Anthony Hardy Williams
State senator
The gist
- Proposes a Philadelphia "Jay Alerts" pilot notifying repair shops to help catch hit-and-run drivers.In office
- Proposes barring state-funded colleges from signing the Trump administration's higher education compact.In office
- Has pushed to expand school choice through the EITC and Opportunity Scholarship tax credit programs.In office
- Proposes withholding legislators' pay until a late state budget is passed.In office
- Proposes returning 90% of the state tax revenue each county generates to that county.In office
- Proposes "Fanta's Law" requiring Delaware County police departments to be accredited and trained on use of force.In office
- Sponsored SB 21 to carry out the Stop-and-Go Task Force's recommendations on problem liquor-licensed stores.In office
- Opposed a 2025 constitutional amendment proposal to move regulatory decisions to the legislature.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Proposes a Philadelphia "Jay Alerts" pilot notifying repair shops to help catch hit-and-run drivers.
Senator Anthony H. Williams, Alongside Representative Morgan Cephas, Introduces Legislation to Combat Hit-and-Run Incidents in PhiladelphiaPublic statement · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · Mar 27, 2026 · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com
“require the City of Philadelphia to establish a pilot program to address hit-and-run accidents”
Proposes barring state-funded colleges from signing the Trump administration's higher education compact.
Senator Anthony H. Williams, Lawmakers, and Community Leaders Urge Penn to Reject Federal “Compact for Higher Education”Public statement · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · Oct 15, 2025 · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com
“prohibit Pennsylvania institutions that receive state funding from signing onto this compact or similar agreements … Funding should never come at the cost of freedom”
Has pushed to expand school choice through the EITC and Opportunity Scholarship tax credit programs.
About | Senator Anthony H. WilliamsGovernment record · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com
“Pushed to expand school choice and corporate citizenship through Education Improvement Tax Credit and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit programs.”
Proposes withholding legislators' pay until a late state budget is passed.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Salary Suspension During Budget ImpasseGovernment record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Oct 20, 2025 · palegis.us
“no Member salaries should be paid until the impasse is resolved”
Proposes returning 90% of the state tax revenue each county generates to that county.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Return County Tax Revenue for ReinvestmentGovernment record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Oct 20, 2025 · palegis.us
“return 90% of revenue generated to the county in which it originated”
Proposes "Fanta's Law" requiring Delaware County police departments to be accredited and trained on use of force.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Fanta’s Law - Quality Policing for All Delaware County Police DepartmentsGovernment record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Oct 17, 2025 · palegis.us
“requiring that all Delaware County police departments be accredited and receive annual use of force training”
Sponsored SB 21 to carry out the Stop-and-Go Task Force's recommendations on problem liquor-licensed stores.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Implementing Recommendations from the Stop-and-Go Legislative Task ForceGovernment record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Mar 5, 2025 · palegis.us
“Our bill will implement recommendations to strengthen the PLCB’s compliance program”
Opposed a 2025 constitutional amendment proposal to move regulatory decisions to the legislature.
Senator Anthony Williams Offers a Statement on Today’s State Government Committee HearingPublic statement · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · Oct 27, 2025 · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com
“Why would we turn over the responsibility of rendering a regulatory decision to a body that cannot pass a budget”