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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 2596 Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits…	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a634772f-cde0-44d0-b969-02e58e99f6fd	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a634772f-cde0-44d0-b969-02e58e99f6fd CC0-1.0
S 2040 Requires transmitters of money to provide a certain warning to consumers	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a6eca9f-5aa4-49b1-b616-e30e66142de9	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a6eca9f-5aa4-49b1-b616-e30e66142de9 CC0-1.0
S 3460 Relates to granting employees access to personnel records	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 58e8995d-d7ea-433d-8267-0eb1914b0d2e	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58e8995d-d7ea-433d-8267-0eb1914b0d2e CC0-1.0
S 114 Prohibits state chartered banking institutions from investing in and providing financing for…	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f3292bc-c03a-4692-8d50-8724948ca575	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f3292bc-c03a-4692-8d50-8724948ca575 CC0-1.0
S 681 Relates to fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of employees	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll dd5d3421-26d1-4a28-8753-2ff8c3389b04	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd5d3421-26d1-4a28-8753-2ff8c3389b04 CC0-1.0
S 2078 Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are…	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 369486a8-f31f-4769-892a-9edd8d9a5cc9	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/369486a8-f31f-4769-892a-9edd8d9a5cc9 CC0-1.0
S 372 Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act"	Labor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e47ac92-2df3-47f5-99e0-e67aa040beb4	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e47ac92-2df3-47f5-99e0-e67aa040beb4 CC0-1.0
S 8811 Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 35a71dcc-de92-43ae-9d85-b95c8a7499ed	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/35a71dcc-de92-43ae-9d85-b95c8a7499ed CC0-1.0
A 9491 Relates to cases terminated due to mental disease or defect and to establishing reporting…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 79431f55-f45a-437d-bf59-66ce25c1b2a3	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79431f55-f45a-437d-bf59-66ce25c1b2a3 CC0-1.0
S 7776 Enacts the "faithless servant reform act"	Labor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1f501db3-05da-40f5-a079-146242f3728b	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1f501db3-05da-40f5-a079-146242f3728b CC0-1.0
S 5473 Requires certain disclosures in advertisements involving virtual tokens	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3dba50f0-c533-422c-80d7-27f6326a05f6	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3dba50f0-c533-422c-80d7-27f6326a05f6 CC0-1.0
S 8887 Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0adcb8d5-24f2-4a07-aefa-22238132285c	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0adcb8d5-24f2-4a07-aefa-22238132285c CC0-1.0
S 8778 Relates to information required to be provided in certain calls made to the statewide central…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d1dd9d6-92c0-4b90-8fb9-5206153dc9cf	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d1dd9d6-92c0-4b90-8fb9-5206153dc9cf CC0-1.0
S 8406 Relates to the community bank deposit program	Banks Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d736465c-2488-4f01-a1df-63160dd25872	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d736465c-2488-4f01-a1df-63160dd25872 CC0-1.0
S 8828 Relates to transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8192d2e4-2809-4687-aa5c-e8b90eba9a65	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8192d2e4-2809-4687-aa5c-e8b90eba9a65 CC0-1.0
A 9451 Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 74c3dd21-ecef-4fd9-947b-0e961eebd24f	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/74c3dd21-ecef-4fd9-947b-0e961eebd24f CC0-1.0
S 8799 Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual comprehensive summary…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 814cce42-9bce-447d-ae95-4a1a8d2e6a4e	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/814cce42-9bce-447d-ae95-4a1a8d2e6a4e CC0-1.0
A 9455 Relates to certain information to be included in the annual report from the division of minority…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e7f445f-696d-4b48-9dfa-7a3f7ea2eb6d	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e7f445f-696d-4b48-9dfa-7a3f7ea2eb6d CC0-1.0
S 8786 Relates to the kinds of insurance with respect to which a rental vehicle company or peer-to-peer…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fba50cf6-0c6f-43b0-b2ff-e8d1ec31385a	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fba50cf6-0c6f-43b0-b2ff-e8d1ec31385a CC0-1.0
A 9476 Relates to the veterans tuition awards program; repealer	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 51418064-102a-44fc-a9b5-d86fba9adbfd	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51418064-102a-44fc-a9b5-d86fba9adbfd CC0-1.0
A 9503 Provides for the restriction of substances in menstrual products	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d501b43d-810f-4af1-834b-67a1126a7abf	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d501b43d-810f-4af1-834b-67a1126a7abf CC0-1.0
A 9452 Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3cdc209d-5056-45a3-abb7-3c391001785a	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cdc209d-5056-45a3-abb7-3c391001785a CC0-1.0
S 162 Authorizes the commissioner of labor and the workers' compensation board to issue stop-work orders	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 642032ae-9015-405c-a3ff-42ca1342036a	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/642032ae-9015-405c-a3ff-42ca1342036a CC0-1.0
S 1673 Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan…	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 20587158-01ee-4b63-8378-995c30f83d26	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/20587158-01ee-4b63-8378-995c30f83d26 CC0-1.0
A 9442 Relates to litigation funding	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b47c0d07-4092-4c63-8c61-aa35484113a6	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b47c0d07-4092-4c63-8c61-aa35484113a6 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

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/c46936a8-10e8-4be4-96db-d4b246f9ebac CC0-1.0
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

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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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