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Jay Costa

PA Senate District 43

Democratic Pennsylvania since May 13, 1996

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Government Operations & Budget 169Healthcare 130Criminal Justice & Policing 103Economy & Taxes 99Labor & Employment 90Civil Rights & Liberties 66Social Services & Welfare 64Education 63Transportation & Infrastructure 48Environment & Energy 42Housing 36Technology & Privacy 28Gun Policy 25Elections & Voting 23Banking & Finance 19Agriculture 18Other 16Veterans Affairs 16Defense & Military 11Abortion & Reproductive Rights 8Immigration 3

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
PA Senate District 43 current
Pennsylvania
 Democratic May 13, 1996 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (646 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 246
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949…
 Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 88576670-49ef-4c01-ba4d-78a6da2ce9a4 Oct 21, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88576670-49ef-4c01-ba4d-78a6da2ce9a4 CC0-1.0
SB 418
An Act amending Titles 16 (Counties) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 18e83d4c-d8b1-4801-a1dc-29212c7e6ad8 Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18e83d4c-d8b1-4801-a1dc-29212c7e6ad8 CC0-1.0
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c49b879b-5ab4-475c-b80c-99fa0af5d2de Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c49b879b-5ab4-475c-b80c-99fa0af5d2de CC0-1.0
SB 73
An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e88236b0-b1fb-4731-be5a-33838f582dc3 Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e88236b0-b1fb-4731-be5a-33838f582dc3 CC0-1.0
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d838aeb-0f07-43ce-8adb-8ac3880b7826 Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d838aeb-0f07-43ce-8adb-8ac3880b7826 CC0-1.0
SB 176
An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 12f09d21-25b9-49bc-8e6b-dcfbb2553ab8 Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12f09d21-25b9-49bc-8e6b-dcfbb2553ab8 CC0-1.0
SB 992
An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll cc162b27-3d32-4797-b654-8068a0273d3e Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc162b27-3d32-4797-b654-8068a0273d3e CC0-1.0
SB 6
An Act providing for the administration of permits by State agencies, for a tracking system for…
 Committee vote (Intergovernmental Operations): Reported as Committed Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll b857dcbd-cb19-4d8f-ba26-a63d25b39203 Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b857dcbd-cb19-4d8f-ba26-a63d25b39203 CC0-1.0
SB 829
An Act designating the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod, as the official State fossil of the…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ddd8c95-6ba9-4712-898c-96fb381cbce8 Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ddd8c95-6ba9-4712-898c-96fb381cbce8 CC0-1.0
SB 111
An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ca2523d4-8a1e-4580-bfe1-4f119f8ced9a Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca2523d4-8a1e-4580-bfe1-4f119f8ced9a CC0-1.0
SB 734
An Act providing for the America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell monument on the grounds…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 95fc284f-db99-41d6-ae47-3be2dd36b1ff Oct 20, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/95fc284f-db99-41d6-ae47-3be2dd36b1ff CC0-1.0
SB 1040
An Act authorizing the State Treasurer to waive interest on budgetary impasse investment loans.
 FINAL PASSAGE Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll aa86aa57-faf0-42ce-8cdb-ce46b7d8641c Oct 8, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa86aa57-faf0-42ce-8cdb-ce46b7d8641c CC0-1.0
MOTION TO AGREE ON 2ND CONSIDERATION Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll cd7b4f75-b2ab-48b1-a33b-cfd91497b1cc Oct 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd7b4f75-b2ab-48b1-a33b-cfd91497b1cc CC0-1.0
SB 432
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 2124741e-dc65-4b86-9f77-dbc7e14249ba Oct 8, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2124741e-dc65-4b86-9f77-dbc7e14249ba CC0-1.0
PENNYCUICK AMENDMENT NO. A-1196 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 26484804-dc47-4c96-9af7-8e47163dd433 Oct 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26484804-dc47-4c96-9af7-8e47163dd433 CC0-1.0
HB 1405
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 020629c3-8a94-4787-b6c9-1397aa328f6f Oct 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/020629c3-8a94-4787-b6c9-1397aa328f6f CC0-1.0
SB 955
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b2a802b-884d-4096-802a-83bcb0a5211e Oct 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b2a802b-884d-4096-802a-83bcb0a5211e CC0-1.0
SB 914
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, requiring…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 2d7b0f71-ef38-413b-b662-a056e31d4171 Oct 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d7b0f71-ef38-413b-b662-a056e31d4171 CC0-1.0
FARRY AMENDMENT NO. A-1835 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 37d10b7a-04df-48d1-977d-a5ff70a0c39a Oct 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37d10b7a-04df-48d1-977d-a5ff70a0c39a CC0-1.0
HB 414
An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9cfcd5b5-6810-43e0-8788-265118d8a19f Oct 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9cfcd5b5-6810-43e0-8788-265118d8a19f CC0-1.0
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e8842da3-c7c3-487f-b174-f24c877c6bd9 Oct 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8842da3-c7c3-487f-b174-f24c877c6bd9 CC0-1.0
HB 18
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a172abfe-0a33-4d09-9bd1-f4f7ff7d7d47 Oct 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a172abfe-0a33-4d09-9bd1-f4f7ff7d7d47 CC0-1.0
SB 784
An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for…
 FINAL PASSAGE Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 072bf0a1-3537-458b-a296-32c54a8358db Oct 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/072bf0a1-3537-458b-a296-32c54a8358db CC0-1.0
HB 646
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 528433d6-ef3b-499d-86c6-0d417cbf61fd Oct 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/528433d6-ef3b-499d-86c6-0d417cbf61fd CC0-1.0
SB 507
An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), entitled "An act relating to the…
 Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c3b4e97f-770d-4ca0-92f8-973fe3783131 Oct 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3b4e97f-770d-4ca0-92f8-973fe3783131 CC0-1.0

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