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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 7718 (Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies). It passed. Feb 24, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 5939 (Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies). It passed. Feb 24, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 2280 (Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence). It passed. Feb 24, 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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Photo: Photo via Open States

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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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Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • S 7718

    Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies

    Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A

    Feb 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5939

    Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Feb 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2280

    Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Feb 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 438

    Establishes the prescription drug supply chain transparency act

    Floor Vote

    Feb 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1850

    Relates to establishing the safe water infrastructure action program

    Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A

    Feb 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9155

    Relates to the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and houses of worship; repealer

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2459

    Repeals certain provisions relating to voting by members of the New York state authorities control board

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3394

    Enacts the ceasing repeated and extremely egregious predatory (CREEP) behavior act

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 372

    Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act"

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2497

    Relates to the admissibility of certain testimony and evidence by a person alleging discrimination

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5285

    Relates to persons who may become a voluntary administrator

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2067

    Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5286

    Prohibits self-service facility owners from enforcing liens on personal property held in a self-storage facility during state disaster emergencies or states of emergency

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6990

    Requires exit surveys for employees resigning from state civil service

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 7894

    Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents

    Floor Vote - Version: C

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8440

    Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3256

    Increases the penalties for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1425

    Relates to airport noise studies

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2597

    Establishes standards for public access to family court proceedings

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3693

    Relates to computer-related crimes

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 317

    Requires anti-bias training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 116

    Relates to the statute of limitations of actions related to certain sex trafficking offenses

    Floor Vote

    Feb 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4030

    Relates to emissions of toxic air contaminants

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8863

    Authorizes a thirty year retirement benefit for certain members in Nassau county

    Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6181

    Relates to employment at certain licensees for the purposes of parole conditions

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2640

    Includes veterans in the definition of military status for purposes of unlawful discrimination

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1287

    Establishes the rare disease advisory council

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8555

    Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited into a community preservation fund

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4513

    Requires applicants for major projects located near an environmental justice community to submit an enhanced public participation plan

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1090

    Requires dental insurance coverage to be offered to employees that is effective immediately upon the starting date of employment

    Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9069

    Provides for the transfer of service credit between certain retirement systems

    Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2458

    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

    Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1329

    Relates to adjustment of electric residential fixed charges

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4804

    Relates to establishing first responder safety zones

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1377

    Creates a legislative task force on outdoor environmental education and recreation

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6283

    Relates to the state cannabis advisory board

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2271

    Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 925

    Relates to penalties for failure to comply with maintenance and reporting of vacant and abandoned properties, and reporting and release of information

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9070

    Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents

    Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 898

    Relates to compensation paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language skills

    Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8276

    Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 195

    Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2076

    Requires that notice of initial determination for unemployment benefits be provided

    Floor Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5277

    Expands who can hold membership in an adult-use cooperative license

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3261

    Authorizes distributors of cannabis products to file annual returns electronically

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1180

    Establishes an indirect source review for certain warehouse operations

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9073

    Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and provides penalties for violations

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 349

    Relates to expanding the definition of agency

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6165

    Relates to the applicability of open meetings and freedom of information laws to certain not-for-profit corporations

    Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 566

    In relation to enrollment eligibility for election officials in the address confidentiality program

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

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