State · New York Senate
Erik Bottcher
State Senator · Senate District 47 · Party: Democratic
1976 final-passage votes on record.
A member of New York's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on S 7645 (Authorizes Duane Lake, in the town of Duanesburg, county of Schenectady, to participate in the septic system replacement fund). It passed. May 19, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 10193 (Relates to the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection). It passed. May 18, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 5053 (Relates to increasing the mandatory retirement age for New York police department members). It passed. May 18, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 47
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 2026-02-04
- Website
- Official site ↗
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This tab shows Erik Bottcher's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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S 7645
Authorizes Duane Lake, in the town of Duanesburg, county of Schenectady, to participate in the septic system replacement fund
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10193
Relates to the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 5053
Relates to increasing the mandatory retirement age for New York police department members
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7316
Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of certain crimes
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 9197
Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10282
Directs the department of taxation and finance to create and implement an online program which will enable New York state taxpayers to electronically file income tax returns free of charge
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 561
Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4325
Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9100
Authorizes Tina Russo to receive certain service credit with the New York state teachers' retirement system
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 120
Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 6905
Provides the village of Ossining, Westchester county, with the ability to set restrictions on the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages at retail for on-premises consumption
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 9516
Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land from the licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 182
Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income
Floor Vote
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S 9350
Authorizes Michael O'Brien to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list to be a full-time police officer for the village of Le Roy
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 412
Relates to granting the legislature the power to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 360
Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10266
Provides that the additional sales tax that Cortland county is authorized to impose shall not be subject to preemption
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1067
Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6555
Provides a heart disease presumption for certain members employed as fire alarm dispatchers
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7817
Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10162
Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9632
Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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S 9908
Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8006
Authorizes the county of Dutchess to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs employed by such county
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 10047
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9577
Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative
Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6389
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10042
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10025
Relates to notification requirements of public employers regarding intentions to acquire or deploy any new application or technology that utilizes artificial intelligence
Civil Service And Pensions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 4780
Requires a municipality to give notice to an adjacent municipality of the adoption or amendment of certain zoning ordinances or local laws that affect parcels of land within 500 feet of the adjacent municipal
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 429
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9566
Relates to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department
Civil Service And Pensions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9831
Authorizes Christopher Walser to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer in the village of Chittenango and be placed on the eligible list for employment as such
Civil Service And Pensions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2126
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 10520
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 20, 2026
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7328
Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 1451
Relates to creating the Neighborhood Small Business Rent Increase Exemption
Cities 1 Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 8378
Requires that certain land which was conveyed to the town of Riverhead in 2011 be leased to the YMCA of Long Island for the provision of recreational and community services
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8369
Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗
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