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Erik Bottcher

State Senator · Senate District 47 · Party: Democratic

1976 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of New York's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on S 8616 (Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act"). It passed. May 13, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 1714 (Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death). It passed. May 13, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 10041 (Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring). It passed. May 13, 2026

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1976
Final-passage votes
1976
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 47
Party
Democratic
Term
Since 2026-02-04
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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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.

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  • S 8616

    Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act"

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1714

    Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10041

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring

    Floor Vote

    May 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7279

    Authorizes certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled

    Floor Vote

    May 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 252

    Relates to wild or exotic animals

    Floor Vote

    May 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8681

    Exempts the Cody Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 2633

    Directs the president of the state civil service commission to conduct a study on job vacancies across state agencies

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10068

    Provides an exemption for certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for certain manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10053

    Waives the biennial attorney registration fee for New York attorneys who are employed in a public service job

    Judiciary Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8563

    Enacts the "consumer grocery pricing fairness act"

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10139

    Relates to the number of judges in family court

    Judiciary Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5691

    Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: B

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9027

    Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9506

    Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam county to the definition of inland waterways

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3553

    Requires investor-owned energy utilities publish on its customer-facing website both its promotional and educational materials

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1100

    Enacts the "open shelves act"

    Libraries Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4413

    Relates to deletion of a consumer's financial information after cancellation of an automatic renewal or continuous service

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9741

    Enacts the "bird safe buildings act"

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9504

    Extends the authority of the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional 3 years

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8483

    Prohibits online retailers from basing prices on certain criteria

    Floor Vote - Version: C

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8619

    Requires fiscal notes to be included on bills imposing mandated benefits under insurance plans and under the Medicaid fee-for-service program

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 548

    Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2493

    Relates to the community air monitoring program

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1665

    Relates to operators of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or pedestrian

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9273

    Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises; repealer

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9223

    Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncturists

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8482

    Relates to the use of revenues from hotel or motel taxes in the county of Essex

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8188

    Authorizes the town of Rhinebeck, county of Dutchess, to establish hotel and motel taxes within such town

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 8130

    Authorizes the issuance of delivery tickets electronically

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9924

    Relates to enforcement actions by the office of cannabis management

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9284

    Provides for the establishment of a nexus with the state of New York relating to unlawful discriminatory practices

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 488

    Enacts the manufacturer disclosure and transparency act

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7333

    Establishes the toxic victim justice act to extend the time frame to commence an action for certain victims who were exposed to a toxic substance; repealer

    Judiciary Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8044

    Establishes the libraries literacy education guidance act

    Libraries Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10098

    Relates to the maximum allowable timeframes to respond to requests for records under the freedom of information act

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9264

    Extends the authorization of the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional three years

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • 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

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9314

    Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Orchard Park, in Erie county

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9317

    Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions relating to alcoholic beverages

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7432

    Relates to restrictions on certain homeowners associations

    Judiciary Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8395

    Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9777

    Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7232

    Grants immunity from liability for personal injury and property damage sustained by a crime victim upon the premises of a business or nonprofit seeking assistance

    Judiciary Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2485

    Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new electric transmission lines

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9538

    Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 56

    Establishes a drug checking program

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9571

    Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9833

    Requires an annual brownfields redevelopment tax credit report

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9850

    Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Amherst

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 10129

    Relates to the reinstatement of state recognition and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

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