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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 1050 An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d95f608b-9744-4996-ae1b-b03071db11cc	Nov 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d95f608b-9744-4996-ae1b-b03071db11cc CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c0e2b14d-32c1-438f-ad0f-32bca1197f5d	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c0e2b14d-32c1-438f-ad0f-32bca1197f5d CC0-1.0
SB 997 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in motor carrier…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll aed68223-00f3-4396-bd82-1f992f5f70c4	Nov 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aed68223-00f3-4396-bd82-1f992f5f70c4 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 34056644-d4f7-424d-8324-b3688bfa53ff	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34056644-d4f7-424d-8324-b3688bfa53ff CC0-1.0
HB 923 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 23a90426-cca3-491e-80ff-4945070b3192	Nov 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23a90426-cca3-491e-80ff-4945070b3192 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bd81400f-a3ee-4669-9a5d-de2568091f17	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd81400f-a3ee-4669-9a5d-de2568091f17 CC0-1.0
HB 439 An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 47356da0-d60b-427a-9308-feec79910d33	Nov 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47356da0-d60b-427a-9308-feec79910d33 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 157952ab-98aa-4ba5-85ff-ed761a8577c1	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/157952ab-98aa-4ba5-85ff-ed761a8577c1 CC0-1.0
HB 1359 An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	FINAL PASSAGE-RECONSIDERED	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d86f7f9-fdda-4c66-9f4b-ac06050705b0	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d86f7f9-fdda-4c66-9f4b-ac06050705b0 CC0-1.0
	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d3e7c9ef-bba5-4667-932e-f34313c11b29	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3e7c9ef-bba5-4667-932e-f34313c11b29 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e0f658d-2d3a-4893-9d32-7575888486c6	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e0f658d-2d3a-4893-9d32-7575888486c6 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 56372756-f26a-4330-b315-07464c9f3db4	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56372756-f26a-4330-b315-07464c9f3db4 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a52218b-3611-4dea-9135-f938cd51a600	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a52218b-3611-4dea-9135-f938cd51a600 CC0-1.0
HB 1176 An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 494cf7a0-c304-46b2-80fb-f23a3fff25a9	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/494cf7a0-c304-46b2-80fb-f23a3fff25a9 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3a99ad4d-713e-4ea5-8f5e-44c2154a4c1f	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a99ad4d-713e-4ea5-8f5e-44c2154a4c1f CC0-1.0
SB 1058 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in liquid fuels and…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a3ce3e65-68cd-4c9d-b4f4-827dd3c81817	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3ce3e65-68cd-4c9d-b4f4-827dd3c81817 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 495c643b-91a4-41e3-8779-b299ce19de36	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/495c643b-91a4-41e3-8779-b299ce19de36 CC0-1.0
SB 1020 An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 434125e5-2198-439d-9df1-fc282f426644	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/434125e5-2198-439d-9df1-fc282f426644 CC0-1.0
	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7470369e-a0af-4fda-8b01-46d125e8e6f2	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7470369e-a0af-4fda-8b01-46d125e8e6f2 CC0-1.0
SB 829 An Act designating the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod, as the official State fossil of the…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 062eaef4-3616-441b-8888-147c11c85197	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/062eaef4-3616-441b-8888-147c11c85197 CC0-1.0
HB 17 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d5aeca88-692f-4b8b-9732-c9c55fbb595b	Nov 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5aeca88-692f-4b8b-9732-c9c55fbb595b CC0-1.0
SB 734 An Act providing for the America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell monument on the grounds…	FINAL PASSAGE	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll dd64d254-32af-432f-9516-88f20d518b74	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd64d254-32af-432f-9516-88f20d518b74 CC0-1.0
SB 1070 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 457f1d83-2739-48a4-a52c-0259b54f4582	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/457f1d83-2739-48a4-a52c-0259b54f4582 CC0-1.0
SB 614 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for…	Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll f124d90c-5543-4d7d-9d5d-d2d44b0012cf	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f124d90c-5543-4d7d-9d5d-d2d44b0012cf CC0-1.0
SB 743 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	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll be071317-56a1-4233-ad47-33c80a6ac510	Nov 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/be071317-56a1-4233-ad47-33c80a6ac510 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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