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William Colton

State Assemblymember · New York Assembly District 47

Bills introduced (60)

NYA09307Introduced

Requires that all new motor vehicles sold at motor vehicle dealerships contain a space saver tire unless certain exceptions apply.

amend and recommit to rules 9307c · May 29, 2026

Yes 18No 0Other 4
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NYA09354Introduced

Requires manufacturers with gross annual beverage sale revenues of ten million dollars or more, beginning January 1, 2030, to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps or openings from which the beverage can be consumed while the plastic beverage cap remains screwed onto or otherwise affixed to the plastic beverage container; requires manufacturers with gross annual beverage sale revenues of one million dollars or more to comply by January 1, 2033.

reported referred to codes · May 20, 2026

Yes 20No 8Other 2
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NYA01994Engrossed

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

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · April 28, 2026

Yes 109No 38Other 3
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NYA01906Engrossed

Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such infestation.

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · March 25, 2026

Yes 104No 36Other 10
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NYA10638Introduced

Prohibits the location of homeless shelters within five hundred feet of a school, place of worship or transit facility; provides an exception for a shelter program or food program operated by a place of worship.

referred to cities · March 13, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NYA02010Engrossed

Requires that notice be given to the borough president or presidents, the council member or members, the senator or senators, the member or members of assembly and the district managers of the affected community board or boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority.

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · February 24, 2026

Yes 130No 1Other 19
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NYA09296Introduced

Requires catalytic converters to be indelibly marked or engraved with the vehicle identification number of the vehicle on which such catalytic converter is installed; requires junk dealers to obtain and record certain information and documentation when receiving a motor vehicle catalytic converter that is not attached to the motor vehicle.

print number 9296a · January 23, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NYA01255Introduced

Requires applicants to the department of environmental conservation for permits to disclose information concerning other permits held and/or revoked, enforcement actions, criminal convictions, fees or fines owed, and other information relating to compliance by the applicant or any corporation of which they are an officer, director, or large stockholder with state, federal, or foreign environmental laws or regulations and certain other laws.

referred to environmental conservation · January 7, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NYA01454Introduced

Provides the NYC water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board and/or sewerage systems.

referred to corporations, authorities and commissions · January 7, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NYA01367Introduced

Directs local law enforcement agencies in municipalities authorizing an auxiliary police force by local law to provide retirement service identification cards to auxiliary police officers who retire with 10 or more years of service or who are injured in the course of duty and unable to continue duty due to such injury.

referred to local governments · January 7, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NYA01895Introduced

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles adopt rules and regulations for the registration of, and issuance of special license plates and stickers for, electric motor vehicles; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles in a city with a population of one million or more persons; provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels in a city with a population of one million or more persons; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles at certain facilities and provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; directs certain entities to coordinate regarding the provision of certain information.

referred to transportation · January 7, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NYA01800Introduced

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.

referred to insurance · January 7, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

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S08681

Exempts the Cody Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. within the town of Granby, Oswego county, from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership.

Assembly · Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage

June 5, 2026

Yes
S08378

Requires that land formerly used as an armory which was conveyed to the town of Riverhead, county of Suffolk by the state in 2011, to be leased to the YMCA of Long Island for the provision of recreational and educational programs.

Assembly · Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage

June 5, 2026

Yes
S04325

Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for and receive a retroactive property tax exemption with respect to the 2024-2025 school tax assessment rolls and the 2025 general tax assessment roll.

Assembly · Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage

June 5, 2026

Yes
S08861

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Petersburg, county of Rensselaer, to Robert Bornt.

Assembly · Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage

June 5, 2026

Yes
A05036

Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 5, 2026

Yes
A05036

Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 5, 2026

Yes
A10299

Directs the department of taxation and finance to include an opportunity on certain personal income tax forms for individuals to provide written consent to be added to the donate life registry; makes related provisions.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10299

Directs the department of taxation and finance to include an opportunity on certain personal income tax forms for individuals to provide written consent to be added to the donate life registry; makes related provisions.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11357

Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe Inc. to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor for all applicable taxes from the 2025-2026 assessment rolls.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11357

Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe Inc. to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor for all applicable taxes from the 2025-2026 assessment rolls.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11128

Permits the town of Palm Tree to establish a demonstration program and install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices; relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the town of Palm Tree.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11128

Permits the town of Palm Tree to establish a demonstration program and install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices; relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the town of Palm Tree.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A03518

Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A03518

Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A07890

Authorizes the renewal of the WSKG lease for such land, tower and associated utility lines to the Tioga county emergency services, the Newark Valley central school district, the Berkshire fire department and the town of Berkshire highway department for a period of ten years.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A07890

Authorizes the renewal of the WSKG lease for such land, tower and associated utility lines to the Tioga county emergency services, the Newark Valley central school district, the Berkshire fire department and the town of Berkshire highway department for a period of ten years.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08216

Establishes the senior center council for the purposes of providing a forum for discussion of challenges facing senior centers across the state and developing solutions; supports sharing of information regarding efficient and effective operation of senior centers in different areas around the state; encourages the spread of methods and programs with proven effectiveness; creates an environment for peer-to-peer support for senior centers across the state; offers recommendations for how the state can support senior centers and lower barriers to effective service delivery; offers recommendations on existing services and cost effective measures to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the state; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08216

Establishes the senior center council for the purposes of providing a forum for discussion of challenges facing senior centers across the state and developing solutions; supports sharing of information regarding efficient and effective operation of senior centers in different areas around the state; encourages the spread of methods and programs with proven effectiveness; creates an environment for peer-to-peer support for senior centers across the state; offers recommendations for how the state can support senior centers and lower barriers to effective service delivery; offers recommendations on existing services and cost effective measures to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the state; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11533

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland and to lease such land to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11533

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland and to lease such land to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11076

Dedicates bridge number 1019119 on state route one hundred ten in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to Detective Stephen J. Mullen.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11076

Dedicates bridge number 1019119 on state route one hundred ten in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to Detective Stephen J. Mullen.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11056

Authorizes the village of New Berlin to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain lands.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11056

Authorizes the village of New Berlin to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain lands.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A05443

Requires the office of victim services to publicize programs offered by the office and to include certain information in annual reports to the governor and the legislature and to make such reports public on the office's website.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A05443

Requires the office of victim services to publicize programs offered by the office and to include certain information in annual reports to the governor and the legislature and to make such reports public on the office's website.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08334

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Ministerios Sion, Inc. for all of the 2024 general taxes and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08334

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Ministerios Sion, Inc. for all of the 2024 general taxes and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A02535

Provides optional disability coverage for county probation officers.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A02535

Provides optional disability coverage for county probation officers.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08434

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08569

Relates to voting by members of the New York state authorities control board.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A08569

Relates to voting by members of the New York state authorities control board.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11284

Prohibits electric scooter service platforms operating a digital network from operating electric scooters in this state unless such platform displays a warning that persons under 18 years of age are not allowed to operate electric scooters through the platform; imposes a penalty for violations.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10422

Requires that any sanction or civil penalty imposed by the public service commission be returned to the rate payers by means of a direct bill credit, as soon as practically feasible or no later than ninety days.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10422

Requires that any sanction or civil penalty imposed by the public service commission be returned to the rate payers by means of a direct bill credit, as soon as practically feasible or no later than ninety days.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A04134

Requires the director of the division of minority and women's business development in the department of economic development to give additional time for a business enterprise to cure defects in its application for certification or correct defects when a certification is denied, revoked, or changed.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A04134

Requires the director of the division of minority and women's business development in the department of economic development to give additional time for a business enterprise to cure defects in its application for certification or correct defects when a certification is denied, revoked, or changed.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10143

Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10143

Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11024

Establishes a competency restoration workgroup to evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the competency restoration process as it relates to defendants who are being evaluated and receiving restoration under article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law to permit legal proceedings to resume without undue delay.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11024

Establishes a competency restoration workgroup to evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the competency restoration process as it relates to defendants who are being evaluated and receiving restoration under article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law to permit legal proceedings to resume without undue delay.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10303

Authorizes Janay Gasparini, a part-time police officer, with the town of New Paltz police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the town of New Paltz.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10303

Authorizes Janay Gasparini, a part-time police officer, with the town of New Paltz police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the town of New Paltz.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A05577

Authorizes an occupancy tax in the county of Herkimer not to exceed 5%.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A05577

Authorizes an occupancy tax in the county of Herkimer not to exceed 5%.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10171

Changes the dedication of the bridge dedicated to Detective Thomas M. Inman.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10171

Changes the dedication of the bridge dedicated to Detective Thomas M. Inman.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10194

Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10194

Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11479

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Yonkers; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11479

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Yonkers; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10733

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation for the purposes of constructing a mixed-use campus for the community benefit.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10733

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation for the purposes of constructing a mixed-use campus for the community benefit.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11337

Authorizes the county of Cortland to transfer ownership of Linear Park to Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc.; provides that such lands shall revert to the county of Cortland if they cease to be used for the agreed upon purpose; provides that such park shall continue to be made available to the general public of the state of New York.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11337

Authorizes the county of Cortland to transfer ownership of Linear Park to Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc.; provides that such lands shall revert to the county of Cortland if they cease to be used for the agreed upon purpose; provides that such park shall continue to be made available to the general public of the state of New York.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10867

Authorizes the village of Briarcliff Manor to provide that the positions of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building inspector may be held by residents of Westchester county, or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A10867

Authorizes the village of Briarcliff Manor to provide that the positions of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building inspector may be held by residents of Westchester county, or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11131

Permits the town of Woodbury to establish a demonstration program and install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices; relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the town of Woodbury.

Assembly · Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules

June 4, 2026

Yes
A11131

Permits the town of Woodbury to establish a demonstration program and install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices; relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the town of Woodbury.

Assembly · Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable

June 4, 2026

Yes