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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 1053 An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ade347e0-c2d8-4dab-9ea7-b820580b27b5	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ade347e0-c2d8-4dab-9ea7-b820580b27b5 CC0-1.0
SB 804 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2346db15-91b2-496c-87c1-7caea00b4698	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2346db15-91b2-496c-87c1-7caea00b4698 CC0-1.0
SB 1210 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known as The Insurance Department Act of…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0587bc13-75af-4b7d-9302-c8006716c6c8	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0587bc13-75af-4b7d-9302-c8006716c6c8 CC0-1.0
HB 96 An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d0cd69d-b8fd-4d13-86a4-b3ffa2403fe5	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d0cd69d-b8fd-4d13-86a4-b3ffa2403fe5 CC0-1.0
SB 1211 An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a0288be2-7e19-474b-b2d1-7f46ded56cf9	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a0288be2-7e19-474b-b2d1-7f46ded56cf9 CC0-1.0
SB 1218 An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 49677e46-8e1b-4cd0-80ba-649beb824e22	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/49677e46-8e1b-4cd0-80ba-649beb824e22 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e9946ab1-da77-4749-aa14-1d409beffbf5	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e9946ab1-da77-4749-aa14-1d409beffbf5 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e7ce30f5-861c-4c92-a50c-310bf52fa150	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7ce30f5-861c-4c92-a50c-310bf52fa150 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 08a743fd-9c2d-49ea-af26-d90de35acb11	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08a743fd-9c2d-49ea-af26-d90de35acb11 CC0-1.0
SB 867 An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ba8c87a-b441-4589-9dff-2ca9d5c515ee	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ba8c87a-b441-4589-9dff-2ca9d5c515ee CC0-1.0
	LAUGHLIN AMENDMENT NO. A-1965	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll f5b3ac7b-33ba-461e-a7fd-4a194d36eb12	Mar 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5b3ac7b-33ba-461e-a7fd-4a194d36eb12 CC0-1.0
SB 802 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3e36b7fd-4792-4452-bc9a-62e9f2f9d3b5	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e36b7fd-4792-4452-bc9a-62e9f2f9d3b5 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a5f1b2fe-7f1a-4b90-a3da-1e911db70042	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5f1b2fe-7f1a-4b90-a3da-1e911db70042 CC0-1.0
SB 1090 An Act providing for disclosures and safeguards relating to the use of artificial intelligence; and…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f970b26-c3be-4d9a-8e4d-2728984fa3de	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f970b26-c3be-4d9a-8e4d-2728984fa3de CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 64f9c67b-59e2-42ac-8903-d8b06ae638e0	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64f9c67b-59e2-42ac-8903-d8b06ae638e0 CC0-1.0
SB 203 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 13d3b1b2-e792-4c4e-922f-2fb7e09d365e	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13d3b1b2-e792-4c4e-922f-2fb7e09d365e CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b53242fd-e91c-468d-b1dd-954b30f447d7	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b53242fd-e91c-468d-b1dd-954b30f447d7 CC0-1.0
SB 331 An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; and…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fff5b3ed-ee7a-46cc-8bc8-7c72624bbef8	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fff5b3ed-ee7a-46cc-8bc8-7c72624bbef8 CC0-1.0
SB 270 An Act amending the act of July 2, 1935 (P.L.589, No.210), referred to as the Milk Sanitation Law…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f28ce32c-4051-48f2-b858-7c8bd7b00204	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f28ce32c-4051-48f2-b858-7c8bd7b00204 CC0-1.0
HB 1286 An Act amending the act of October 25, 2012 (P.L.1618, No.197), known as the National Human…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 701080d4-e646-4a9c-9a73-3aeb55e9b49e	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/701080d4-e646-4a9c-9a73-3aeb55e9b49e CC0-1.0
SB 990 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers of…	FINAL PASSAGE	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b909af7-1205-4bac-9d96-827f700ed5c6	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b909af7-1205-4bac-9d96-827f700ed5c6 CC0-1.0
SB 782 An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 32d8d124-416f-4102-9e03-cacf6aa85668	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32d8d124-416f-4102-9e03-cacf6aa85668 CC0-1.0
HB 1934 An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0df5a03f-4390-46ec-b694-c3c217a7d937	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0df5a03f-4390-46ec-b694-c3c217a7d937 CC0-1.0
SB 712 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development…	FINAL PASSAGE	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f7f1dc8-3c63-4e36-9aa3-a32553a7b143	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f7f1dc8-3c63-4e36-9aa3-a32553a7b143 CC0-1.0
HB 710 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in financial…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7785cbe9-efd9-4cbb-aff8-1d14c94d4486	Feb 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7785cbe9-efd9-4cbb-aff8-1d14c94d4486 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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