Bill Sponsor
Jay Costa
Pennsylvania · State Senator · District 43 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
1501 Ardmore Blvd. Suite 403, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Phone
412-241-6690
Address
Room 535, Main Capitol Senate Box 203043, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone
717-787-7683
Address
4736 Liberty Ave. Suite 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
412-578-8457
Address
1501 Ardmore Blvd. Suite 403, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Phone
412-241-6690
Address
Room 535, Main Capitol Senate Box 203043, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone
717-787-7683
Address
4736 Liberty Ave. Suite 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
412-578-8457
Featured Bills
Dec 09, 2025
Passed Senate
Cosponsor
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 972
An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in corporate powers, further providing for care of memorials.
Active
Dec 08, 2025
Passed Senate
Cosponsor
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 848
An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, further providing for State Planning Board.
Active
Dec 08, 2025
Passed Senate
Cosponsor
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 862
An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in vacancies in office, further providing for filling vacancies in elective borough offices.
Active
Dec 08, 2025
Passed Senate
Cosponsor
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 971
An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in auditors and accountants, further providing for completion, filing and publication of annual township report and financial statement.
Active
Nov 24, 2025
Signed by Governor
Cosponsor
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 520
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 30 (Fish), 34 (Game), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions and repealing provisions relating to public access; in enforcement relating to fish, further providing for powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and deputies; in enforcement relating to game, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers; in recordings by law enforcement officers, further providing for definitions and for audio recording or video recording policies; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for powers and duties of Department of Corrections; and making transfers between the State Gaming Fund and certain restricted accounts.
Became Law
Recent Votes
Dec 9, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FINAL PASSAGE
Passed
Pennsylvania House Bill 1425
An act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in cigarette sales and licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for presumed cost of doing business by retailer; providing for tobacco products; and making repeals.
Dec 9, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FINAL PASSAGE
Passed
Pennsylvania House Bill 1615
An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for homicide by vehicle while driving under influence; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for the offense of driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance, for grading, for penalties, for ignition interlock, for prior offenses and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition.
Dec 9, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FINAL PASSAGE
Passed
Pennsylvania House Bill 274
An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for ineligibility for compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence and further providing for rate and amount of compensation.
Dec 9, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FINAL PASSAGE
Passed
Pennsylvania House Bill 467
An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees and further providing for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales, for breweries and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees.
Dec 9, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
ROBINSON AMENDMENT NO. A-2245
Passed
Pennsylvania House Bill 274
An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for ineligibility for compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence and further providing for rate and amount of compensation.
Dec 9, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FINAL PASSAGE
Passed
Pennsylvania House Bill 1651
An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in election of officers and vacancies in office, further providing for vacancies in general.