New York State Senator

William Colton Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01669

Introduced
1/10/25  
Requires an arresting authority to notify the local social services district when the parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a minor is arrested or taken into custody; requires the local social services district to monitor the placement of such minor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01677

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Relates to claims for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at work, including claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder or major depressive disorder resulting from work-related stress when demonstrated that such disorder arose out of extraordinary work-related stress attributable to a distinct work-related event or events directly related to the employment and occurring during the performance of the employee's job duties; amends the effectiveness thereof.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01678

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Updates requirements for retail worker employers when developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence; clarifies certain provisions of the retail worker safety act.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01696

Introduced
1/14/25  
Preserves ecological integrity, wildlife and open space in the Adirondack park; strengthens land use and development provisions in the Adirondack park so as to curtail rural sprawl.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01727

Introduced
1/14/25  
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01694

Introduced
1/14/25  
Relates to the protection of public health from exposure to radon in natural gas; requires continuous monitoring of the level of radon in the natural gas delivered; relates to a compliance assurance system; requires public reporting.