New York State Senator

William Colton 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 31)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07760

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.
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New York Assembly Bill A07714

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Establishes certain consumer rights for the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs related to utility meters.
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New York Assembly Bill A07738

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Assembly Bill A08697

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Refer
6/25/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides that the voting age in New York be 16 years old.
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New York Assembly Bill A08722

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Engrossed
4/27/26  
Establishes a credit for military spouses and surviving spouses of veterans for competitive examinations whether for original appointment or promotion.
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New York Assembly Bill A08726

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Requires schools to follow seizure action plans developed by health care providers of students diagnosed with a seizure disorder; requires schools to provide seizure awareness training to certain employees on the recognition of signs and symptoms of a seizure and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to such symptoms.
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New York Assembly Bill A08758

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.
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New York Assembly Bill A08707

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Prohibits the sale of foods containing synthetic color additives in schools except under certain circumstances off and away from the premises or on premises at least a half hour after the end of the school day.
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New York Assembly Bill A08773

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Requires every franchisor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries to properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or franchisor's service contract and to compensate each of its franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty parts and labor, including but not limited to all warranty repairs, extended service contract repairs, extended warranty repairs, campaigns, service bulletins, policy repairs, component part warranties, factory compensated repairs, recalls, diagnostics, parts and other voluntary stop-sell repairs, and any other franchisor compensated repairs; relates to reimbursement to a motor vehicle dealer from a motor vehicle franchisor.
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New York Assembly Bill A01591

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Increases the amount of geothermal energy systems tax credits.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00336

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 9, 2025, as West Point Day in New York State
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New York Assembly Bill K00619

Introduced
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00631

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Farmers Market Appreciation Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A08743

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Provides for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; establishes duties to investigate; relates to examinations of the child in a suspected case of child abuse.
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New York Assembly Bill K00310

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York