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Sam Sutton
NY Senate District 22
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Healthcare 40Education 26Criminal Justice & Policing 22Social Services & Welfare 22Civil Rights & Liberties 18Government Operations & Budget 18Labor & Employment 17Housing 15Economy & Taxes 13Transportation & Infrastructure 12Technology & Privacy 6Environment & Energy 5Elections & Voting 4Other 4Banking & Finance 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Defense & Military 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Gun Policy 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 22 current
New York |
Democratic | May 27, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,170 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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S 8789
Defines "employer" for purposes of the fair credit reporting act; relates to the requesting or use…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll f6e08d3b-d3a2-4c91-9db0-8fadff78c14e | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f6e08d3b-d3a2-4c91-9db0-8fadff78c14e CC0-1.0 |
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A 9477
Authorizes the performance of certain dental hygiene services at voluntary foster care agency…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll d9dcc959-b62d-47e9-8760-d2f67a0f153d | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9dcc959-b62d-47e9-8760-d2f67a0f153d CC0-1.0 |
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S 8777
Relates to technical assistance provided to municipalities related to college and university…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90fde13c-f8dc-4fe3-81eb-aa6d4230f3c6 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90fde13c-f8dc-4fe3-81eb-aa6d4230f3c6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8755
Relates to foreign adoptions
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll fac16ba2-4e43-4fa6-82c2-713559ce72b5 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fac16ba2-4e43-4fa6-82c2-713559ce72b5 CC0-1.0 |
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A 9506
Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 56e7c7b2-0d9f-4745-bc06-59c12fdae2c5 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56e7c7b2-0d9f-4745-bc06-59c12fdae2c5 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2505
Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state
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Education Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll af3d903c-f538-4798-9671-9793a51b770b | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af3d903c-f538-4798-9671-9793a51b770b CC0-1.0 |
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A 9434
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the department of civil service…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f88d7e4-6f70-4ac5-a19e-cc6283c2bf2c | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f88d7e4-6f70-4ac5-a19e-cc6283c2bf2c CC0-1.0 |
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A 9431
Authorizes the use of an electronic signature on documents submitted to the New York state…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 71e437b2-487b-450d-ab06-760563dc7b57 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71e437b2-487b-450d-ab06-760563dc7b57 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2126
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together…
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Education Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6f929a56-b435-4849-ad4a-68f5d3782284 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f929a56-b435-4849-ad4a-68f5d3782284 CC0-1.0 |
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A 9450
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law which requires appointing authorities to provide…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0a77598-ddcc-49a2-9f0d-3e2e5f28f448 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0a77598-ddcc-49a2-9f0d-3e2e5f28f448 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4434
Permits union free and central school district boards of education to establish wards for the…
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Education Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d79efbe6-1da7-40d7-9537-3d0bf8100bbe | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d79efbe6-1da7-40d7-9537-3d0bf8100bbe CC0-1.0 |
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S 8811
Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 35a71dcc-de92-43ae-9d85-b95c8a7499ed | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/35a71dcc-de92-43ae-9d85-b95c8a7499ed CC0-1.0 |
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A 9491
Relates to cases terminated due to mental disease or defect and to establishing reporting…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 79431f55-f45a-437d-bf59-66ce25c1b2a3 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79431f55-f45a-437d-bf59-66ce25c1b2a3 CC0-1.0 |
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S 3111
Permits schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school
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Education Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cbec98d5-8650-4e12-8e61-795870f1bc51 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbec98d5-8650-4e12-8e61-795870f1bc51 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8887
Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0adcb8d5-24f2-4a07-aefa-22238132285c | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0adcb8d5-24f2-4a07-aefa-22238132285c CC0-1.0 |
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S 8778
Relates to information required to be provided in certain calls made to the statewide central…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d1dd9d6-92c0-4b90-8fb9-5206153dc9cf | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d1dd9d6-92c0-4b90-8fb9-5206153dc9cf CC0-1.0 |
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S 8828
Relates to transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8192d2e4-2809-4687-aa5c-e8b90eba9a65 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8192d2e4-2809-4687-aa5c-e8b90eba9a65 CC0-1.0 |
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A 9451
Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 74c3dd21-ecef-4fd9-947b-0e961eebd24f | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/74c3dd21-ecef-4fd9-947b-0e961eebd24f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8799
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual comprehensive summary…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 814cce42-9bce-447d-ae95-4a1a8d2e6a4e | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/814cce42-9bce-447d-ae95-4a1a8d2e6a4e CC0-1.0 |
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A 9455
Relates to certain information to be included in the annual report from the division of minority…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e7f445f-696d-4b48-9dfa-7a3f7ea2eb6d | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e7f445f-696d-4b48-9dfa-7a3f7ea2eb6d CC0-1.0 |
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S 8786
Relates to the kinds of insurance with respect to which a rental vehicle company or peer-to-peer…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll fba50cf6-0c6f-43b0-b2ff-e8d1ec31385a | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fba50cf6-0c6f-43b0-b2ff-e8d1ec31385a CC0-1.0 |
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S 2657
Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program
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Education Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d30d331-01c2-42d6-8e39-5425efc5c9c4 | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d30d331-01c2-42d6-8e39-5425efc5c9c4 CC0-1.0 |
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A 9476
Relates to the veterans tuition awards program; repealer
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 51418064-102a-44fc-a9b5-d86fba9adbfd | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51418064-102a-44fc-a9b5-d86fba9adbfd CC0-1.0 |
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A 9503
Provides for the restriction of substances in menstrual products
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll d501b43d-810f-4af1-834b-67a1126a7abf | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d501b43d-810f-4af1-834b-67a1126a7abf CC0-1.0 |
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A 9452
Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3cdc209d-5056-45a3-abb7-3c391001785a | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cdc209d-5056-45a3-abb7-3c391001785a CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)
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S 9583
NY · —
Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship
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S 8265
NY · —
Relates to ensuring continued access to backup devices for patients with cochlear implants
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S 9300
NY · —
Increases the mandatory retirement age of members of the uniformed force of the fire department of the city of New York from sixty-five to sixty-seven
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S 9124
NY · —
Enacts the "building retention and internship-to-degree graduate employment (BRIDGE) act"
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S 8821
NY · —
Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code
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S 9025
NY · —
Allows the city of New York to convey certain lands to the Amity Little League, Inc.
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S 9546
NY · —
Relates to certain procedural protections granted to third-party sellers and seller profiles of online marketplaces
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S 10093
NY · —
Relates to transitional care placements by the office for people with developmental disabilities
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S 9125
NY · —
Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"
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S 9123
NY · —
Relates to extending the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and licensed master social work
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