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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 550 — Relates to the administration of the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6361 — Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1204 — Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to rename the 110th Street - Central Park North… | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8396 — Extends certain provisions relating to allowing artists to set certain rules about the resale of tickets to certain events | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8219 — Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to a certain formerly employed police officer | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7748 — Provides for a disability retirement for certain deputy sheriff members of a retirement system in certain cities | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8338 — Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8087 — Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8164 — Authorizes the county of Rockland to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to John F. Leonard, Jr., a deputy sheriff employed by… | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7599 — Relates to automated decision-making by government agencies | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8195 — Relates to an affirmation by any person, wherever made, in a civil action | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7680 — Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7078 — Authorizes the town of Patterson to impose a hotel and motel tax | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5379 — Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1897 — Designates certain portions of the state highway system as the "Between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes Wine Trail" | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6811 — Extends the additional one percent sales and use tax for Chenango county | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7148 — Provides a heart disease presumption for certain members employed as probation officers | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1349 — Requires school districts to provide information regarding water safety to parents or students upon enrollment | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5929 — Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state land to the Syosset central school district | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3393 — Requires that pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4053 — Extends the authority of the village of Highland Falls to impose an occupancy tax | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2520 — Relates to the maximum allowable timeframes to respond to requests for records under the freedom of information act | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5784 — Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the New York state Holocaust memorial | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8306 — Updates the South Lockport Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 700 — Provides for the adjustment of the minimum amount of tax delinquency for which the driver's license of a taxpayer may be suspended | Yea | Jun 16, 2025 | 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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