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 A00694

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires courts, prior to accepting a plea, to provide notice to the defendant that such plea and the acceptance thereof could result in deportation, removal from the United States, exclusion from the United States or denial of citizenship, if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00738

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to women's health in correctional facilities; establishes a women's health education program; requires HIV and STD testing to be offered to incarcerated individuals; provides pregnant incarcerated individuals with access to prenatal vitamins as well as a specialized diet tailored to pregnancy needs; requires a study and report on women's health in prison.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00741

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the installation and use of surveillance cameras in all racetracks; provides cameras shall be capable of monitoring human and equine traffic in and out of individual stalls, barns and surrounding areas; provides video footage shall be available for review for no less than three years from the date of surveillance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00779

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Provides that no provision of section eighty of the civil service law shall modify, replace or supersede any provision of a collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater rights than required by such section.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00796

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits the declawing and descenting of ferrets except when necessary for a therapeutic purpose and performed by a licensed veterinarian.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00798

Introduced
1/8/25  
Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00801

Introduced
1/8/25  
Expedites MTA capital project improvement, construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation by establishing a process for utility relocation necessary for such project.