New York State Senator

William Colton 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 30)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08172

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Relates to establishing timeframes for the payment of claims to hospitals.
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New York Assembly Bill A08223

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Expands the scope of duties for public employers to prevent workplace violence including additional training, the creation of incident logs, expanding inspections and providing the commissioner the ability to enforce such provisions to prevent workplace violence.
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New York Assembly Bill A08584

Introduced
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Establishes an annual cost of living adjustment for human services programs indexed to inflation.
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New York Assembly Bill A08634

Introduced
5/22/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/19/26  
Establishes maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sets such levels at no higher than 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and no higher than 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).
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New York Assembly Bill A07863

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Provides that the New York labor law shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of its remedial purposes.
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New York Assembly Bill A07878

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/27/26  
Enacts the lead pipe replacement act to require the replacement of all lead service lines by November 1, 2037.
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New York Assembly Bill A07824

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Authorizes Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William James Middlebrooks, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.
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New York Assembly Bill A07833

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Requires every city or county social services district to provide a wearable or mobile phone-based panic button to each employee whose job responsibilities necessitate direct interaction with clients in a client's home.
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New York Assembly Bill A07689

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Prohibits insurers from cancelling life insurance policies based on a medical condition that was disclosed in the application for insurance.
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New York Assembly Bill A07677

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Provides that a person is guilty of loitering when such person remains in a transportation facility, within twenty-five feet of the token booth or similar location, for more than twenty-five minutes unless authorized to do so or unless the facility's design would make it impossible to maintain a greater distance.
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New York Assembly Bill A07676

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Relates to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; increases penalties for possession of a weapon on subways and mass transit trains.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00436

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 6-12, 2025, as Nurses Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00599

Introduced
5/27/25  
Mourning the death of former U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel, distinguished public servant, statesman, and beloved member of the Harlem community
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New York Assembly Bill A07681

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
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New York Assembly Bill A07685

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Provides that health insurance contracts and policies for long term care shall be renewable each year at the option of the insured unless there is nonpayment of premiums.