Senator • Democrat
Jay Costa
Pennsylvania • District SD-043
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
40
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
85% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 433
Not Voting: 5
Other: 7
Yea: 1890
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Sponsored Bills
PA SB654•Introduced
In miscellaneous provisions, establishing the Veterans Mental Health Services Program.
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PA SB595•Introduced
In wrestling, further providing for physician to be in attendance.
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PA SB646•Introduced
In additional special funds and restricted accounts, establishing the Survivor-Centered, Accessible, Fair and Empowering Housing Trust Fund; and making an interfund transfer.
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PA SB653•Introduced
In personal income tax, further providing for classes of income.
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PA SB650•Introduced
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for right to enter and inspect.
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PA SB643•Introduced
Further providing for definitions; prohibiting use of criminal history and retaliation relating to use of criminal history; providing for notice to prospective occupants and tenants relating to use of criminal history and for exclusions and other legal requirements relating to use of criminal history; and further providing for procedure and for civil penalties.
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PA SB647•Introduced
In public indecency, further providing for prostitution and related offenses.
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PA SB636•Introduced
In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax.
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PA SB640•Introduced
Further providing for definitions and for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions.
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PA SB642•Introduced
In child protective services, further providing for establishment of Statewide database, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database, for disposition of founded and indicated reports, for amendment or expunction of information, for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents, for information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents, for continued employment or participation in program, activity or service and for investigation of reports.
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PA SB641•Introduced
In administrative organization, further providing for Pennsylvania State Police; and making a repeal.
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PA SB634•Introduced
In assault, providing for the offense of hate crimes against law enforcement officers and first responders.
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PA SB622•Introduced
In casualty insurance, further providing for billing.
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PA SB621•Introduced
Prohibiting tax deductions for anti-union activities.
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PA SB608•Introduced
In regulation of insurers and related persons generally, providing for association health plans.
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PA SB619•Introduced
In school health services, further providing for sudden cardiac arrest and electrocardiogram testing.
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PA SB616•Introduced
In rates and distribution systems, further providing for recovery of advertising expenses; and, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for membership in regional transmission organization.
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PA SB629•Introduced
In food protection, providing for labeling of food products with gluten-containing grains.
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PA SB633•Introduced
In emergency medical services system, further providing for injured police animals.
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PA SB623•Introduced
In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in Commonwealth services, further providing for definitions; and, in emergency responder mental wellness and stress management, further providing for definitions.
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PA SB632•Introduced
Providing for the voluntary dissolution of the existing form of governance of a municipal corporation located in a county of the second class and the creation of unincorporated districts of counties of the second class; authorizing the county to assume responsibility for the governance of the municipal corporation and delivery of public services to the citizens residing in the municipal corporation through the administration of an unincorporated district; authorizing unincorporated district advisory committees; and making a repeal.
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PA SB617•Introduced
In public assistance, providing for intellectual disability and autism fee schedule rates.
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PA SB627•Introduced
In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for reporting of deaths; and imposing penalties.
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PA SB620•Introduced
In grounds and buildings, providing for automated external defibrillator placement, inspection, maintenance and plan; in school health services, further providing for automatic external defibrillators; and, in charter schools, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations.
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PA SB628•Introduced
Further providing for definitions and for misbranding.
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PA SB604•Introduced
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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PA SB575•Introduced
In assault, further providing for the offense of ethnic intimidation; and making an editorial change.
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PA SB610•Introduced
In casualty insurance, providing for enrolled dependents right to confidentiality for health care services received.
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PA SB593•Introduced
In selection of employees for entrance to or promotion in classified service, providing for additional points in grading civil service examinations of applicants with disabilities.
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PA SB609•Introduced
In optional affordable housing funding, further providing for affordable housing programs fee in counties and providing for reporting requirements and for Pennsylvania Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
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PA SB571•Introduced
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
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PA SB592•Introduced
Relating to the delivery of services and programs to individuals with disabilities; conferring powers and duties on the Office of the Governor; establishing the Office for Individuals with Disabilities and the Advisory Committee for Individuals with Disabilities; and providing for the powers and duties of the office and the committee and for funding of the office and the committee.
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PA SB577•Introduced
Further providing for requirements of membership, for married persons and pensions to surviving spouses and for eligibility of surviving spouses.
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PA SB585•Introduced
Providing for prohibition of certain fee charges.
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PA SB565•Introduced
In membership, contributions and benefits, providing for supplemental annuity commencing 2025 and for supplemental annuity commencing 2026; and, in benefits, providing for supplemental annuity commencing 2025 and for supplemental annuity commencing 2026.
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PA SB587•Introduced
In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for determination of eligibility and method of submission.
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PA SB572•Introduced
In turnpike, providing for State intercept for unpaid tolls.
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PA SB588•Introduced
Establishing the Prevailing Wage Co-Enforcement Program; and providing for duties of the Department of Labor and Industry and participants in the Prevailing Wage Co-Enforcement Program.
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PA SB594•Introduced
Providing for complex wheelchair quality assurance; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Insurance Department.
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PA SB586•Introduced
Providing for criteria for independent contractors and for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry and the Secretary of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.
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