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 A05199

Introduced
2/12/25  
Ensures that temporary protected status beneficiaries continue to receive Medicaid benefits if the federal government ends the program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05219

Introduced
2/12/25  
Provides for the transfer of the regional state park police to the division of state police.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05254

Introduced
2/12/25  
Enacts the "New York open water data act"; directs certain agencies, under the leadership of conveners, to identify and integrate key water data sets; provides duties and an annual plan for data to be researched and reported.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05320

Introduced
2/13/25  
Expands tuition assistance program awards for students experiencing homelessness.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05341

Introduced
2/13/25  
Restricts cannabis storefronts and premises from being located within 500 feet from child day care centers, public parks and playgrounds; specifies that schools, child day care centers and houses of worship located in a mixed use building shall be included in the restrictions on the locating of cannabis storefronts and premises in relation to such facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05448

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
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.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05475

Introduced
2/14/25  
Includes aggravated harassment in the first degree under a specified offense.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05499

Introduced
2/14/25  
Prohibits single-agent dual agency; requires representation agreements; allows broker's fee negotiations; prohibits mandatory broker's fees in residential real property transactions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05553

Introduced
2/14/25  
Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; provides such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered professional nurses and certified nurse practitioners who are in a masters or doctoral program and agree to teach nursing for one year for each year such incentive is awarded.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05589

Introduced
2/18/25  
Relates to the convening of a human services employee wage board; requires the commissioner of labor to convene a human services employee wage board comprised of twelve members; requires the wage board to hold hearings and report and make recommendations to the governor and legislature no later than December 31, 2025.