Representative • Democrat

William Colton

New York • District HD-047

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Activity Summary

Bills Sponsored

Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

94% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 84

Other: 339

Yea: 10426

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Sponsored Bills

NY A01461•Introduced

Relates to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.

Co-Sponsor

NY A08075•Introduced

Establishes the downstate New York power authority to own and operate electricity service and acquire the distribution facilities formerly owned by any downstate utility corporation.

Co-Sponsor

NY A08064•Introduced

Enacts the student journalist education act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.

Co-Sponsor

NY A08052•Introduced

Clarifies provisions regarding health care professional applications and terminations.

Co-Sponsor

NY A06332•Introduced

Requires that following the acquittal after trial or the sentencing of any defendant for a felony, the district attorney, or their designee, shall mail a written summary of the disposition of such felony to any victim who was not present at the time that the defendant was sentenced or acquitted after trial.

Co-Sponsor

NY A00073•Introduced

Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.

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NY A04604•Introduced

Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.

Co-Sponsor

NY A00233•Introduced

Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation to review and promote such safety.

Co-Sponsor

NY A07633•Introduced

Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules and regulations to establish fee transparency standards for electric vehicle charging stations.

Co-Sponsor

NY A05832•Introduced

Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.

Co-Sponsor

NY A05448•Introduced

Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal civil rights act of 1964; requires the division of human rights to develop training for students and employees; requires the Title VI coordinator to notify annually all students and employees of the institution's policies and procedures for reporting discrimination and harassment.

Co-Sponsor

NY A03466•Introduced

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.

Co-Sponsor

NY A01994•Introduced

Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment.

Primary Sponsor

NY A00852•Introduced

Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include such bicycles identifying serial number; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.

Co-Sponsor

NY A03229•Introduced

Prohibits insurance companies from discriminating based on genetic predisposition including refusing to issue or renew, charging any increased rate, or restricting any length of coverage; prohibits insurers from requiring genetic testing.

Co-Sponsor

NY A00565•Engrossed

Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

Co-Sponsor

NY A07714•Introduced

Establishes certain consumer rights for the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs related to utility meters.

Co-Sponsor

NY A07760•Introduced

Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.

Co-Sponsor

NY A00355•Engrossed

Provides for a partial exemption from taxation of certain residential real property transferred by a governmental entity, nonprofit housing organization, land bank or community land trust to low-income households; sets forth conditions for the discontinuance of such exemption.

Co-Sponsor

NY A00034•Engrossed

Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.

Co-Sponsor

NY A01388•Introduced

Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products.

Co-Sponsor

NY A07685•Introduced

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.

Primary Sponsor

NY A07676•Introduced

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

Co-Sponsor

NY A07677•Introduced

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.

Co-Sponsor

NY A07689•Introduced

Prohibits insurers from cancelling life insurance policies based on a medical condition that was disclosed in the application for insurance.

Co-Sponsor

NY A07681•Introduced

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.

Primary Sponsor

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