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Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing on Equal Pay in Pennsylvania
NEWTON, PA − May 18, 2026 − Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller (D-14) hosted a policy hearing on Equal Pay in Pennsylvania with Senators Steve Santarsiero and Maria Collett. The hearing focused on the pay gap in the Commonwealth, driven by factors...
Senator Santarsiero, Representatives Warren and Brennan to Host Scam Jams
BUCKS COUNTY – May 15, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host two Scam Jams next week, one in Lower Makefield Township with Representative Perry Warren (D-31) and one in Doylestown with Representative Tim Brennan (D-29), to help residents learn to...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero Statement on Threats to PA Democrats
May 13, 2026 − The following is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10): “Yesterday, I learned that a man was arrested in Lebanon, PA after posting a hit list of 20 Pennsylvania Democrats, including myself. He claimed he was planning a “Memorial Day...
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representatives Tina Davis and Jim Prokopiak Announce Almost $45,000 in Grants for Environmental Education
May 8, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representatives Tina Davis (D-141) and Jim Prokopiak (D-140) announced today that Bucks County has been awarded almost $45,000 in environmental education grants from the PA Department of Environmental...
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Tim Brennan Announce $2,000,000 Grant for Affordable Housing Development in Doylestown
May 7, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Tim Brennan (D-29) announced today that Bucks County has been awarded a $2,000,000 PA Mixed-Use Housing Development Pilot Program grant from the PA Department of Community and Economic...
After Bristol Explosion, Legislation Would Mandate Local Access To Disaster Plans
Local state lawmakers gathered Thursday announce legislation that would require high-risk facilities to coordinate emergency preparedness plans with nearby emergency crews. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tina Davis, both Democrats, announced the...
Senator Santarsiero hosts a College Prep Night Event
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Davis Announce Legislation to Improve Emergency Preparedness at High-Risk Care Facilities after Explosion at Bristol Health and Rehab Center
BRISTOL, PA − April 30, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tina Davis (D-141), joined by former State Representative John Cordisco, today announced the introduction of legislation to improve emergency preparedness at high-risk care...
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Davis Announce Legislation to Improve Emergency Preparedness at High-Risk Care Facilities after Explosion at Bristol Health and Rehab Center
Bristol Health explosion spurs new bill aiming to boost emergency preparedness at high-risk care facilities
In the hours after a December explosion rocked Bristol Health & Rehab Center, leaving three dead and another 20 injured, first responders could not be certain they had evacuated everyone. “There were probably extended searches that went on in that building that were...
Fatal Bristol nursing home explosion prompts push for new law
The biggest challenge facing the dozens of firefighters searching for survivors in a partially collapsed, gas-filled Bristol Township nursing home last year was that they didn’t know how many people were still inside. With no record of unaccounted for people...
Senators Applaud Advancement of Bill to Create Phone-Free Schools in PA
HARRISBURG – April 28, 2026 − Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Vincent Hughes (D-7), and Steve Santarseiro (D-10) issued the following joint statement after Senate Bill 1014 was approved by the House of Representatives Education Committee: “Today’s advancement of Senate...
$4.4M Awarded To Doylestown Municipal Authority For PFAS Removal
DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — The Doylestown Township Municipal Authority has been awarded a $4.4 million grant for the removal of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," from its water system. The grant award, made through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment...
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Tim Brennan Announce almost $4.5 Million Grant for PFAS Removal
April 16, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Tim Brennan (D-29) announced today that Doylestown Township Municipal Authority, which serves Doylestown Township, Plumstead Township and parts of New Britain Borough, has been awarded a...
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Perry Warren Announce $25,000 Historical Preservation Grant for Lower Makefield Township
April 16, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) announced today that Lower Makefield Township has been awarded a $25,000 Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grant from the...
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Tina Davis Announce Over $1.5 Million in Grants for the Bristol Area
April 15, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Tina Davis (D-141) announced today that four recipients in the Bristol area have been awarded $1,500,000 in grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PDDC) through...
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Prokopiak to Host Electronics Recycling Event and Food Drive in Fairless Hills
BUCKS COUNTY – April 13, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Jim Prokopiak will host an Electronics Recycling Event and Food Drive to help Bucks County residents safely and responsibly dispose of unwanted electronic items, and to collect food for...
Bucks County Blue Zones Community Event
Lower Bucks Co. Lawmakers Protest PECO Proposed Rate Hikes
LOWER BUCKS COUNTY – A group of state lawmakers has formally called on PECO to reconsider its recent regulatory filings seeking additional increases to electric and natural gas rates. In a letter sent April 2, the legislators expressed concerns that PECO’s proposals...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero Statement on PECO’s Proposed Rate Increase
April 1, 2026 − The following is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10): “Families across Bucks County are facing a real cost-of-living crisis, made worse by skyrocketing gas prices; PECO’s proposed rate increase is simply out of touch with that reality,”...
Bucks Lawmaker Pushing To Give Local Police Use Of Speed Detection Radar
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Three Pennsylvania lawmakers, including Bucks County State Senator Steve Santarsiero, have introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow local law enforcement agencies to use radar speed detection, a tool used by local police in every other...
Vaccine Access Webinar – What You Need to Know
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Jim Prokopiak to Host Help for Job Seekers Event
BUCKS COUNTY – March 31, 2026 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Jim Prokopiak (D-140) will host a Help for Job Seekers event in partnership with PA CareerLink Bucks County on Tuesday, April 14, bringing the Workforce on Wheels (WOW) bus to...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: Raising Pennsylvania’s $7.25 Minimum Wage Is About Economic Justice and Improving Economic Competitiveness
For the third time in four years, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation to raise the minimum wage. For the third time, this bill now sits in the Senate awaiting action. The question is no longer whether we should raise the minimum wage. The...
Three Bucks County Republican State Lawmakers Voted to Keep Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage at $7.25 Per Hour
At $7.25, Pennsylvania has the lowest minimum wage in the Mid-Atlantic region – a fact that isn’t set to change any time soon unless Pennsylvania’s senators vote to finally increase it. A vote on HB 2189 to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour cleared the...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero Statement on the Pa House Passage of a $15 Minimum Wage
HARRISBURG, PA – March 25, 2026 − The following is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10): “The Pennsylvania House has done its job and passed legislation to raise the minimum wage. Now is the time for the Senate Republicans to finally follow suit....
Miller, Rothman, and Santarsiero Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Allow Use of Radar Technology for Local Law Enforcement
HARRISBURG, PA – March 20, 2026 − State Senators Nick Miller (D-14), Greg Rothman (R-34), and Steve Santarsiero (D-10) introduced bipartisan legislation, Senate Bill 1237, to modernize police technology by allowing local law enforcement agencies to use radar speed...
Bucks Democratic Lawmakers Announce Grant for 3rd District Fire Co. Renovation Project
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tina Davis, both Democrats announced the Third District Volunteer Fire Company has been awarded a $541,835 grant for facility improvements to the fire station. The funds are earmarked towards the first of several planned...
Pa. Senators announce another attempt at letting local police use radar
A perennial political question in Pennsylvania is back on the menu: should your local cops have radar? A bipartisan group of state Senators announced Friday that they have re-introduced legislation that would permit municipal police in the commonwealth to use radar...
Senator Santarsiero to Host Vaccine Access Webinar with Leading Public Health and Vaccination Experts
BUCKS COUNTY – March 17, 2026 − In light of the chaos of recent federal rulings about vaccine recommendations, State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host an upcoming webinar focused on vaccine access and public health, bringing together leading experts to...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: What You Need to Know About Vaccine Access in Pennsylvania
In the United States, vaccines have long been one of the most successful public health tools available. They have saved millions of lives, prevented the spread of dangerous diseases, and allowed generations of children to grow up protected from once devastating...
Central Bucks board backs statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban
The Central Bucks Board of School Directors has formally thrown its support behind a proposed statewide ban on student cellphone use during the entire school day. In a resolution approved at its Thursday night meeting, the board expressed unified support for Senate...
Sen. Santarsiero Introduces Bill To Define Obligations Of Pipeline Owners, Anyone Discharging Hazardous Substances To Clean Up Spills
On February 27, Sen. Steven Santarsiero (D-Bucks) introduced Senate Bill 1157 establishing the obligations of pipeline owners and anyone discharging hazardous substances to respond to and clean up spills and releases. The bill also gives the Department of...
Senator Santarsiero and Emily Gray Chau Testify at Philadelphia City Hall
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representatives Tina Davis and Perry Warren Announce Over $300,000 in State Grants for Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Senator Santarsiero and Representatives Tina Davis (D-141) and Perry Warren (D-31) announced over $300,000 in ARLE grants today for pedestrian safety and intersection improvements in Bristol and Yardley boroughs. The following projects received funding: Bristol...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: How a Bell-to-Bell K-12 Cellphone Ban Bill Took Shape
The Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 1014 last week, a bill to create cellphone-free classrooms from bell-to-bell in K-12 schools across our Commonwealth. As Senator Devlin Robinson (R–37), Senator Vincent Hughes (D–7), and I were writing the bill, we worked with many...
Senator Santarsiero Speaks at Press Conference After Bipartisan Passage of SB 1014
Robinson, Hughes, Santarsiero Bill to Implement a Bell-to-Bell Ban on Student Cellphone Use During School Day Passes Senate
HARRISBURG – February 4, 2026 − The Pennsylvania Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Vincent Hughes (D-7), and Steve Santarsiero (D-10) to require public schools across the commonwealth to adopt policies prohibiting student...
Senator Santarsiero Speaks in Support of SB 1014 on the Senate Floor
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Warren, Local Officials and Residents Announce Legislation to Strengthen Environmental Spill Response in PA
UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA − January 30, 2026 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Perry Warren (D-31), joined by Upper Makefield Township officials and local residents, today announced the introduction of the Pennsylvania Environmental Cleanup...