New York State Senator

William Colton 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 56)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00282

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00357

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Provides an owner or lessee access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs for certain circumstances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00252

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter; requires sellers of such vehicles to include a fire-resistant blanket, bag, or container with the sale of each e-bike or e-scooter; establishes fines.
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New York Assembly Bill A00281

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.
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New York Assembly Bill A00345

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security or failing to provide security required by federal, state or local law, rules or regulations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00300

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Grants medical assistance eligibility for organ transplant expenses for residents of New York who are otherwise eligible for benefits except for their immigration status.
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New York Assembly Bill A00349

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Establishes the previously owned zero-emission vehicles rebate program to provide an incentive of an amount up to $2,000 for individuals who purchase used or previously owned zero-emission vehicles.
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New York Assembly Bill A00276

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030, twelve gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2040, and seventeen gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2050.
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New York Assembly Bill A00330

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the postmark date for change of enrollment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00285

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York; includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays.
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New York Assembly Bill A00313

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes sales tax exemptions for commercial energy storage systems equipment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00407

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A11005

Introduced
4/16/26  
Refer
4/16/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Extends certain provisions of law relating to requiring regulations to permit tuition waivers for certain firefighters and fire officers for CUNY until July 1, 2028.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A11007

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Extends certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York to 2028.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01138

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026 as Spina Bifida Awareness Month in the State of New York