State · New York Senate
James Sanders
State Senator · Senate District 10 · Party: Democratic
3984 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 9815 (Requires insurers to deposit certain funds into the reproductive health care access fund; and establishes the reproductive health care access fund). It passed. May 18, 2026
- Did not vote on S 9632 (Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding). It passed. May 18, 2026
- Did not vote on S 3247 (Relates to electric vehicle charging). It passed. May 18, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 10
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 2013-01-01
- Website
- Official site ↗
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This tab shows James Sanders'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 9815
Requires insurers to deposit certain funds into the reproductive health care access fund; and establishes the reproductive health care access fund
Insurance Vote
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S 9632
Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding
Floor Vote
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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
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S 10047
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
Floor Vote
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S 6389
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals
Floor Vote
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S 10017
Indexes fixed amounts and clarifies compliance for life insurance and annuity businesses; repealer
Insurance Vote
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S 10042
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder
Floor Vote
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S 8897
Directs the veterans service commission to submit a report regarding coordinated services for veterans with service-connected disabilities
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote - Version: A
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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
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S 429
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities
Floor Vote
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S 2126
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators
Floor Vote
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S 5729
Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote
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S 3194
Relates to defining "period of war" for the alternative veterans' exemption
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote - Version: A
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S 8233
Authorizes agencies to procure goods, services and construction from special veteran emerging business enterprises
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote
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S 10520
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 20, 2026
Floor Vote
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S 7328
Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 5318
Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of social security disability benefits unless certain conditions are met
Insurance Vote
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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
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S 10071
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch
Floor Vote
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S 3371
Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking
Floor Vote - Version: A
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A 3304
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 agencies thereof
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
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S 2484
Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time frames for preparing renewable energy facilities for clean energy storage and distribution
Floor Vote
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A 11365
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 18, 2026
Floor Vote
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S 4849
Directs the department of transportation to conduct a traffic and planning study on the feasibility of transforming the Harriman campus in connection with the relocation of the Wadsworth Laboratory at Harriman
Floor Vote
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A 9144
Prohibits parties to mediation or dispute resolution from recording such proceedings without the consent of all parties
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 7942
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 8371
Relates to the release of student education records to juvenile detention facilities
Floor Vote
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S 2476
Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program
Floor Vote - Version: A
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A 4840
Relates to the requirements for certification for certified interior designers
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 10001
Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote
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S 339
Relates to the establishment of a state university-based center for employee ownership; repealer
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote
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S 8690
Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote
Yes Source ↗
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