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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| A 5912 — Requires exit surveys for employees resigning from state civil service | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8639 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6942 — Restores the 20 year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers and sanitation workers | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6188 — Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to CW2 John M. Grassia III | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6372 — Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2687 — Establishes a center for dyslexia and dysgraphia | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2520 — Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7351 — Relates to expanding the residential parking permit system within the area known as Elmont in the town of Hempstead | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5254 — Enacts the "New York open water data act" | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6277 — Establishes a brand owner's license | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7915 — Authorizes David Edwards to receive certain service credit under a twenty-five year retirement plan | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8289 — Relates to non-Indian trespass and drug trafficking activities within Indian lands, and to criminal law enforcement activities within… | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8679 — Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of the coordinated construction act for lower Manhattan relating to joint bidding on… | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8620 — Relates to the time of transfer of certain state lands to KIPP: Albany Community Public Charter Schools, and to the effectiveness of… | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7040 — Authorizes private membership establishments to have certain licenses for sale of alcohol | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4025 — Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Warren county | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2328 — Authorizes the town of Dickinson to establish hotel and motel taxes within such town | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6721 — Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6279 — Authorizes the granting of retirement service credit in the optional twenty year retirement plan to Duane A. Palma for service as a… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 598 — Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5149 — Relates to the debriefing of certain contracts | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2177 — Removes emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3698 — Relates to exemptions from real property taxes for senior citizens | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3987 — Designates security officers for the village court of the village of Pleasantville as peace officers | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4276 — Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state | Yea | Jun 6, 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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