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James Sanders
NY Senate District 10
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Government Operations & Budget 114Criminal Justice & Policing 94Civil Rights & Liberties 81Economy & Taxes 70Banking & Finance 67Labor & Employment 59Environment & Energy 54Healthcare 54Housing 47Social Services & Welfare 47Education 38Transportation & Infrastructure 38Technology & Privacy 27Elections & Voting 10Other 10Gun Policy 8Veterans Affairs 7Immigration 4Agriculture 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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 |
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S 1116
Designates April twentieth as a day of commemoration to be known as New York state constitution day
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 20478c3d-b9ab-4244-b078-bc620615c337 | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/20478c3d-b9ab-4244-b078-bc620615c337 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5598
Relates to protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 85b599f0-f0ce-4138-a9ae-841e81fb6901 | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85b599f0-f0ce-4138-a9ae-841e81fb6901 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2546
Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c8b6b85-2b14-4d53-8a96-da670f5df6d7 | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c8b6b85-2b14-4d53-8a96-da670f5df6d7 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2078
Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9ad4bb89-f4dd-41c0-bb81-7cd406db2a0c | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ad4bb89-f4dd-41c0-bb81-7cd406db2a0c CC0-1.0 |
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S 6749
Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 67588251-63ca-487d-8c0f-0d5d62a1285b | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67588251-63ca-487d-8c0f-0d5d62a1285b CC0-1.0 |
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S 9497
Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food…
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 80f7c797-9e80-463b-9e1e-4049a37bdfc4 | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80f7c797-9e80-463b-9e1e-4049a37bdfc4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5311
Relates to mortgage guaranty insurance
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cfe7f925-d5e7-4345-82bb-73b2a76ad13c | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cfe7f925-d5e7-4345-82bb-73b2a76ad13c CC0-1.0 |
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S 7915
Requires insurance coverage for early egg and peanut allergen introduction dietary supplements for…
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cd84144c-88f6-4553-a697-4ede9fe91350 | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd84144c-88f6-4553-a697-4ede9fe91350 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4867
Prohibits the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to coverage for the diagnosis and…
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Insurance Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 869a9227-f556-4b7f-aac7-b1d38c24eee4 | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/869a9227-f556-4b7f-aac7-b1d38c24eee4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9207
Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog…
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9bc18c10-6f4f-428c-9003-d9fcd03bcfaf | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9bc18c10-6f4f-428c-9003-d9fcd03bcfaf CC0-1.0 |
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S 3352
Relates to electronic delivery of insurance notices
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 31bfda1e-2408-43c7-9b5e-1dffa3f39c93 | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31bfda1e-2408-43c7-9b5e-1dffa3f39c93 CC0-1.0 |
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S 3190
Expands eligibility for the low interest rate program of the state of New York mortgage agency
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9ad2ae0c-0b1c-49f2-abb6-966d09cbe7f8 | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ad2ae0c-0b1c-49f2-abb6-966d09cbe7f8 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1673
Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb45fa44-5d03-4fd1-bda5-a911a556ae3a | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb45fa44-5d03-4fd1-bda5-a911a556ae3a CC0-1.0 |
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S 1984
Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d28bf5a-af46-41e7-966e-dca817f3e2fc | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d28bf5a-af46-41e7-966e-dca817f3e2fc CC0-1.0 |
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S 354
Expands the healthcare services provided by telehealth
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll bdc90d2d-1715-46c7-aa32-60ca3646ded7 | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bdc90d2d-1715-46c7-aa32-60ca3646ded7 CC0-1.0 |
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S 3575
Relates to establishing a uterine fibroids awareness and education program
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll e38a8029-20ff-4853-881a-3dc0e9842691 | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e38a8029-20ff-4853-881a-3dc0e9842691 CC0-1.0 |
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A 11000
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 20, 2026
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3eb59e28-5151-44b8-9b5f-77615ddbae53 | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3eb59e28-5151-44b8-9b5f-77615ddbae53 CC0-1.0 |
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S 6817
Authorizing the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept from the Incorporated Village of…
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Floor Vote | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll a5947cbe-198e-4ed8-970f-d3afad82d43a | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5947cbe-198e-4ed8-970f-d3afad82d43a CC0-1.0 |
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S 1912
Relates to medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0604d6e-06af-4908-9641-122f1b78e6e4 | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0604d6e-06af-4908-9641-122f1b78e6e4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1701
Relates to strengthening of utility storm response and compliance
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5fca09e0-749d-4fba-983d-390a2ab1e238 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5fca09e0-749d-4fba-983d-390a2ab1e238 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1966
Requires social services districts to automatically re-enroll eligible persons or households for…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0917f28-0336-4881-9d56-fce32a30a03c | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0917f28-0336-4881-9d56-fce32a30a03c CC0-1.0 |
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S 2011
Directs the department of state and public service commission to study and report upon disclosure…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5271976b-f891-494b-8deb-5c17422274d9 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5271976b-f891-494b-8deb-5c17422274d9 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1553
Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 928b5345-fc7c-4a12-b0f6-7af69e9521ce | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/928b5345-fc7c-4a12-b0f6-7af69e9521ce CC0-1.0 |
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S 8062
Requires certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d045138-b20f-44cb-99ec-5677f472794b | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d045138-b20f-44cb-99ec-5677f472794b CC0-1.0 |
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S 3734
Authorizes the public service commission to establish rules to limit a utility's ability to recover…
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 192edf83-8ace-4550-9613-76c77065f316 | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/192edf83-8ace-4550-9613-76c77065f316 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (255 as lead sponsor)
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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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