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William Colton
NY House District 47
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Issue areas
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Environment & Energy 170Labor & Employment 164Healthcare 157Government Operations & Budget 154Criminal Justice & Policing 133Social Services & Welfare 115Transportation & Infrastructure 107Economy & Taxes 94Civil Rights & Liberties 92Education 91Housing 72Technology & Privacy 58Banking & Finance 39Other 39Agriculture 31Elections & Voting 20Veterans Affairs 19Gun Policy 8Defense & Military 6Immigration 3Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY House District 47 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1997 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 9997 — Relates to physical therapist assistants | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9528 — Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Ithaca | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9318 — Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Officer Stephen L. Raymond | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9272 — Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9345 — Authorizes the Holland central school district to establish an insurance reserve fund | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10058 — Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-Hudson | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10001 — Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10187 — Relates to the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Bethpage | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8925 — Prohibits the sale of 7-hydroxymitragynine products | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2612 — Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9862 — Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9968 — Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| E 1625 — Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for grants in… | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6405 — Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10113 — Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis… | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10305 — Relates to protections against utility termination for medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind and disabled customers | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11543 — Corrects a misclassification property tax error on behalf of Tanya Hairston | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6954 — Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on certain content made available by the provider | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9969 — Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7933 — Relates to registrations of residential mortgages in default | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10528 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11566 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8953 — Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8852 — Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklands | Nay | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7966 — Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach to impose a hotel, motel and beach club tax | Yea | Jun 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (60 as lead sponsor)
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A 1906
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Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such infestation
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A 1904
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Requires car registration forms to display the label "qualified hybrid vehicle" and the estimated MPG of such vehicle as calculated by the EPA
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A 9296
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Requires catalytic converters to be indelibly marked or engraved with the vehicle identification number of the vehicle on which such catalytic converter is…
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A 1994
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Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment
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A 2479
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Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature
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A 6988
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Provides a discount to drivers who install dashboard cameras
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A 1926
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Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year
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A 9361
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Directs MTA to establish free bus fares for high school students
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A 9354
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Requires certain manufacturers to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps
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A 3185
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Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more
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