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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
S 5277 Expands who can hold membership in an adult-use cooperative license	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ddc46b96-63a4-4564-8041-ec1a971ff8f8	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddc46b96-63a4-4564-8041-ec1a971ff8f8 CC0-1.0
S 487 Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 683d105f-5b63-48ca-86dd-2bbd29457f6c	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/683d105f-5b63-48ca-86dd-2bbd29457f6c CC0-1.0
S 4408 Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 702cb663-94ee-4e30-9d40-279ad96f7ba8	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/702cb663-94ee-4e30-9d40-279ad96f7ba8 CC0-1.0
S 4473 Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a596da6-e506-4193-ba7d-dc561303dcbf	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a596da6-e506-4193-ba7d-dc561303dcbf CC0-1.0
S 5392 Permits certain not-for-profit corporations engaged in engineering for certain conservation efforts…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e421b9c4-6c27-4f37-9253-0948b389a6cb	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e421b9c4-6c27-4f37-9253-0948b389a6cb CC0-1.0
S 6274 Relates to preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for veterans with…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 98aaac09-df31-4e71-ac25-8cfeafa314dd	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98aaac09-df31-4e71-ac25-8cfeafa314dd CC0-1.0
S 5003 Rededicates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ec043716-00e4-47ff-884a-d22f4880e716	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec043716-00e4-47ff-884a-d22f4880e716 CC0-1.0
S 6181 Relates to employment at certain licensees for the purposes of parole conditions	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 226b4b7c-d085-4bf0-9eda-4ac7063782cd	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/226b4b7c-d085-4bf0-9eda-4ac7063782cd CC0-1.0
S 2611 Relates to participation in games of bingo by minors	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 69902fef-c89e-4db2-a0e4-0b2ee76a7668	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/69902fef-c89e-4db2-a0e4-0b2ee76a7668 CC0-1.0
S 4424 Enacts the anti-waiver of employment rights act	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d8711650-4708-40c3-a327-d054a57deae9	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8711650-4708-40c3-a327-d054a57deae9 CC0-1.0
S 659 Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 08e63533-998e-4c40-b5b0-bfa17a0164f8	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08e63533-998e-4c40-b5b0-bfa17a0164f8 CC0-1.0
S 3406 Expands remedies for violations of New York state uniform fire prevention and building code	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3fcb12dc-a4e5-4bc8-95ac-07167cedd0d3	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fcb12dc-a4e5-4bc8-95ac-07167cedd0d3 CC0-1.0
S 1130 Relates to protections for renters using certain housing subsidies or public assistance	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f2d84ea1-a150-4aad-ab9c-769508dd2134	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2d84ea1-a150-4aad-ab9c-769508dd2134 CC0-1.0
S 2447 Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6f5dbfc5-115c-4ce7-a80e-e948843b3bb8	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f5dbfc5-115c-4ce7-a80e-e948843b3bb8 CC0-1.0
S 1461 Extends the answer time when a major capital improvement rent increase has been filed to ninety days	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2f75f793-3c64-4352-9d2d-ff081c0d3478	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f75f793-3c64-4352-9d2d-ff081c0d3478 CC0-1.0
S 3261 Authorizes distributors of cannabis products to file annual returns electronically	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c3dc8e97-7485-45b0-85bc-15f3381e5975	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3dc8e97-7485-45b0-85bc-15f3381e5975 CC0-1.0
S 78 Requires colleges, universities, professional, proprietary, and graduate schools to provide a…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b7cfbc38-aa39-41b0-8653-ef395579b8c5	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7cfbc38-aa39-41b0-8653-ef395579b8c5 CC0-1.0
S 3179 Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c781b542-ee10-4827-bd4e-8950fc6e68c3	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c781b542-ee10-4827-bd4e-8950fc6e68c3 CC0-1.0
S 6227 Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d495899-3e4f-4b17-90cd-a5d7ae9709f9	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d495899-3e4f-4b17-90cd-a5d7ae9709f9 CC0-1.0
C 978 Provides for the election of two Regents of the University of the State of New York	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 813e5223-911a-4faf-9d3f-bc198cae4ceb	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/813e5223-911a-4faf-9d3f-bc198cae4ceb CC0-1.0
S 6273 Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e1c29568-f50d-40d0-bb86-0ced18ab37ad	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1c29568-f50d-40d0-bb86-0ced18ab37ad CC0-1.0
S 3177 Regulates commercial finance licensing	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b5597886-2e9d-4a48-b673-4567ed444d6b	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5597886-2e9d-4a48-b673-4567ed444d6b CC0-1.0
S 4478 Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking…	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a3f9696-b7bd-41d7-b24e-cc886409b904	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a3f9696-b7bd-41d7-b24e-cc886409b904 CC0-1.0
S 4950 Relates to the payment for services at addiction treatment centers operated by the office of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c7814a00-4edf-4022-91fb-e91718a2a2a4	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c7814a00-4edf-4022-91fb-e91718a2a2a4 CC0-1.0
S 70 Relates to mortgage loan servicers	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fc579143-28de-4837-87ad-1d06211c83ae	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc579143-28de-4837-87ad-1d06211c83ae 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

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/edbc4f35-08cf-486c-9ed8-269f590d496c CC0-1.0
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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