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 A06543

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06578

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06599

Introduced
3/6/25  
Establishes an independent office of chief medical examiner in the department of corrections and community supervision.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06600

Introduced
3/6/25  
Limits retaliation against incarcerated individuals following the filing of a grievance, by requiring more than the oral or written statement of the subject of a grievance filed by an incarcerated individual for the purposes of finding such incarcerated individual guilty at an evidentiary or disciplinary hearing for misbehavior.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06612

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Protects certain employees from a reduction of wages due to their involvement in the investigation of a violation of a workplace violence protection program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06629

Introduced
3/6/25  
Enacts the MEGA corporations act mandating worldwide combined reporting for large corporations that have more than one billion dollars in gross receipts.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06630

Introduced
3/6/25  
Enacts the expanded in-home services funding act to increase funding for expanded in-home services for the elderly; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06649

Introduced
3/6/25  
Enacts the PTSD awareness and rehabilitation act to require PTSD screening, provide trauma-informed education, and implement evidence-based rehabilitation programs to ensure incarcerated individuals receive proper support for mental health challenges.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06663

Introduced
3/7/25  
Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"; requires clear and conspicuous pricing practices regarding trash junk fees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06698

Introduced
3/7/25  
Declares Asian Lunar New Year a public holiday.