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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 7492 — Relates to permitting the village of Cold Spring to impose a hotel and motel tax | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7634 — Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8416 — Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8656 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage hickory shad | Yea | May 29, 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 | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8661 — Extends provisions of law related to youth pheasant hunting on long island | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8348 — Authorizes the village of Croton-on-Hudson to impose a hotel and motel tax | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1467 — Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of trails on the Empire state… | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5403 — Facilitates the marketing of any issue of serial bonds or notes of the city of Buffalo issued on or before a certain date | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3781 — Requires the office of children and family services to provide luggage to youth in foster care | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 923 — Changes party enrollment of voters where the enrolled party contained the word "Independence" or "Independent" | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6657 — Authorizes the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1076 — Extends the authorization granted to the county of St. Lawrence to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 596 — Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 778 — Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2739 — Relates to discharge of a mortgage | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5370 — Relates to authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendleton, county of Niagara, to reside outside of such town | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4153 — Relates to prohibiting food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 590 — Requires persons the ages of 16 or 17 to wear a helmet when riding a class one or class two bicycle with electric assist | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3498 — Extends the authorization of the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4767 — Relates to training police officers on how to respond to situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other… | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2068 — Establishes an active service exemption | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1130 — Establishes the statewide group home families working group | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2730 — Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements | Yea | May 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4723 — Allows for the donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit organizations | 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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