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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 3786 — Includes remedial services, homework or childcare as the transportation responsibility of the city school district located in a city having… | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7801 — Waives the residency requirement for the office of Putnam county attorney | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6035 — Relates to reporting unmet need for programs and services for the aging | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2681 — Directs the superintendent of state police develop a critical incident policy for members of the state police | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7380 — Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Major Andrew D. Byers | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8408 — Relates to prohibited unlicensed activities | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3398 — Relates to enacting the reasonable accommodation anti-retaliation act | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2111 — Relates to the authority for the impose an additional mortgage recording tax in Otsego county | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7847 — Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to a certain formerly employed police officer | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6815 — Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1744 — Imposes certain requirements on institutions housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect prior to the discharge of such defendant | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7555 — Renames the "West Islip Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association" to the "West Islip Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association" | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8009 — Relates to authorizing the village of Malverne to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands | Nay | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4263 — Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3496 — Extends the authorization of the county of Schuyler to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3390 — Requires institutions of higher education make available their policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student… | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8313 — Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land to The Arc Westchester New York | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8377 — Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of recess held in schools serving students in kindergarten through grade six | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 982 — Adds Fishkill Creek to the definition of inland waterways | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8384 — Relates to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior… | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8150 — Enacts the governing unaccredited representatives defrauding (GUARD) VA benefits act | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6859 — Makes a technical change to the tax law; extends the village of Nyack occupancy tax | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3416 — Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment and authorizes practitioners… | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6698 — Relates to staffing standards for employees performing emergency medical services in the 911 system in a city with a population of over one… | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8183 — Relates to qualifications for holding the office of clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk in the village of Baxter Estates | Yea | Jun 13, 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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