New York State Senator

William Colton 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 29)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill K00405

Introduced
4/29/25  
Honoring the memory of the deceased members of the New York State Assembly, in recognition of their distinguished careers in public service
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New York Assembly Bill K00474

Introduced
5/12/25  
Welcoming the descendants of the Chinese American Transcontinental Railroad workers to the Legislative Chambers in Albany, New York on May 14, 2025
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New York Assembly Bill K00412

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Passed
5/5/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 6, 2025, as Police Memorial Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00435

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 5-9, 2025, as Legislative Staff Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00433

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4-10, 2025, as Compost Awareness Week in the State of New York

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A08295

Introduced
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.
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New York Assembly Bill A08336

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Enacts the "faithless servant reform act", creating a rebuttable presumption of retaliation or discrimination for certain actions of an employer; provides that the employer maintains the burden of proof in certain actions against an employee; limits an employer's remedy of forfeiture against an employee's compensation.
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New York Assembly Bill A08355

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Relates to licensure requirements for fiscal intermediaries under the consumer directed personal assistance program.
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New York Assembly Bill A08132

Introduced
5/1/25  
Refer
5/1/25  
Defines temporary total disability as the injured employee's inability to perform such employee's pre-injury employment duties or any modified employment offered by the employer that is consistent with such employee's disability.
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New York Assembly Bill A08160

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Directs state agencies to adopt a waste diversion plan.
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New York Assembly Bill A08164

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Provides a tax credit for the installation of fire sprinkler systems.
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New York Assembly Bill A08226

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Relates to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D; provides for analysis of health plans by the department of health to determine whether such health plans meet or exceed the Medicare part D standard; requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of financial services, to notify prescription drug insurers of the provisions of this act.
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New York Assembly Bill A08222

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and states who may bring such actions; grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.
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New York Assembly Bill A08218

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Relates to the calculation of past service credit for members in the title of deputy sheriff who provided police protection or correction officer service transferring between the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.
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New York Assembly Bill A08203

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Requires any municipality which conducts lead testing to provide notices to the owner and any tenants of a residence upon a positive test and inform the owner and any tenants of lead abatement programs and other resources; requires municipalities to notify tenants of lead testing.