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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 10722 Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ea40c5e-8f78-45bf-9d0d-fd7f07cf318a	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ea40c5e-8f78-45bf-9d0d-fd7f07cf318a CC0-1.0
A 10522 Authorizes the town of Clinton to impose an occupancy tax	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 59a93b34-f462-4cc6-bcd4-75b447733ba1	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59a93b34-f462-4cc6-bcd4-75b447733ba1 CC0-1.0
S 10049 Updates the definition of cyberbullying in the dignity for all students act	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 40bfbffa-d02b-416d-9dae-6925e7105f63	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40bfbffa-d02b-416d-9dae-6925e7105f63 CC0-1.0
S 9839 Facilitates the marketing of any issue of serial bonds or notes of the city of Buffalo issued on or…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e38ed5a-b784-4a49-8baf-4aff87e0abbf	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e38ed5a-b784-4a49-8baf-4aff87e0abbf CC0-1.0
S 9314 Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Orchard Park, in Erie county	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 80f7b695-278f-47f0-8bac-ff25fa48b63b	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80f7b695-278f-47f0-8bac-ff25fa48b63b CC0-1.0
A 10737 Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 13d83b92-a09c-4f57-9c49-bfa06d4b1a43	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13d83b92-a09c-4f57-9c49-bfa06d4b1a43 CC0-1.0
S 9504 Extends the authority of the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ee11c5f-a7e0-4e48-b065-1d7b776513a8	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ee11c5f-a7e0-4e48-b065-1d7b776513a8 CC0-1.0
S 10023 Relates to base proportions in assessing units in Nassau and Suffolk counties	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f4100e0-4684-4e4e-b88e-2ba306b0b249	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f4100e0-4684-4e4e-b88e-2ba306b0b249 CC0-1.0
S 10029 Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a63f6222-e53e-4799-9251-9c2f5cc7907a	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a63f6222-e53e-4799-9251-9c2f5cc7907a CC0-1.0
S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 917adce1-3681-4ccd-be3e-90280fc1325e	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/917adce1-3681-4ccd-be3e-90280fc1325e CC0-1.0
S 10000 Authorizes children who will be 18 or older on the date of a permanency hearing to apply to…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d4e1e956-db4b-4936-84ba-9f40ff6c6a15	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4e1e956-db4b-4936-84ba-9f40ff6c6a15 CC0-1.0
S 10266 Provides that the additional sales tax that Cortland county is authorized to impose shall not be…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 58140421-070a-43c0-9b54-e6f036cc8c5a	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58140421-070a-43c0-9b54-e6f036cc8c5a CC0-1.0
S 10188 Repeals section 2 of chapter 316 of the laws of 2025 relating to the use of tax funds collected by…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 29edee72-6f3f-46cc-a3ea-2c0ae28dbec1	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/29edee72-6f3f-46cc-a3ea-2c0ae28dbec1 CC0-1.0
S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll acf4eef5-5db3-49b6-b411-167816a2e3c4	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/acf4eef5-5db3-49b6-b411-167816a2e3c4 CC0-1.0
A 10932 Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Amherst	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f72fbbad-f675-4e41-9207-4a84d4ccbe74	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f72fbbad-f675-4e41-9207-4a84d4ccbe74 CC0-1.0
S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 072efcb8-c926-47c2-9029-06bc5434d51d	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/072efcb8-c926-47c2-9029-06bc5434d51d CC0-1.0
S 10039 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic herring	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a4bba815-d5d7-4217-815b-bdb1617da16c	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a4bba815-d5d7-4217-815b-bdb1617da16c CC0-1.0
S 9264 Extends the authorization of the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 30e9b4bd-dc12-47a9-aa65-7b1811f1654d	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30e9b4bd-dc12-47a9-aa65-7b1811f1654d CC0-1.0
S 9968 Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 97244cf0-27c1-4f89-9bbb-a26264d1b1ea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97244cf0-27c1-4f89-9bbb-a26264d1b1ea CC0-1.0
S 9157 Authorizes the city of Batavia to impose a hotel and motel tax	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b26d7eae-6606-4247-b464-fec79b6cecbb	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b26d7eae-6606-4247-b464-fec79b6cecbb CC0-1.0
S 8233 Authorizes agencies to procure goods, services and construction from special veteran emerging…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bb4e3086-6c69-42aa-a847-b843b1dd223c	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb4e3086-6c69-42aa-a847-b843b1dd223c CC0-1.0
S 9789 Relates to obtaining jurisdiction over certain defendants in matters relating to a tenancy or lease	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll de1c2d38-878b-4df1-adb8-25f75defa8fc	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de1c2d38-878b-4df1-adb8-25f75defa8fc CC0-1.0
A 9520 Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ee09c3ff-19dd-4271-9ad3-acbe3b636754	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee09c3ff-19dd-4271-9ad3-acbe3b636754 CC0-1.0
S 5134 Establishes a uniform electronic medical records system for correctional facilities	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 74f0c4b7-6f06-4450-8ace-5ec25b013c6c	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/74f0c4b7-6f06-4450-8ace-5ec25b013c6c CC0-1.0
S 1723 Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a76d41e-1be4-4674-bcb4-472c5d577849	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a76d41e-1be4-4674-bcb4-472c5d577849 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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