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Sen. Collett Remarks: Honoring Dr. Frank Boston Memorial Highway
Senator Collett Announces Nearly $1.5 Million in Funding for Local Parks & Recreation and Conservation Projects
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − September 7, 2022 − Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has announced $1,471,300 in grant funding for local projects awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR’s) Community Conservation...
Senator Collett & Senator Casey’s Senior Scams Event
Senators Collett & Hughes Announce $1.5 Million for Ida-Impacted Residents in Upper Dublin & Horsham Townships
Upper Dublin, PA − September 1, 2022 − One year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck Pennsylvania, State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Vincent Hughes (D-7 Philadelphia/Montgomery) participated in a remembrance ceremony at Temple...
Senators Collett & Boscola Introduce Bill to Protect Consumer Data Privacy
Harrisburg, Pa. − August 4, 2022 − State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Lisa Boscola (D-18 Lehigh/Northampton) will soon introduce legislation to protect Pennsylvanians’ privacy rights and empower consumers in the digital age. “We are living...
Sen. Collett Tours the Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum
Sen. Collett Tours Variety The Children’s Charity in Worcester
Team Collett Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity in Hatfield
Senator Collett Reacts to Central Bucks Vote Approving Drastic Library Book Policy
Bucks County, Pa. – July 26, 2022 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic Caucus Secretary) would like to share the following statement in response to tonight’s 6 to 3 Central Bucks School District (CBSD) school board vote approving a drastic new...
Senator Collett Announces $1.16 Million to Improve Traffic Safety in Montgomery County
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. - July 14, 2022 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced today that $1,156,880 in grant funding has been awarded to improve traffic safety in her district through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT’s) Green...
Senator Collett Reacts to Pennsylvania’s 2022-2023 Budget
Harrisburg, Pa. – July 8, 2022 — Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 1100, the FY 2022-2023 budget bill, which was passed by the House yesterday and is now on its way to Governor Wolf for enactment. Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) voted in favor of this year’s budget and wishes to share her reactions:
Senator Collett Reacts to Passage of Senate Bill Circumventing Legislative Process to Attack Abortion, Voting Rights
Harrisburg, Pa. − July 8, 2022 − Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 106 mostly along party lines (28-22) and will be sending it to the House for concurrence. Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) voted against this bill and wishes to share her...
Sen. Collett Opposes SB106 Attack on Abortion & Voting Rights
Sen. Collett Votes to Remove Homosexuality from PA Crime Codes
Sen. Collett Recognizes Departing District Director
Sen. Collett Supports Todd Pride’s Appointment to the PA Game Commission
Sen. Collett Fights “Don’t Say Gay” in PA
Sen. Collett Opposes Book Ban Bill
Sen. Collett Supports Trans Student Athletes
Sen. Collett Responds to SCOTUS Firearm Decision
Senate Democrats to Introduce Legislation to Codify Roe v Wade Protections in PA Law
HARRISBURG, June 27, 2022 − Seven members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus circulated a memo on Friday afternoon to take steps to codify into state law the personal right to make decisions about health and reproduction, including access to safe and legal...
Sen. Collett Advocates for Child Care Investments in the PA Budget
Sen. Collett Reacts to SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
Senator Collett Reacts to SCOTUS Decision Overturning ROE
Harrisburg, Pa. – June 24, 2022 – In the wake of today’s US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic Caucus Secretary)...
Sen. Collett Recognizes Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month 2022
Senators Collett & Mensch Celebrate Boston Legacy Foundation & Road Renaming After Local Hero
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 22, 2021 − On Tuesday, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Senator Bob Mensch (R-24 Montgomery/Berks/Bucks) welcomed guests from the Boston Legacy Foundation in Harrisburg to celebrate the signing into law of HB 1560, which...
Senators Collett & Boscola Seek to Streamline and Speed Up Nurse Licensure Exam Process
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 16, 2022 − After hearing countless complaints and concerns from recent nursing school graduates attempting to get licensed in Pennsylvania, Senator Maria Collett, RN (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Senator Lisa Boscola (D-18 Lehigh/Northampton)...
Senator Collett, Attorney General Shapiro Call Attention to World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Harrisburg, Pa. — June 15, 2022 — State Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) joined Attorney General Josh Shapiro in a PSA video to call attention to World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. View the video here. “As one of the Chairs of the Senate Aging and Youth...
Sen. Collett Recognizes Elder Abuse Awareness Day in PA
Rallying for Safe Staffing
Senator Collett & Attorney General Shapiro Recognize Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Sen. Collett Hosts a Community Shred Event
Protecting Trans Athletes & Voting Against SB1191
Students Discuss School Climate and Education Issues with Senate Dems Policy Committee
WEST NORRITON, June 3, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Tim Kearney (D-Chester/Delaware), Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware), and Senator Maria Collett...
Senators Collett & Saval Unveil Legislation to Fight Anti-Asian Discrimination with More Robust Education
Harrisburg, Pa. − May 31, 2022 − In an effort to improve education and fight the recent rise in bias crimes against people of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent in the Commonwealth, State Senators Maria Collett (D12-Montgomery/Bucks) and Nikil...
Sen. Collett Remarks on Postpartum Depression
Sen. Collett Congratulates Plymouth Whitemarsh HS Girls’ Basketball on State Championship Win
Senators Collett & Tartaglione Introduce Bill to Improve Pa’s Unemployment Compensation Claims Processing
Harrisburg, Pa. − May 19, 2022 − State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Tina Tartaglione (D-2 Philadelphia) will soon introduce legislation to make commonsense improvements to our outdated Unemployment Compensation (UC) laws and allow claims to be...
Sen. Collett Celebrates Redeemer Health Cancer Center Expansion
Senate Dems Discuss Challenges of Childcare Facing College Students at Policy Hearing
BLUE BELL, April 28, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today joined Senator Maria Collett, Senator Amanda Cappelletti, Senator Carolyn Comitta and Senator Judy Schwank to host a public...