New York State Representative

William Colton Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00216

Introduced
1/8/25  
Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment installation grant program, providing a one-time grant to private well users for the installation of PFAS treatment or service connection to a public water system; directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment maintenance rebate program, providing a rebate to private well users for the maintenance of PFAS treatment equipment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00226

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to create a staffing plan for workforce emergencies when experiencing staffing shortages.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00233

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation to review and promote such safety.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00239

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00240

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes that consumer litigation funding transactions should be subject to state regulation and sets forth requirements regarding disclosure, licensing, funding company and attorney responsibilities and limitations, violations and other provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00244

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires every employer to provide each employee with the equivalent number of hours as three full work days for such employee of paid sick leave for a miscarriage or stillbirth of an infant born to the employee.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00247

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Requires the state fire administrator to make available a specialized electric vehicle emergency response training program to provide training to individuals responsible for providing emergency response and recovery following incidents involving electric vehicles; defines emergency medical services agency.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00250

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00252

Introduced
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.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00241

Introduced
1/8/25  
Creates the child care professionals loan forgiveness incentive program for applicants who agree to engage in employment in the child care field; establishes the eligibility for such awards; establishes the amount and duration of such awards.