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James Sanders

State Senator · Senate District 10 · Party: Democratic

3984 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

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

Latest votes
  • Did not vote on S 7731 (Requires coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany their infant needing such transport). It passed. Mar 24, 2026
  • Did not vote on S 7618 (Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements). It passed. Mar 24, 2026
  • Did not vote on S 8542 (Directs the department of health to establish and maintain a directory webpage locating publicly accessible lactation accommodations in state-owned and state-leased buildings). It passed. Mar 24, 2026

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 10
Party
Democratic
Term
Since 2013-01-01
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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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.

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

  • S 7731

    Requires coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany their infant needing such transport

    Floor Vote

    Mar 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 7618

    Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 8542

    Directs the department of health to establish and maintain a directory webpage locating publicly accessible lactation accommodations in state-owned and state-leased buildings

    Floor Vote

    Mar 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 1380

    Relates to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 1787

    Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 5047

    Provides for offering reward or incentive programs

    Insurance Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2482

    Enacts the "go green schools act" to assist school districts in converting to renewable energy systems

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 5600

    Provides for a cap on the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail instalment contract

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 1239

    Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"

    Floor Vote - Version: F

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 2640

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

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 6551

    Includes image-guided biopsies under certain insurance coverage for breast cancer screening

    Insurance Vote - Version: A

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2499

    Relates to employment discrimination relating to family leave

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 4964

    Relates to medical malpractice excess line insurance

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 5982

    Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 1191

    Provides for limited credit time allowances

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 3231

    Relates to the qualification of voters

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 2648

    Relates to insurance coverage for dental night guards

    Insurance Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5183

    Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 6122

    Permits licensed insurance agents, brokers, adjusters, consultants, and intermediaries to carryover up to five hours of continuing education credit per biennial licensing period

    Insurance Vote - Version: A

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1816

    Relates to the definition of blood lead levels

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 3352

    Relates to electronic delivery of insurance notices

    Insurance Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2334

    Provides for coverage of screenings for elevated lead levels

    Insurance Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9388

    Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 1057

    Relates to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland

    Floor Vote

    Mar 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • S 4805

    Requires the state to handle the income verification process for the purposes of the senior citizen tax exemption

    Floor Vote

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2084

    Relates to requiring municipalities to determine whether it is in the public interest to create and periodically update a comprehensive plan

    Floor Vote

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2556

    Relates to disposals and contracts for disposal of property

    Floor Vote

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 919

    Requires certain housing production information to be reported to the department of state

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2587

    Establishes "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution"

    Floor Vote

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2437

    Requires disclosure of social media posts that are paid for by a campaign

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 936

    Directs state agencies to submit reports detailing their telework policies

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3204

    Creates the offense of defrauding the government in the first degree and expands the definition of conspiracy in the fourth degree; relates to expanding the definition of tax fraud acts

    Floor Vote

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3180

    Provides for elder abuse prevention training

    Floor Vote

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3207

    Establishes maximum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4956

    Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 119

    Relates to rent registration statements filed by a limited liability company

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 947

    Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1142

    Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on employment discrimination

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3820

    Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the duration of a medical procedure

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8941

    Authorizes Farmingdale First Baptist Church, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1610

    Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit owners and operators to submit a copy of the required public notice

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7048

    Relates to review of projects affecting the availability of maternity services

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2289

    Expands the veterans' preference to include veterans who did not serve during a time of war for certain housing

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6831

    Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7858

    Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; repealer

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 903

    Relates to informal caregiver training

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2411

    Relates to bioheating fuel requirements

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5089

    Creates the residential condominium owner bill of rights

    Floor Vote

    Mar 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 879

    Establishes the garden protection act

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    Mar 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6600

    Requires the inspection of certain non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    Mar 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

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