Pennsylvania State Senator

Jay Costa Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB136

Introduced
1/29/25  
In sentencing, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment; and, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole for reasons of age or illness and for medical parole due to public or disaster emergency related to health or contagious disease outbreak.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB137

Introduced
1/22/25  
In entertainment production tax credit, further providing for limitations.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB138

Introduced
1/22/25  
In incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for definitions, for volunteer service credit program, for service record, for certification and for duties of State Fire Commissioner.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB142

Introduced
1/22/25  
Prohibiting enforcement of covenants not to compete in broadcast employment agreements.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB143

Introduced
1/22/25  
In human trafficking, further providing for definitions, for victim protection during prosecution and for safe harbor for sexually exploited children; in sex trafficking and missing and abducted children, further providing for county responsibilities; in juvenile matters, further providing for dependency in lieu of delinquency; and making an editorial change.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB146

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
3/24/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
In State Veterans' Commission and Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for Veterans' Trust Fund; and establishing the Veterans' Trust Fund Board.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB148

Introduced
1/22/25  
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB150

Introduced
6/3/25  
Further providing for title of the act, for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, for definitions, for unlawful discriminatory practices and for prohibition of certain real estate practices; providing for protection of religious exercise; and further providing for powers and duties of the commission, for educational program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB151

Introduced
2/3/25  
In Independent Fiscal Office, further providing for definitions and for duties of office and providing for poverty impact analysis.
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Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB152

Introduced
1/22/25  
Providing for the study of intergenerational poverty; establishing the Intergenerational Poverty Tracking System, the Interagency Workgroup on Poverty and Economic Insecurity and the Pennsylvania Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security; providing for a strategic plan and for reports; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Secretary of the Budget.