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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 511 An Act amending Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 63dc2170-1411-4eb0-94fb-c6dbec59e291	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/63dc2170-1411-4eb0-94fb-c6dbec59e291 CC0-1.0
SB 377 An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll abe8394c-d6b1-46fd-9bc2-7c1abf5f153b	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/abe8394c-d6b1-46fd-9bc2-7c1abf5f153b CC0-1.0
SB 95 An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a3c7d5eb-3c56-4d98-9ffe-49af050f7af8	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3c7d5eb-3c56-4d98-9ffe-49af050f7af8 CC0-1.0
SB 376 An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2855d513-679c-4c1b-a513-ad0b07f4abe8	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2855d513-679c-4c1b-a513-ad0b07f4abe8 CC0-1.0
SB 302 An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9844fe4b-c338-4ebb-a62b-6f0d536fba13	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9844fe4b-c338-4ebb-a62b-6f0d536fba13 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…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d579c3b7-f38c-43d6-b115-55b5fdc23d2b	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d579c3b7-f38c-43d6-b115-55b5fdc23d2b 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…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 04a267d8-e7bd-4a5e-883d-81b3189250ec	Jun 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/04a267d8-e7bd-4a5e-883d-81b3189250ec CC0-1.0
SR 82 A Resolution adopting a temporary rule of the Senate relating solely to amendments to the General…	Senate Resolution 82	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a968487-3d19-4667-ab15-999d9930d842	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a968487-3d19-4667-ab15-999d9930d842 CC0-1.0
SB 310 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 4bad8c1f-7dd6-46dc-a4b2-ec70e50a2f23	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4bad8c1f-7dd6-46dc-a4b2-ec70e50a2f23 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b292e745-677f-48b4-a776-fe37d3885fb7	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b292e745-677f-48b4-a776-fe37d3885fb7 CC0-1.0
SB 246 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 3d677001-ac74-4967-b7cb-94af5521314e	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d677001-ac74-4967-b7cb-94af5521314e CC0-1.0
	KIM AMENDMENT NO. A-0710	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0280dc72-7343-4405-928c-6e16dcc0d416	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0280dc72-7343-4405-928c-6e16dcc0d416 CC0-1.0
SB 90 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e764a74c-d984-4565-9341-39049fdcc49e	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e764a74c-d984-4565-9341-39049fdcc49e CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b6973db3-8d9d-48d5-8519-be88db5b9a6d	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6973db3-8d9d-48d5-8519-be88db5b9a6d CC0-1.0
SB 367 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 066f24c4-e6a5-4fd1-b869-c1f8c0cacb10	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/066f24c4-e6a5-4fd1-b869-c1f8c0cacb10 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0bcc4687-85d3-4067-b14a-5d7aa0e86e05	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0bcc4687-85d3-4067-b14a-5d7aa0e86e05 CC0-1.0
SB 327 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 e65c0b21-af23-44c7-b13c-a057e595b4c7	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e65c0b21-af23-44c7-b13c-a057e595b4c7 CC0-1.0
SB 227 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949…	FINAL PASSAGE	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll b9a1f5a2-b17f-4689-a518-88ec5b430bc1	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9a1f5a2-b17f-4689-a518-88ec5b430bc1 CC0-1.0
SB 226 An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in…	FINAL PASSAGE	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll bcadd303-f987-4e69-8ccb-83ec79829553	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bcadd303-f987-4e69-8ccb-83ec79829553 CC0-1.0
SR 94 A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish the Task Force on…	Senate Resolution 94	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bb0cf62c-d189-4694-8861-8e04521ded95	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb0cf62c-d189-4694-8861-8e04521ded95 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…	MOTION TO CONSIDER BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 478551c0-14eb-4149-ae32-037bb378815c	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/478551c0-14eb-4149-ae32-037bb378815c CC0-1.0
SB 430 An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bf094678-b608-4036-9324-eca4a029fdb7	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf094678-b608-4036-9324-eca4a029fdb7 CC0-1.0
SB 166 An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fb48242f-ca9d-44b4-9285-7a4dddce3d0a	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb48242f-ca9d-44b4-9285-7a4dddce3d0a CC0-1.0
SB 162 An Act making appropriations from the Workmen's Compensation Administration Fund to the Department…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 847e0313-4a61-4a10-8991-c2c4a023acfe	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/847e0313-4a61-4a10-8991-c2c4a023acfe CC0-1.0
SB 164 An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fa5c1d2a-e859-4651-8008-14534eff8f6f	May 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa5c1d2a-e859-4651-8008-14534eff8f6f 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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