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James Sanders

NY Senate District 10

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2013

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY Senate District 10 current New York	Democratic	Jan 1, 2013	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,984 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
A 622 Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services	Floor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c95852d4-b0c3-46ac-81b1-633b4b8c70f8	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c95852d4-b0c3-46ac-81b1-633b4b8c70f8 CC0-1.0
A 1062 Relates to service contracts for accidental damages	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d4a40452-1227-45a8-810c-dab45f026a57	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4a40452-1227-45a8-810c-dab45f026a57 CC0-1.0
A 463 Relates to posting financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide elected office or…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c02fd330-ea0e-4c50-b05c-d6df67cd149d	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c02fd330-ea0e-4c50-b05c-d6df67cd149d CC0-1.0
S 9065 Relates to the reconnection of service for low-income customers	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c310392b-9cd4-4b03-8949-ed7a4912dd53	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c310392b-9cd4-4b03-8949-ed7a4912dd53 CC0-1.0
S 1443 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Rushford, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 361141bb-ab0a-48fc-991f-5ced08408583	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/361141bb-ab0a-48fc-991f-5ced08408583 CC0-1.0
A 3681 Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 50e257c7-7e9f-4989-8981-1ff294309313	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50e257c7-7e9f-4989-8981-1ff294309313 CC0-1.0
S 6259 Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 61544cc0-f540-4659-9e20-ac7ddb4ee6fe	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61544cc0-f540-4659-9e20-ac7ddb4ee6fe CC0-1.0
A 8470 Relates to the central New York regional transportation authority	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f0db78d1-aa5e-4e2a-811b-8e5e98f40263	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0db78d1-aa5e-4e2a-811b-8e5e98f40263 CC0-1.0
A 4277 Authorizes the Power House Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4097e40a-7d80-4229-8f4a-cbc6d7a1b571	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4097e40a-7d80-4229-8f4a-cbc6d7a1b571 CC0-1.0
A 10562 Establishes a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of correction officers who died in…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c2054344-1c8e-4bd6-9083-fd4695686424	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2054344-1c8e-4bd6-9083-fd4695686424 CC0-1.0
S 8630 Enacts the "freedom to read act"	Floor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll aa16254f-0cd2-49e6-8843-e7678d161633	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa16254f-0cd2-49e6-8843-e7678d161633 CC0-1.0
A 5115 Relates to certification required for payments made for home care services	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 97ba13c0-16d1-4a72-a384-d0007af2a1a4	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97ba13c0-16d1-4a72-a384-d0007af2a1a4 CC0-1.0
S 8612 Relates to enacting technical changes to the good cause eviction law	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7cea39dc-7829-4321-b4a4-6dc24b9d3652	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7cea39dc-7829-4321-b4a4-6dc24b9d3652 CC0-1.0
S 1477 Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6bfb5e33-3aef-4d35-a2eb-26b644225326	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6bfb5e33-3aef-4d35-a2eb-26b644225326 CC0-1.0
S 7460 Directs the commissioner of health to establish at least 4 maternal-infant care centers in areas of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll aca2f5d0-98a7-4248-b3ca-171f340f092c	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aca2f5d0-98a7-4248-b3ca-171f340f092c CC0-1.0
S 10007 Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3abee32d-d987-41af-ae64-ba7d6b30686b	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3abee32d-d987-41af-ae64-ba7d6b30686b CC0-1.0
S 8061 Provides for mental health counseling for correction officers and civilian staff in correctional…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c595f647-708a-479e-96f9-4ecbc0a3ad74	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c595f647-708a-479e-96f9-4ecbc0a3ad74 CC0-1.0
S 4379 Requires the educational and vocational credits earned by incarcerated individuals are transferable…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 496d345d-34c0-4271-a0fd-8eb5e225bc32	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/496d345d-34c0-4271-a0fd-8eb5e225bc32 CC0-1.0
S 2321 Relates to authorizing the city of Albany to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ba3eefce-141c-4c90-a2ea-2e03f44450eb	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba3eefce-141c-4c90-a2ea-2e03f44450eb CC0-1.0
A 9183 Permits the Johnson City Central school district to create an insurance reserve fund	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ade9b62-0897-4ebd-80e8-770c890c19d7	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ade9b62-0897-4ebd-80e8-770c890c19d7 CC0-1.0
S 6621 Prohibits the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d669a602-e2f7-413b-815f-329c5a322131	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d669a602-e2f7-413b-815f-329c5a322131 CC0-1.0
A 5894 Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f67b1857-2686-4e05-8b21-c1fd7d4b19ea	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f67b1857-2686-4e05-8b21-c1fd7d4b19ea CC0-1.0
S 5407 Relates to the first responder peer support program act	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ba7d091-21d7-4f17-8d4a-5bd92c51b5ae	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ba7d091-21d7-4f17-8d4a-5bd92c51b5ae CC0-1.0
A 6465 Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 474563a9-d7ca-440e-b2a2-b69e300e7ec4	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/474563a9-d7ca-440e-b2a2-b69e300e7ec4 CC0-1.0
S 4102 Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2168b05d-f1eb-4d82-8578-887c3a47e02e	Jun 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2168b05d-f1eb-4d82-8578-887c3a47e02e CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (255 as lead sponsor)

S 9656 NY · —
Prohibits fees for any service rendered through a bank relating to the use of an electronic benefit transfer card issued by the state or certain departments or…

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S 6531 NY · —
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of a person's caste in opportunities of employment, housing, and access to public accommodations

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S 5522 NY · —
Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus

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S 3693 NY · —
Relates to computer-related crimes

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S 6541 NY · —
Relates to high school equivalency diplomas

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S 911 NY · —
Requires diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias training for certain medical personnel as part of continuing medical education requirements

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S 6348 NY · —
Relates to the availability of information regarding day care services

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S 6602 NY · —
Requires the sanitation department of the city of New York to provide a photograph of the materials, condition or situation alleged to constitute the violation

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S 3694 NY · —
Establishes the work opportunity tax credit for businesses with fifty employees or less for hiring a long term unemployed person

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S 8570 NY · —
Relates to enacting the central air conditioner and heat pump rights act

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