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 9832 (Imposes standards for certain examination services). It passed. May 4, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 2398 (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). It passed. May 4, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 8174 (Relates to authorizing the New York Liquidation Bureau to establish a reimbursement program for eligible local educational agencies). It passed. May 4, 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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No platform recorded yet
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 2398
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
Floor Vote
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S 8174
Relates to authorizing the New York Liquidation Bureau to establish a reimbursement program for eligible local educational agencies
Insurance Vote - Version: A
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S 10167
Relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2026-2027 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers
Floor Vote
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S 10166
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 6, 2026
Floor Vote
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S 161
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
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S 3111
Permits schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school
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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
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A 1422
Requires accurate interpretation of statements made by deponents with limited English proficiency in accusatory instruments and supporting depositions
Floor Vote
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S 9941
Prohibits insurers from refusing to renew a policy on certain automobiles used for volunteer social service transportation
Insurance Vote
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S 1327
Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 9746
Clarifies who may sue an insurer for violations related to misrepresentations, misleading statements and incomplete comparisons
Insurance Vote
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S 2291
Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent
Floor Vote
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S 9179
Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse
Insurance Vote - Version: A
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A 1388
Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products
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S 10102
Provides for the implementation of certain parts of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year
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S 6626
Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote - Version: A
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A 2332
Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common non-English languages
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 1280
Relates to labeling requirements for gas stoves
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote - Version: B
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S 6494
Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care
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S 8711
Includes certain companies engaging in hospitality or tourism which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting, or use of certain agricultural products in the excelsior jobs program
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S 9835
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase
Floor Vote
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S 7837
Establishes the buy American, buy union grant program and the buy American, buy union grant fund
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S 6952
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.
Floor Vote - Version: B
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A 4871
Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year
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S 5060
Relates to establishing a public transportation expansion fund
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S 2633
Relates to the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 9543
Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote
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S 1982
Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 7909
Relates to off premise retail license holders
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S 1865
Enacts the lift our communities advertise locally (LOCAL) program
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote - Version: A
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S 10103
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 4, 2026
Floor Vote
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S 2384
Relates to the eligibility criteria for the excelsior jobs program act
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Vote
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S 8248
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state
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S 200
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
Floor Vote
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S 9851
Expands the veterans' services commission
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote
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S 4675
Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters
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S 5132
Requires certain corporations to annually prepare a climate-related financial risk report for submission to the secretary of state and to make such report available to the public
Banks Vote
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S 9217
Authorizes additional paid leave for public employees who are absent on military duty
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote
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