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Jay Costa

PA Senate District 43

Democratic Pennsylvania since May 13, 1996

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
PA Senate District 43 current Pennsylvania	Democratic	May 13, 1996	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (646 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 748 An Act amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "A further supplement to an…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ce8c0843-6db0-4edd-bc37-902d1980de22	Jun 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce8c0843-6db0-4edd-bc37-902d1980de22 CC0-1.0
	MOTION TO CONSIDER BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 91fc510a-faf5-45b9-8f4c-5b82f8c5a54d	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91fc510a-faf5-45b9-8f4c-5b82f8c5a54d CC0-1.0
SB 64 An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	BARTOLOTTA AMENDMENT NO. A-0995	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0532c2fa-a0a5-47b7-b273-677ef03efda0	Jun 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0532c2fa-a0a5-47b7-b273-677ef03efda0 CC0-1.0
SB 649 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	PENNYCUICK AMENDMENT NO. A-0963	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 13378736-e5a2-4a94-942b-de3f983e19b0	Jun 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13378736-e5a2-4a94-942b-de3f983e19b0 CC0-1.0
SB 511 An Act amending Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fadde66a-280d-4426-a244-407d00c2da47	Jun 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fadde66a-280d-4426-a244-407d00c2da47 CC0-1.0
SB 95 An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act…	HUGHES AMENDMENT NO. A-0975	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c2a7847a-3b9c-4174-bf98-8d0c407944c1	Jun 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2a7847a-3b9c-4174-bf98-8d0c407944c1 CC0-1.0
SR 27 A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study as to the…	Senate Resolution 27	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0586f564-bdda-4c61-aea7-2c4dd62cd5a8	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0586f564-bdda-4c61-aea7-2c4dd62cd5a8 CC0-1.0
SB 686 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	FINAL PASSAGE	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll cfcee7b0-4075-4a0d-9086-47d3f9234ac9	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cfcee7b0-4075-4a0d-9086-47d3f9234ac9 CC0-1.0
SB 377 An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ba9ba447-a404-4e71-aa8e-6c04296e66e4	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba9ba447-a404-4e71-aa8e-6c04296e66e4 CC0-1.0
	PHILLIPS-HILL AMENDMENT NO. A-0761 RECONSIDERATION	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c841abf-1460-44d9-afac-a9418e796a93	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c841abf-1460-44d9-afac-a9418e796a93 CC0-1.0
	PHILLIPS-HILL AMENDMENT NO. A-0761	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 02d7025e-7502-4611-a3a3-e1d2193cf205	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02d7025e-7502-4611-a3a3-e1d2193cf205 CC0-1.0
SB 376 An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0de78935-6cda-4d43-a6d4-ab940063639f	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0de78935-6cda-4d43-a6d4-ab940063639f CC0-1.0
SB 333 An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act…	Committee vote (Intergovernmental Operations): Reported as Amended	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll c513058f-f72a-47f4-bbb3-4628b4b84b7f	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c513058f-f72a-47f4-bbb3-4628b4b84b7f CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Intergovernmental Operations): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d6902646-9000-401f-b301-fd810c12b347	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6902646-9000-401f-b301-fd810c12b347 CC0-1.0
SB 245 An Act establishing the Regulatory Sandbox Program, the Regulatory Relief Office and an advisory…	Committee vote (Intergovernmental Operations): Reported as Amended	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6e59604c-5e5d-47b1-858e-8753e3f8d826	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6e59604c-5e5d-47b1-858e-8753e3f8d826 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Intergovernmental Operations): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 073fd858-ca20-4cf6-8beb-ddd58236c6df	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/073fd858-ca20-4cf6-8beb-ddd58236c6df CC0-1.0
SB 444 An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act…	Committee vote (Intergovernmental Operations): Reported as Committed	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 755a28e8-01f7-4d42-a082-e46a18e0512c	Jun 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/755a28e8-01f7-4d42-a082-e46a18e0512c CC0-1.0
SB 682 An Act amending the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), known as the Conservation and Natural…	FINAL PASSAGE	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll fb57db4b-6487-469e-a79c-f5e65684ba59	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb57db4b-6487-469e-a79c-f5e65684ba59 CC0-1.0
SB 411 An Act amending the act of May 29, 2012 (P.L.549, No.54), known as the Stroke System of Care Act…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 194f1934-0701-4b33-8498-0fc481e0a802	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/194f1934-0701-4b33-8498-0fc481e0a802 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 40901ed7-083f-4a38-9146-c0eff5819e96	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40901ed7-083f-4a38-9146-c0eff5819e96 CC0-1.0
SB 89 An Act amending the act of November 3, 2022 (P.L.2158, No.158), known as the Overdose Mapping Act…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bcde2354-ef1f-45f2-8c73-0df41eda62f1	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bcde2354-ef1f-45f2-8c73-0df41eda62f1 CC0-1.0
	MUTH AMENDMENT NO. A-0712 TABLED	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 01bd09a1-e872-4a01-bc4f-781b0c6f0420	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01bd09a1-e872-4a01-bc4f-781b0c6f0420 CC0-1.0
SB 417 An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	MOTION TO TABLE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a06a8b05-44c7-4d2e-9127-04980ebe646e	Jun 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a06a8b05-44c7-4d2e-9127-04980ebe646e CC0-1.0
SB 302 An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d7c42c55-14cf-419a-9203-6095faf2691a	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7c42c55-14cf-419a-9203-6095faf2691a CC0-1.0
SB 731 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 d3b3cb0d-aa52-4df2-accb-6dacc885dd86	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3b3cb0d-aa52-4df2-accb-6dacc885dd86 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (19 as lead sponsor)

SB 179 PA · —
An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for remedies and penalties.

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SB 1026 PA · —
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in Safe2Say Program, further providing for definitions and…

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SB 1028 PA · —
An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, in Office of Attorney General, further providing for…

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SR 306 PA · —
A Resolution celebrating the incredible life and achievements of Benjamin Franklin upon the occasion of the United States Semiquincentennial.

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SB 797 PA · —
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fees, further providing for exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from…

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SB 181 PA · —
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for…

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SB 845 PA · —
An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for prevention of electric shock, electrocution…

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SR 12 PA · —
A Resolution honoring the life and achievements of former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States.

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SB 178 PA · —
An Act amending the act of July 2, 2010 (P.L.266, No.44), known as the Protecting Pennsylvania's Investments Act, amending the title of the act; further…

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SB 11 PA · —
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further providing…

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