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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
HB 1425 An act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in cigarette…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d812c58-3e58-415c-bcb2-7ed0718fce59	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d812c58-3e58-415c-bcb2-7ed0718fce59 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8507e45c-95a7-43a3-a031-63509e3d8551	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8507e45c-95a7-43a3-a031-63509e3d8551 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 719381ab-9772-4ac4-8c47-3b5cf67069c6	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/719381ab-9772-4ac4-8c47-3b5cf67069c6 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1ca8fa93-b5e1-4e9d-a9cc-742052f5e87a	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ca8fa93-b5e1-4e9d-a9cc-742052f5e87a CC0-1.0
HB 1615 An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8d580437-408c-4801-9c08-cc598bc3e8a7	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d580437-408c-4801-9c08-cc598bc3e8a7 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d6c2e4c-4f9c-42c3-a4bb-e88d475b9098	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d6c2e4c-4f9c-42c3-a4bb-e88d475b9098 CC0-1.0
HB 467 An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5cae7766-0cd7-4fbc-a1db-e47ad745a38e	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5cae7766-0cd7-4fbc-a1db-e47ad745a38e CC0-1.0
	LAUGHLIN AMENDMENT NO. A-2231	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3a353931-03b7-413b-8db9-ea98dbfd4238	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a353931-03b7-413b-8db9-ea98dbfd4238 CC0-1.0
HB 274 An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c600618d-0506-40b6-b6a8-0f8ec4fc3ba3	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c600618d-0506-40b6-b6a8-0f8ec4fc3ba3 CC0-1.0
	ROBINSON AMENDMENT NO. A-2245	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b7a2d8c6-e477-4690-907d-6e9061c39088	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7a2d8c6-e477-4690-907d-6e9061c39088 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 388f40ea-f412-4439-a2c3-166d43b07874	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/388f40ea-f412-4439-a2c3-166d43b07874 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e112995-b023-431b-82aa-e080f52922b9	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e112995-b023-431b-82aa-e080f52922b9 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 35b3cc40-b07b-4183-861e-216eaa693907	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/35b3cc40-b07b-4183-861e-216eaa693907 CC0-1.0
HB 1651 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ea0b8042-2216-41f2-9ea0-cd6940950d51	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea0b8042-2216-41f2-9ea0-cd6940950d51 CC0-1.0
SB 1036 An Act amending Title 73 (Townships) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 916ec5d3-8f0d-4972-9e14-7009df2bfbbd	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/916ec5d3-8f0d-4972-9e14-7009df2bfbbd CC0-1.0
SB 993 An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns), 11 (Cities) and 16 (Counties) of the…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ff857ed1-971b-46c8-8ece-4e972afdf88b	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff857ed1-971b-46c8-8ece-4e972afdf88b CC0-1.0
SB 972 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 54f0f86d-c55d-41b2-9d1d-c5e541beae1b	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54f0f86d-c55d-41b2-9d1d-c5e541beae1b CC0-1.0
SB 1070 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e32bb955-20f6-41ad-a4e4-d6578089c4b4	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e32bb955-20f6-41ad-a4e4-d6578089c4b4 CC0-1.0
SB 975 An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b155269c-9a12-45b0-afd2-ec7a25bcd90a	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b155269c-9a12-45b0-afd2-ec7a25bcd90a CC0-1.0
SB 971 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2b7ac770-47db-4583-a9cf-428fe476d0fe	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2b7ac770-47db-4583-a9cf-428fe476d0fe CC0-1.0
SB 871 An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 289634c0-4e52-46d9-9fe2-6aa05f428335	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/289634c0-4e52-46d9-9fe2-6aa05f428335 CC0-1.0
SB 862 An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fc9a91ca-4c93-46f2-89ba-367e69293cdb	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc9a91ca-4c93-46f2-89ba-367e69293cdb CC0-1.0
SB 848 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0da8395a-b4f7-431a-a24b-43cff0bc5386	Dec 8, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0da8395a-b4f7-431a-a24b-43cff0bc5386 CC0-1.0
HB 1332 An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 and for limitation on…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 94846ae7-3c08-460c-be86-5ebf27636818	Nov 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94846ae7-3c08-460c-be86-5ebf27636818 CC0-1.0
HB 1421 An Act providing for funding for certain State-aided universities for the fiscal year beginning…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b73ee7cc-8a5b-48c6-8e21-64e3939d3d8a	Nov 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b73ee7cc-8a5b-48c6-8e21-64e3939d3d8a 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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