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William Colton

NY House District 47

Democratic New York since Jan 3, 1997

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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
S 8823 — Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs	Yea	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9433 — Relates to electronic bell jar vending machines	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8778 — Relates to information required to be provided in certain calls made to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9464 — Relates to certain off-site custom fabrication public works projects and the payment of prevailing wage	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3919 — Establishes a requirement for information related to specialized dental benefit plans	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8785 — Relates to voluntary opportunities for veterans	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8787 — Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3549 — Relates to services for post-traumatic stress disorder for emergency dispatchers and correction officers	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3228 — Provides for electronic notice for collateral loan brokers	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2193 — Provides technical corrections to provisions concerning the adjudication of certain traffic violations; repealer	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8761 — Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs	Nay	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9516 — Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement changes to the omnibus bill of 2025 related to correctional services	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8769 — Provides confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9439 — Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3411 — Requires notices on generative artificial intelligence systems	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9513 — Permits local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3361 — Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3681 — Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8798 — Relates to what qualifies as an applicable, timely and relevant issue for no fault separation	Yea	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8544 — Excludes certain medication abortion drugs from being deemed unlawful to prescribe or dispense and from being deemed misbranded under…	Nay	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3350 — Relates to educating nursing home residents about the role of legal counsel in applying for Medicaid and Medicare benefits	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 7894 — Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8130 — Authorizes the issuance of delivery tickets electronically	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2239 — Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of…	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 5383 — Requires soccer programs, lacrosse programs, ice hockey programs, and field hockey programs to provide informational packets about…	Yea	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (60 as lead sponsor)

A 1906 NY · —
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 NY · —
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 NY · —
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 NY · —
Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment

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A 2479 NY · —
Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature

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A 6988 NY · —
Provides a discount to drivers who install dashboard cameras

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A 1926 NY · —
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 NY · —
Directs MTA to establish free bus fares for high school students

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A 9354 NY · —
Requires certain manufacturers to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps

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A 3185 NY · —
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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