Press Releases
Senator Malone Introduces Gift Ban Legislation
HARRISBURG, PA – October 29, 2025 − Today, State Senator James Andrew Malone (D-36, Lancaster) announced he introduced new gift ban legislation to increase trust in government by banning elected officials from accepting gifts, perks, or favors from people and entities...
Collett’s Bipartisan Nurse Education Bill Advances Through Committee
Senate Bill 998 would create the Nurse Education Capacity Expansion Grant Program to grow nursing faculty and boost the nursing workforce pipeline in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa. − October 29, 2025 − On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate Institutional...
Senate Democrats Introduce Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunger Relief Grant Program to Fight Hunger Amid SNAP Funding Freeze
HARRISBURG, PA − October 28, 2025 − Today, Senate Democrats held a press event to introduce the Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunger Relief Grant Program, legislation that will allocate $50 million from the Rainy Day Fund for the Department of Agriculture to send to...
Senator Cappelletti Puts Families First, Moves Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Human Breast Milk Online
HARRISBURG, PA – October 28, 2025 – The Pennsylvania Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed Senator Amanda Cappelletti’s (D-17, Delaware/Montgomery) Senate Bill 270 on Tuesday, October 28. This bill, which Senator Cappelletti first introduced in...
Senator Malone’s Legislation to Protect Minors from Sexually Explicit AI Deepfakes Advances Through the Judiciary Committee
HARRISBURG, PA – October 28, 2025 − Today, State Senator James Andrew Malone’s legislation to protect minors from sexually explicit AI deepfakes advanced through the Judiciary Committee as an amendment to State Senator Tracy Pennycuick’s legislation that deals with...
Senate Committee Advances Boscola Proposal to Phase Out Toxic Additives in IV Bags and Other Medical Devices
HARRISBURG, PA – October 28, 2025 – The Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee voted unanimously to advance legislation authored by Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) that would phase out, and ultimately ban, a toxic chemical additive found in...
Bucks County Lawmakers Call on Senate Republicans to Do Their Job and Pass a Real Budget
BUCKS COUNTY − October 27, 2025 − One hundred and sixteen days after the June 30th budget deadline, Senator Santarsiero (D-10) hosted a press conference on Friday to call out Senate Republicans’ lack of leadership and failure to pass a responsible budget that...
Senator Anthony Williams Offers a Statement on Today’s State Government Committee Hearing
Harrisburg, PA − October 27, 2025 − Senator Anthony Williams released the following statement on today’s State Government Committee Hearing: "A Senate State Government committee hearing, scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning, has now become part of theater politics....
Bipartisan School Safety Notification Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
Harrisburg, PA − October 22, 2025 – Today, the Pennsylvania Senate gave final approval to Senate Bill 246, sponsored by Senator Christine M. Tartaglione (D–2)and Senator Jarrett Coleman (R–16), concurring with House amendments and sending the bipartisan legislation to...
Senator Maria Collett Hosts Service Hub for Local Seniors
Souderton, Pa. − October 22, 2025 − On Friday, October 17, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) hosted her annual Senior Services and Wellness Hub event at Generations of Indian Valley in Souderton, PA. “Making sure Pennsylvanians can live and age with dignity is a...
Senator Tartaglione’s Accessibility Code Bill Advances from Labor and Industry Committee
Harrisburg, PA, October 22, 2025 – The Senate Labor and Industry Committee today voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 867, legislation introduced by Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–Philadelphia) to modernize Pennsylvania’s process for reviewing and adopting...
Senator Cappelletti Responds to Senate Republicans Refusal to Engage in a Bipartisan Budget
Harrisburg, PA − October 21, 2025 − Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today released the statement below in response to the Senate vote on Senate Bill 160: “Today’s actions on the Senate Floor were telling for more than a few reasons. Senate...
Senator Collett Votes Against Senate Republicans’ Budget Delay Tactics
Harrisburg, PA – October 21, 2025 –113 days after missing the deadline to pass a budget for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and 70 days after Senate Republicans voted to fund the state at outdated FY 24-25 levels, Senate Republicans continued their deliberate delay...
PA Senate Democrats Share Statement on ‘Unserious’ Budget Exercise from Senate Republicans
Harrisburg, PA – October 21, 2025 – Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus issued a statement following more budget delays that were led by Senate Republicans. “It is deeply frustrating to see Senate Republicans waste more time instead of coming to the table...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Legislation to Protect Students; Enforce Federal Education Laws
Harrisburg, Pa. − October 21, 2025 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, announced that she will introduce legislation to create an Office of Civil Rights within the Pennsylvania Department of...
Joint Statement from Senator Kim and Representative Madsen on Cleveland Cliffs Closure
Harrisburg, PA − October 16, 2025 − Senator Patty Kim and Representative David Madsen released the following statement on Cleveland Cliffs Closure: "While deeply disappointing and frustrating, Cleveland Cliffs' plan to permanently close the Steelton mill in January...
Sen. Kearney, Rep. Curry Lead Press Conference & Community Briefing to Address New SNAP Work Requirements Threatening Food Access
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – October 16, 2025 – State Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) and state Representative Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) convened a press conference and community briefing at Delaware County Community College—Upper Darby Campus on Tuesday to shed light on...
Senator Vincent Hughes Issues Statement Following Release of 2026 PA Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Rates
October 15, 2025 - Following the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s (PID) release of the 2026 Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Rates, Senator Vincent Hughes, state Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, shared this statement: “Healthcare is about to get more...
Senators Nick Pisciottano and Nick Miller Introduce Resolution to Examine Pennsylvania’s Role in PJM Power Grid
Harrisburg, PA – October 15, 2025 – State Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) and State Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced plans to introduce a resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission (JSGC) to study Pennsylvania’s...
Senator Anthony H. Williams, Lawmakers, and Community Leaders Urge Penn to Reject Federal “Compact for Higher Education”
PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 15, 2025 – Today, State Senator Anthony H. Williams joined fellow legislators and community leaders in calling on the University of Pennsylvania to reject the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher...
Senators Tartaglione and Saval Partner with Student Leaders to Introduce Lifesaving Naloxone-in-Schools Legislation
Harrisburg, PA, October 15, 2025 – State Senators Christine M. Tartaglione (D–Philadelphia) and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1054, groundbreaking legislation that would require all high schools in Pennsylvania to...
Senator Nick Miller Visited First Generation Farm: Deichman Farms
BATH, PA − October 15, 2015 − State Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) participated in a tour with Trey Deichman, a farmer in Bath, PA to showcase the first-generation farmer experience. This tour highlighted the daily routine and realities of beginning a...
Senate Democrats Send Letter to Senate Republicans Calling for Immediate Passage of Bipartisan Budget Bill SB 160
HARRISBURG, PA − October 14, 2025 − Now that the Senate Republicans’ Budget Impasse has gone on for 106 days and counting, all twenty three members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus signed onto a letter urging Senate Republicans to call the Senate back...
Uplifting PA’s Seniors: Senator Cappelletti Welcomes Community to Senior Fair, Distributes Hundreds of Vaccines with Local Pharmacy
Haverford, PA – October 14, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Delaware/Montgomery) was proud to welcome hundreds of aging adults in District 17 to her annual Senior Fair on Thursday, October 9 at the Haverford YMCA. The event featured dozens of local vendors...
Boscola: Taxpayers Should Not Pay the Price for Harrisburg’s Dysfunction
HARRISBURG – October 8, 2025 – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton/Lehigh) today voted in favor of Senate Bill 1040, legislation to waive interest payments on loans offered by the Pennsylvania Treasury to counties and nonprofit organizations under a new...
PA Senate Democratic Leadership Shares Statement on Latest House Budget Legislation
Harrisburg PA − October 8, 2025 − Today, Senator Jay Costa, Senate Democratic Leader, and Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, shared the following statement after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a 25-26 budget for the...
Senator Collett Votes Against Senate Republicans’ Band-Aid Loan Bill, Urges Them to Finally Act on Budget
Harrisburg, Pa. − October 8, 2025 − One hundred days after Pennsylvania’s budget deadline, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery, Democratic Caucus Chair) released a statement condemning Senate Republican inaction and explaining why she voted against Senate Bill...
Senate Democrats to Introduce Legislation Forgiving Budget Impasse-Related Loan Interest For Counties, Non-Profits, and School Districts
Harrisburg, PA − October 8, 2025 − As the Pennsylvania State Legislature hits 100 days without a state budget, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced today that Senate Democrats will introduce legislation to pay off interest accrued on any loan...
Senator Malone Introduces Legislation to Protect Minors from Sexually Explicit AI Deepfakes
HARRISBURG, PA – October 3, 2025 − Today, State Senator James Andrew Malone (D-36, Lancaster) announced that he introduced legislation to protect minors from sexually explicit AI deepfakes by requiring mandated reporters, such as school personnel, to report all...
Street calls on Penn to resist Trump Attack on Academic Freedom
PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 3, 2025 – Sen. Sharif Street (D-Phila.) has issued the following statement responding to news reports that the Trump administration is pressuring the University of Pennsylvania to compromise the university’s academic integrity: As a proud...
Senator Saval to Introduce Resolution Recognizing October 6, 2025 as International Tenants’ Day
Philadelphia, PA − October 3, 2025 − Today, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) announced plans to introduce a resolution to name October 6, 2025, as International Tenants’ Day, recognizing the 1.6 million households across the state who rent their homes and uplifting the importance of safe, dignified, affordable housing for everyone.
Nurse-Legislator Maria Collett Reacts to Governor Shapiro’s Executive Order on Vaccine Access
Fort Washington, Pa. − October 1, 2025 − Following Governor Shapiro’s new Executive Order to further protect Pennsylvanians’ access to vaccines, Senator Maria Collett, RN (D-12 Montgomery, Democratic Caucus Chair) would like to share her comments: ...