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William Colton
NY House District 47
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
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 1704 — Relates to reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7618 — Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling… | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3499 — Extends the authorization of the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7560 — Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report on the activities of the council | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7563 — Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5852 — Requires manufacturers or distributers of kratom within the state to include a warning label; prohibits labeling of kratom products as all… | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 617 — Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city… | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8069 — Extends provisions of law relating to the acquisition and disposition of real property by the metropolitan transportation authority | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7907 — Provides for expanded non-medical in-home services, non-institutional respite services, case management services, and ancillary services… | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8273 — Authorizes the town of Gardiner to impose a hotel and motel tax | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7580 — Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8116 — Relates to the Syracuse regional airport authority | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8417 — Extends the September 11th worker protection task force act | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8277 — Extends the open auction bond sale pilot program | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7427 — Prohibits the state university of New York from contracting out certain services | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8279 — Permits the Setauket fire district and Stony Brook fire district to enter into contracts with the state university of New York at Stony… | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8597 — Extends provisions of law relating to big game hunting authorization for the county of Onondaga | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7198 — Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Albany | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8591 — Extends the expiration of chapter 387 of the laws of 2013 relating to the Freeholders and Commonalty of the towns of Southampton, East… | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8090 — Requires the commissioner of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity of the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage… | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8487 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American shad | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8654 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American eel | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8658 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage alewife | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8399 — Relates to the solicitation of donations on state highways | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7839 — Relates to the Nesconset Volunteer Firefighter's Benevolent Association | Yea | May 29, 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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