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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 438 Establishes the prescription drug supply chain transparency act	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 03056d1f-8e9a-46ff-8143-2b2001930855	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03056d1f-8e9a-46ff-8143-2b2001930855 CC0-1.0
S 6217 Relates to workers' access to treatment	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5469bbbd-bfe0-4f12-993f-a9698dbb4d88	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5469bbbd-bfe0-4f12-993f-a9698dbb4d88 CC0-1.0
S 2327 Requires 10% of the penalties imposed by the superintendent of financial services to be deposited…	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll eec56f87-69fa-413d-9d9f-089af5b522e3	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eec56f87-69fa-413d-9d9f-089af5b522e3 CC0-1.0
S 2027 Creates a banking development district working group	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll af0dae14-9ed7-4887-a976-4aba5fc70e8f	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af0dae14-9ed7-4887-a976-4aba5fc70e8f CC0-1.0
S 3615 Relates to minority depository institutions which apply to establish a home or branch office in an…	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2270626f-cf98-4d22-bb33-130d73063db3	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2270626f-cf98-4d22-bb33-130d73063db3 CC0-1.0
S 4925 Relates to requiring training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 64f11e7c-58bb-4660-a6b0-4b7917d34b75	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64f11e7c-58bb-4660-a6b0-4b7917d34b75 CC0-1.0
S 5939 Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 33bd366c-65ea-4dfa-8e2d-3514c70be0bd	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33bd366c-65ea-4dfa-8e2d-3514c70be0bd CC0-1.0
S 4980 Relates to the preservation of regionally significant projects with respect to agencies drawing on…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a82f711-5116-4e74-b263-74ca2cc69ee7	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a82f711-5116-4e74-b263-74ca2cc69ee7 CC0-1.0
S 1618 Enacts the "New York affordable drug manufacturing act"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c2c73690-216b-4e2d-9361-8c5f062a7db4	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2c73690-216b-4e2d-9361-8c5f062a7db4 CC0-1.0
S 2499 Relates to employment discrimination relating to family leave	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7e70f673-6a4d-4a66-8a3c-da44a1213867	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e70f673-6a4d-4a66-8a3c-da44a1213867 CC0-1.0
S 634 Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 51e0d3e0-0191-4a4c-a6c6-37f754417171	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51e0d3e0-0191-4a4c-a6c6-37f754417171 CC0-1.0
S 5049 Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fad4692-7b08-4e42-a8dc-80d4d02176c2	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fad4692-7b08-4e42-a8dc-80d4d02176c2 CC0-1.0
S 2128 Relates to requiring certain health insurance issuers to certify that at least a majority of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll feaac61b-61f7-43e9-83c0-702d159b03a2	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/feaac61b-61f7-43e9-83c0-702d159b03a2 CC0-1.0
S 371 Relates to creating a wholesale prescription drug importation program	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3dc7544f-d993-43c3-b22b-73b1f40ff450	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3dc7544f-d993-43c3-b22b-73b1f40ff450 CC0-1.0
S 2236 Enacts the wage payment integrity act	Labor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 29940bdf-9c4f-4a51-9d2f-fb2b2df36dae	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/29940bdf-9c4f-4a51-9d2f-fb2b2df36dae CC0-1.0
S 3203 Preserves access to affordable drugs	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f90d079c-a636-4b2e-841e-44e75af3c40f	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f90d079c-a636-4b2e-841e-44e75af3c40f CC0-1.0
S 2280 Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2debb45f-f960-42f7-bec7-9c1e6f424bfe	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2debb45f-f960-42f7-bec7-9c1e6f424bfe CC0-1.0
S 1892 Expands who may visit local correctional facilities	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d12f2d37-e4d1-44bd-870a-bde6abbe6b65	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d12f2d37-e4d1-44bd-870a-bde6abbe6b65 CC0-1.0
S 2067 Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6b196df3-b06a-481a-af00-bd59a8b69f55	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6b196df3-b06a-481a-af00-bd59a8b69f55 CC0-1.0
S 6990 Requires exit surveys for employees resigning from state civil service	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4aa3f60a-d27e-458c-af50-e4e251777796	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4aa3f60a-d27e-458c-af50-e4e251777796 CC0-1.0
S 3256 Increases the penalties for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2983ec8d-3031-4d61-8dce-adb48482e02f	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2983ec8d-3031-4d61-8dce-adb48482e02f CC0-1.0
S 5286 Prohibits self-service facility owners from enforcing liens on personal property held in a…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fad6d69-23d6-44a5-825e-7752b06bc03c	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fad6d69-23d6-44a5-825e-7752b06bc03c CC0-1.0
S 3394 Enacts the ceasing repeated and extremely egregious predatory (CREEP) behavior act	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d19f3fdd-eec1-47eb-a535-c98cb62c9b51	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d19f3fdd-eec1-47eb-a535-c98cb62c9b51 CC0-1.0
S 6912 Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority	Labor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4004cc0c-a5a2-4770-b2db-a2c0a72fb5d1	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4004cc0c-a5a2-4770-b2db-a2c0a72fb5d1 CC0-1.0
S 317 Requires anti-bias training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0afbc209-2b63-40b3-92c5-83af6c574a57	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0afbc209-2b63-40b3-92c5-83af6c574a57 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

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/5c98daba-6fcb-4559-a410-4fc675088218 CC0-1.0
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

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/ad7107f1-de1e-4289-91c0-3497f29a5292 CC0-1.0
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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