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Sam Sutton · Voting Record

New York State Senate · District 22

60Total Votes
46Yes77%
4No7%
0Abstain / Absent0%

Top Issues Voted On

Education
16
Agriculture and Markets
6
Public Health
5
Executive
4
Public Service
3
Environmental Conservation
3

Showing 60 votes

May 2026
YesS9062May 6, 2026

Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways

Executive
YesA10602May 6, 2026

Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities

Public Authorities
YesS9735May 6, 2026

Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"

Public Service
YesS1048May 5, 2026

Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history

Correction
YesS1636May 5, 2026

Authorizes the city school district of the city of Salamanca to establish a reserve fund for federal impact aid in the event such aid is reduced

Education
YesS2646May 5, 2026

Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Executive
YesS8371May 5, 2026

Relates to the release of student education records to juvenile detention facilities

Education
YesS9207May 5, 2026

Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds

Insurance
YesS10049May 5, 2026

Updates the definition of cyberbullying in the dignity for all students act

Education
NoS8547May 5, 2026

Relates to the electric school bus mandate; prohibits a mandate requiring school districts to purchase, operate or maintain any certain type of school buses; repeals certain provisions relating to electric buses

Education
YesS8370May 5, 2026

Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities

Education
YesS2596May 5, 2026

Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim

Labor
YesS5014May 5, 2026

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products

Environmental Conservation
YesS1784May 5, 2026

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Agriculture and Markets
NoS16May 5, 2026

Enacts Jacobe's Law

Education
YesS1741May 5, 2026

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS428AMay 5, 2026

Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium

Public Health
NoS717May 5, 2026

Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

Education
YesS9076May 5, 2026

Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices

Public Health
YesS8368May 5, 2026

Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records

Education
YesS8733May 5, 2026

Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery

Public Officers
YesA5850May 5, 2026

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Environmental Conservation
YesS197May 5, 2026

Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS8635BMay 5, 2026

Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program

Social Services
NoS4748May 5, 2026

Eliminates the zero-emission school bus mandate; repealer

Education
YesS3026May 5, 2026

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Agriculture and Markets
YesS8658May 5, 2026

Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid

Public Health
YesS9667May 5, 2026

Delays the zero-emission school bus mandate

Education
YesS7204AMay 5, 2026

Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members

Not-for-Profit Corporation
YesS7788May 5, 2026

Permits the establishment of reserve funds for costs relating to special education

Education
YesS8288AMay 5, 2026

Provides for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate

Education
YesS1664May 5, 2026

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

Criminal Procedure
YesS9539May 5, 2026

Relates to reporting of drinking water lead testing in schools

Public Health
YesS3158May 5, 2026

Adds animal fighting to the definition of criminal activity for purposes of enterprise corruption crimes

Penal
YesS4496May 5, 2026

Protects women's sports from unfair competition

Education
YesS3073AMay 5, 2026

Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care

Agriculture and Markets
YesS5488May 5, 2026

Relates to microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations

Agriculture and Markets
YesS2458May 4, 2026

Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board

Public Authorities
YesS161AMay 4, 2026

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

Education
YesS3111May 4, 2026

Permits schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school

Education
YesS2050May 4, 2026

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

Election
YesS2291May 4, 2026

Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent

Real Property Tax
YesS10167May 4, 2026

Relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2026-2027 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers

Budget Bills
YesS1327AMay 4, 2026

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers

Public Service
YesS557May 4, 2026

Relates to designating the month of May "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month"

Executive
YesA1388AMay 4, 2026

Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products

Environmental Conservation
YesS2398May 4, 2026

Requires genetic testing results only be received by patients and health care providers providing direct care while health insurance companies only receive a record that the genetic testing was performed

Civil Rights
YesS616May 4, 2026

Relates to designating the month of May "Korean American Family Month"

Executive
YesS10166May 4, 2026

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 6, 2026

Appropriations
YesA1422May 4, 2026

Requires accurate interpretation of statements made by deponents with limited English proficiency in accusatory instruments and supporting depositions

Criminal Procedure
April 2026
OtherS1982AApr 29, 2026

Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs

General Municipal
OtherS10102Apr 29, 2026

Provides for the implementation of certain parts of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year

Budget Bills
OtherS10103Apr 29, 2026

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 4, 2026

Appropriations
OtherS6494Apr 29, 2026

Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care

Insurance
OtherS3413Apr 29, 2026

Relates to article 78 judgments regarding disability pension determinations

Civil Practice Law and Rules
OtherS6745Apr 29, 2026

Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY

Education
OtherS9835Apr 29, 2026

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase

Public Service
OtherS2633AApr 29, 2026

Relates to the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state

Public Health
OtherS6952BApr 29, 2026

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.

Highway
OtherS200Apr 29, 2026

Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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