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Nicholas P. Collins

Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Senator, First Suffolk District

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Nick Collins is a state senator who previously served eight years in the House. He emphasizes working-family tax relief, addiction recovery, job training, and neighborhood economic development.

Where Nicholas P. Collins stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (6 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (5 records),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 6 support
  • Introduced S.1042 to require social-worker evaluation and recovery-support contact before discharging certain overdose patients.

    January 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.310 to require mental-health education in schools.

    January 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1624 to create an employment-related presumption for disability or death caused by infectious disease for covered public employees.

    January 20, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1264 to regulate certification of sober homes.

    February 19, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.244 to add mental-health education to school health curricula.

    January 22, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.2840 to require head-injury athletic trainers at high schools offering interscholastic athletics.

    January 23, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 3 support
  • Introduced S.2087 to establish rules concerning reasonable energy consumption.

    January 20, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.501 to promote sustainable development, infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility in response to climate risks.

    February 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.79 to promote sustainable development across Massachusetts.

    January 22, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 5 support
  • Introduced S.2531 to establish criminal penalties for assault and battery by bodily substance against transit workers.

    February 12, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1290 to strengthen collective-bargaining rights.

    January 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1624 to create an employment-related presumption for disability or death caused by infectious disease for covered public employees.

    January 20, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.3362 to require that ten percent of workers hired under a state contract be people with disabilities.

    January 23, 2017Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.2518 to strengthen employee rights for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority workers.

    January 23, 2017Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Introduced S.2109 to close a travel-gift loophole in the state conflict-of-interest law and expand public disclosure.

    January 17, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 3 support
  • Introduced S.1486 to revise membership of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

    January 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.2087 to establish rules concerning reasonable energy consumption.

    January 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1381 to implement public-safety recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission.

    January 22, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
  • Introduced S.2531 to establish criminal penalties for assault and battery by bodily substance against transit workers.

    February 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.103 to permit surveillance and safety devices in out-of-home care settings following allegations of abuse.

    January 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1486 to revise membership of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

    January 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1264 to regulate certification of sober homes.

    February 19, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.1381 to implement public-safety recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission.

    January 22, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
  • Introduced S.63 to promote social equity and economic empowerment in the cannabis industry.

    February 18, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 4 support
  • Introduced a bill proposing to make it easier for Massachusetts renters to get into state rental aid programs (Senate Bill 957). In December 2025 the housing committee backed a changed version and sent it to the Senate budget committee. It has not become law.

    December 8, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.952 to establish a moratorium on non-judicial residential foreclosures.

    February 19, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.3007 to establish a commission on safety protocols for state-subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing.

    January 23, 2017Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.1241 to require property owners to bear relocation-assistance costs when tenants must leave because of qualifying housing-code violations.

    January 16, 2015Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support
  • Introduced S.1042 to require social-worker evaluation and recovery-support contact before discharging certain overdose patients.

    January 17, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.103 to permit surveillance and safety devices in out-of-home care settings following allegations of abuse.

    January 17, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.952 to establish a moratorium on non-judicial residential foreclosures.

    February 19, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.3007 to establish a commission on safety protocols for state-subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing.

    January 23, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.1241 to require property owners to bear relocation-assistance costs when tenants must leave because of qualifying housing-code violations.

    January 16, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 4 support
  • Introduced S.310 to require mental-health education in schools.

    January 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.2186 to protect Native American heritage.

    January 20, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.244 to add mental-health education to school health curricula.

    January 22, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.2840 to require head-injury athletic trainers at high schools offering interscholastic athletics.

    January 23, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support
  • Introduced S.2186 to protect Native American heritage.

    January 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced H.3362 to require that ten percent of workers hired under a state contract be people with disabilities.

    January 23, 2017Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support
  • Introduced S.2109 to close a travel-gift loophole in the state conflict-of-interest law and expand public disclosure.

    January 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.63 to promote social equity and economic empowerment in the cannabis industry.

    February 18, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support
  • Introduced S.501 to promote sustainable development, infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility in response to climate risks.

    February 18, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Introduced S.79 to promote sustainable development across Massachusetts.

    January 22, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: malegislature.gov

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