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Erik Bottcher

NY Senate District 47

Democratic New York since Feb 4, 2026

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY Senate District 47 current New York	Democratic	Feb 4, 2026	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,976 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
S 1067 Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5858741a-de7d-4c6a-922d-1a144e01cd87	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5858741a-de7d-4c6a-922d-1a144e01cd87 CC0-1.0
S 561 Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c1e1baa4-fc83-4843-81cc-3910840c8daf	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1e1baa4-fc83-4843-81cc-3910840c8daf CC0-1.0
S 412 Relates to granting the legislature the power to direct the attorney-general by concurrent…	Investigations And Government Operations Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6472ea51-29a2-47f6-b106-48fcb1b0d91e	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6472ea51-29a2-47f6-b106-48fcb1b0d91e CC0-1.0
S 5989 Relates to library cards for minors	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 484c94e4-6449-4126-bc4f-3d94c181baa0	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/484c94e4-6449-4126-bc4f-3d94c181baa0 CC0-1.0
S 7817 Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf…	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 51a9d336-6f1c-44e4-8c0d-4e41e49e470a	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51a9d336-6f1c-44e4-8c0d-4e41e49e470a CC0-1.0
S 9788 Relates to arbitration proceedings	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a32821d7-8fd3-46b9-9cf9-ffc0bbf91265	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a32821d7-8fd3-46b9-9cf9-ffc0bbf91265 CC0-1.0
S 9577 Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3fe29c3e-9e3b-4f9e-951e-3ce9a8e81c48	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fe29c3e-9e3b-4f9e-951e-3ce9a8e81c48 CC0-1.0
S 429 Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 32408dec-488f-4635-9ba0-a94cdf1bfa45	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32408dec-488f-4635-9ba0-a94cdf1bfa45 CC0-1.0
S 120 Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f076742-7510-4ff7-9056-3cc8d04f89db	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f076742-7510-4ff7-9056-3cc8d04f89db CC0-1.0
S 2602 Establishes the office of Native American affairs	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 358490f9-5b4c-4305-870d-54bc6f95e1fe	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/358490f9-5b4c-4305-870d-54bc6f95e1fe CC0-1.0
S 5053 Relates to increasing the mandatory retirement age for New York police department members	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fd584d1c-e10a-41e2-8b6c-84c53b19f3e5	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd584d1c-e10a-41e2-8b6c-84c53b19f3e5 CC0-1.0
S 8006 Authorizes the county of Dutchess to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan to certain…	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 44562cf3-2e9c-48aa-b517-3bca9c9b69d9	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44562cf3-2e9c-48aa-b517-3bca9c9b69d9 CC0-1.0
S 10047 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 440d7561-f6fa-4073-b6d5-11dcd5742c3d	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/440d7561-f6fa-4073-b6d5-11dcd5742c3d CC0-1.0
S 9831 Authorizes Christopher Walser to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of…	Civil Service And Pensions Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e155fcb-2874-407d-97c8-cb0050a21263	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e155fcb-2874-407d-97c8-cb0050a21263 CC0-1.0
S 7316 Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f8e101be-ff3d-4dfc-890e-0655f5c0de84	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8e101be-ff3d-4dfc-890e-0655f5c0de84 CC0-1.0
S 9197 Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e0c5d45a-6455-4ea4-b0d5-09187f32e00d	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0c5d45a-6455-4ea4-b0d5-09187f32e00d CC0-1.0
S 10042 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3742961b-f1a5-404a-aaaf-cd1a2b20777f	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3742961b-f1a5-404a-aaaf-cd1a2b20777f CC0-1.0
S 10282 Directs the department of taxation and finance to create and implement an online program which will…	Investigations And Government Operations Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c3fb0963-cad3-405a-a0e2-7b888de25a1e	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3fb0963-cad3-405a-a0e2-7b888de25a1e CC0-1.0
S 7335 Relates to enhanced eligibility requirements of STAR	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5decf235-8ff6-450e-970a-4f757b063954	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5decf235-8ff6-450e-970a-4f757b063954 CC0-1.0
S 9632 Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4c5522e2-f004-48a2-8d8e-865a44343bc9	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c5522e2-f004-48a2-8d8e-865a44343bc9 CC0-1.0
S 8369 Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f13426e1-8946-4b97-9a3a-9874178079d9	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f13426e1-8946-4b97-9a3a-9874178079d9 CC0-1.0
S 4272 Provides for direct-pay tax abatement credits for solar electric generating systems and electric…	Cities 1 Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e90eb66-670d-419a-892e-f8e09b1e4a42	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e90eb66-670d-419a-892e-f8e09b1e4a42 CC0-1.0
S 3884 Requires the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to…	Cities 1 Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 31966ede-0a81-4326-87c3-7d4c427f9e4c	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31966ede-0a81-4326-87c3-7d4c427f9e4c CC0-1.0
A 9570 Relates to the clergy property tax exemption	Floor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f717f8a-84dd-4678-93d9-8d4d3866a2c3	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f717f8a-84dd-4678-93d9-8d4d3866a2c3 CC0-1.0
S 1451 Relates to creating the Neighborhood Small Business Rent Increase Exemption	Cities 1 Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fddc455c-3fc8-4efe-94e8-a2226e00a9de	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fddc455c-3fc8-4efe-94e8-a2226e00a9de CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

S 9652 NY · —
Relates to artist preferences in housing

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S 9334 NY · —
Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms

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J 2287 NY · —
Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

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S 10600 NY · —
Relates to ensuring the privacy of name change actions and of sex designation change actions; repealer

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S 10466 NY · —
Relates to prescription labels for gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, pubertal suppressants, anabolic steroids, alpha reductase inhibitors, progestins…

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S 10467 NY · —
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis

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S 10545 NY · —
Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the establishment of certain water charges for hospitals and charities in New York city

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S 9908 NY · —
Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual…

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S 10501 NY · —
Authorizes single stairway residential buildings in a city having a population of one million of more

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S 10450 NY · —
Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of…

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