ways others back home often can’t. Connected kids are resilient kids! Learn more! Visit oregonsummerstar.org to read about our program or register today. Check us out on Instagram or Facebook. Have financial need? We have lots of options to help subsidize your costs. Scholarships are available in limited supply. Apply after registering with the “Financial assistance needed” option. Live far away? This year camp is in Vernonia, OR. We are eager to help you coordinate carpools! Want to support our mission?
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Food and Housing Assistance Be good to yourself and each other. ❤ Onward & Upward,  Senate District 15 lies on Kalapuya land. The Atfalati were the northernmost band of the Kalapuya that lived along the Tualatin River in present day Washington County. Many of the Atfalati descendants are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon today. The Indigenous Peoples of this land experienced a painful history of colonial violence, sickness and removal from their land. The Atfalati are the foundation of Oregon's past and we must honor them well into our future.
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