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James Sanders
NY Senate District 10
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 114Criminal Justice & Policing 94Civil Rights & Liberties 81Economy & Taxes 70Banking & Finance 67Labor & Employment 59Environment & Energy 54Healthcare 54Housing 47Social Services & Welfare 47Education 38Transportation & Infrastructure 38Technology & Privacy 27Elections & Voting 10Other 10Gun Policy 8Veterans Affairs 7Immigration 4Agriculture 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Senate District 10 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2013 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,984 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 5241 — Relates to utilization review determinations | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7708 — Establishes a veterans' bill of rights | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8920 — Relates to service contracts for accidental damages | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7786 — Relates to the availability of information on home care services | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1849 — Requires more specific data reporting by the chief administrator | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9368 — Enacts the "New York property rehabilitation protection act" | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10017 — Indexes fixed amounts and clarifies compliance for life insurance and annuity businesses; repealer | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9940 — Creates a women veterans history trail | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2470 — Provides for a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4325 — Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5318 — Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of social security disability benefits unless… | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6389 — Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated… | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8897 — Directs the veterans service commission to submit a report regarding coordinated services for veterans with service-connected disabilities | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2126 — Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8840 — Enacts the New York emergency responder act | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4780 — Requires a municipality to give notice to an adjacent municipality of the adoption or amendment of certain zoning ordinances or local laws… | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9908 — Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the… | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4042 — Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act" | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8233 — Authorizes agencies to procure goods, services and construction from special veteran emerging business enterprises | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2453 — Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 182 — Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2069 — Establishes the position of an insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness commission | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2073 — Requires the department of motor vehicles compile a list of veterans who apply for a veteran driver's license | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 360 — Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1067 — Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund | Not voting | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (255 as lead sponsor)
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S 9656
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Prohibits fees for any service rendered through a bank relating to the use of an electronic benefit transfer card issued by the state or certain departments or…
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S 6531
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Prohibits discrimination on the basis of a person's caste in opportunities of employment, housing, and access to public accommodations
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S 5522
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Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus
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S 3693
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Relates to computer-related crimes
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S 6541
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Relates to high school equivalency diplomas
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S 911
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Requires diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias training for certain medical personnel as part of continuing medical education requirements
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S 6348
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Relates to the availability of information regarding day care services
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S 6602
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Requires the sanitation department of the city of New York to provide a photograph of the materials, condition or situation alleged to constitute the violation
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S 3694
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Establishes the work opportunity tax credit for businesses with fifty employees or less for hiring a long term unemployed person
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S 8570
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Relates to enacting the central air conditioner and heat pump rights act
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