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Jay Costa

PA Senate District 43

Democratic Pennsylvania since May 13, 1996

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Offices & terms

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 1235 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 45 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice), 61…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1231 — An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1233 — An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2410 — An Act making appropriations from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2411 — An Act making appropriations from the restricted revenue accounts within the State Gaming Fund and from the restricted revenue accounts…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 806 — An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties.	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 321 — A Resolution adopting a temporary rule of the Senate relating solely to amendments to the General Appropriation Bill and other…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2404 — An Act making appropriations from the Workmen's Compensation Administration Fund to the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2409 — An Act making appropriations from the Philadelphia Taxicab and Limousine Regulatory Fund to the Philadelphia Parking Authority for the…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2405 — An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1230 — An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1220 — An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2408 — An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2406 — An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Consumer Advocate in the Office…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1236 — An Act amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, in other pollutions and potential pollution…	Nay	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2405 — An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2411 — An Act making appropriations from the restricted revenue accounts within the State Gaming Fund and from the restricted revenue accounts…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2407 — An Act making appropriations from the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund and from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1232 — An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2403 — An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts within the General…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2410 — An Act making appropriations from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the…	Yea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1240 — An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for requirements for issuance of…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1181 — An Act amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, adding a route in Dauphin County…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1313 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) 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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