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Sen. Collett Reacts to 2024-25 Budget
Senator Collett Reacts to 2024-25 Budget
Harrisburg, Pa. − July 12, 2024 − On Thursday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed SB 1001, the FY 2024-2025 budget bill, which was then signed by Governor Shapiro for enactment. Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery, Senate Democratic Caucus Secretary) voted in...
Sen. Collett Remarks on 2024-25 Final Budget Bill
Sen. Collett Remarks on HB 1466 Final Passage: Fighting Back Against SLAPPs
Sen. Collett’s Budget Series: July Negotiations Update
SCOTUS EMTALA Response Press Conference: Defending Abortion Rights
Sen. Collett Reacts to SCOTUS Emergency Abortion Care Decision
Sen. Collett Remarks on HB1760 Final Passage: Elder Abuse Protections
Sen. Collett Remarks on SB840: Alzheimer’s Infrastructure
Sen. Collett Rallies for Paid Leave with the Maternity Care Coalition
Senator Collett Announces $3.3M for Affordable Housing Projects
Fort Washington, PA. – Senator Maria Collett (D-12) has announced $3,315,000 in grant funding for affordable housing projects and services in Montgomery County through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund. “Far too many...
Sen. Collett Tours the Montco Public Safety Training Campus
Senator Collett Secures $500K for Victims’ Services, Indigent Defense, & Crime Prevention in Montco
Fort Washington, Pa. − June 13, 2024 − Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) announced nearly $500,000 in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grant funding for Montgomery County based agencies and organizations. “As an attorney...
Sen. Collett Recognizes Juneteenth & Black-Owned Businesses in Her District
Sen. Collett Remarks on SB 186 & SB 187 to Strengthen Child Abuse Protections
Sen. Collett Welcomes Her Son on the Senate Floor
Senate Approves Collett, Ward Bill to Strengthen Child Sexual Abuse Laws
HARRISBURG – June 12, 2024 − The state Senate today approved two bills introduced by Sen. Maria Collett (D-12) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) that would strengthen Pennsylvania laws related to child pornography and child sexual abuse. “The words we use in state laws...
Sen. Collett Family Care Act Committee Remarks :: June 11, 2024
Sen. Collett Celebrates Paid Leave Committee Vote :: June 11, 2024
Collett’s Paid Leave Bill Advances Through Senate Committee
Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Senator Maria Collett’s (D-12 Montgomery) Family Care Act, SB 580, passed through the Senate Labor & Industry Committee in an 8-3 vote. The legislation would establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program.
Sen. Collett Pushes Back Against Voter Disinformation
Sen. Collett’s Child Abuse Protection Legislation Advances Through Committee
Sen. Collett Celebrates Global Running Day & Active Aging
Sen. Collett Supports Creation of Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Advisory Committee
Sen. Collett Visits Merrymead Farm to Launch PA Ice Cream Trail
Home Run for Lower Gwynedd Little League: Collett Secures $700,000 for New Ingersoll Park Facilities
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − June 1, 2024 − Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) visited Ingersoll Park, the home of Lower Gwynedd Little League, to announce $700,000 in state grant funding to support the construction of new public facilities benefitting Little...
Sen. Collett Celebrates Aging Our Way, PA Completion
Aging Our Way, PA Press Conference
Sen. Collett Remarks at PA Ice Cream Trail Launch
Senator Collett Announces $187K for Montgomery County Food Pantries
Fort Washington, Pa. – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) has announced $187,295 in funding for local food banks, pantries, and soup kitchens in Montgomery County through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Reach and Resiliency Grants. “When...
Supporting Our Seniors: Collett Hosts 300+ at Senior Expo
Montgomeryville, Pa. − May 20, 2024 − On Friday, May 17, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) hosted her spring Senior Expo at the Montgomery Township Community and Recreation Center. “As a nurse and the Democratic Chair of the Senate Aging & Youth Committee, I...
Sen. Collett Hosts 2024 Senior Expo
Collett Recognizes Nurses Week, Reflects on Nursing Career, Renews Call to Support PA’s Nursing Workforce
Fort Washington, Pa. − May 10, 2024 − In honor of National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12), Senator Maria Collett, RN (D-12 Montgomery) introduced several resolutions recognizing Pennsylvania nurses and renewed her call to foster a healthcare system that ensures both safe...
Celebrating PA Nurses: An Interview with Senator Collett
PA Leaders Gather to Support Funding for Period Products in Public Schools
Harrisburg, PA − May 7, 2024 – Pennsylvania Senators, state Representatives, and others gathered for a press event to support and advocate for Governor Shapiro’s proposal to fund period products in public schools through this year’s budget. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. students...
Sen. Collett Celebrates Nurses Week, School Nurses Day, & Skilled Nursing Care Week in PA
National Nurses Week 2024
Sen. Collett Supports the PA Korean VALOR Act
Sen. Collett Hosts $camJam Event
Senator Collett Secures $1.25M for School Safety & Security
Fort Washington, Pa. − April 25, 2024 − Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) has announced nearly $1.25 million in Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Safety and Security Grants, awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...