New York State Senator

William Colton 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 41)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02384

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

5/27/25

Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for treatment of rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses involving medically fragile children, by a provider of the patient's choice.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02575

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Extends the statute of limitations of actions related to certain sex trafficking offenses, reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations; grants trial preference to such actions; exempts such actions from certain provisions requiring notice of claims.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02533

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02475

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

5/19/26

Refer

5/19/26

Prohibits a public officer or member of the legislature from have a building or space named after themself while holding public office based on the fact that such person was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity involved in naming the building or for securing public funds for the person's or entity's cause or agenda.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02468

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

5/29/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Engrossed

6/13/25

Enrolled

12/1/25

Vetoed

12/5/25

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02539

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Report Pass

2/24/25

Refer

2/24/25

Report Pass

3/4/25

Engrossed

3/12/25

Refer

3/12/25

Engrossed

3/11/26

Refer

3/11/26

Requires mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts to be printed in large font type.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01838

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; permits shipping of such devices within the state; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02519

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits city agencies in a city having a population of one million or more from contracting with a limited liability company unless such limited liability company discloses the names and addresses of persons having limited liability for the contractual obligations and other liabilities of the company.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02569

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02515

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations; requires that hearing examiners be available until 7:00 p.m. at least one evening each week.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02457

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02521

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides for bilingual voting materials.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02477

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits admission of sex offenders to state operated psychiatric centers which share facilities with a children's psychiatric center.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02479

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature; allows the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature if such public authority files a written notice sixty days prior to the organization of such subsidiary with the governor and the legislature.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01924

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste; establishes the guidelines and sets a timetable by which manufacturers must comply with these provisions.

Page 41 of 62

42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50