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Sam Sutton

State Senator · Senate District 22 · Party: Democratic

3170 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 9885 (Relates to reimbursement for nonpublic school safety equipment grants). It passed. May 19, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 7726 (Establishes interschool robotics competitions for certain schools). It passed. May 19, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 4469 (Relates to absentee ballots for school district elections due to a religious commitment). It passed. May 19, 2026

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 22
Party
Democratic
Term
Since 2025-05-27
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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  • S 9885

    Relates to reimbursement for nonpublic school safety equipment grants

    Education Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7726

    Establishes interschool robotics competitions for certain schools

    Education Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4469

    Relates to absentee ballots for school district elections due to a religious commitment

    Education Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 10525

    Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5382

    Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 6029

    Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9764

    Prevents a judge from prohibiting a parent from undergoing a gender reassignment when making a determination in a child custody case

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3358

    Relates to the submission of claims for services provided by home care agencies

    Health Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1633

    Provides additional protections for sensitive health information and requires patients to have the right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6138

    Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act

    New York City Education Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2332

    Relates to long term care options for medicaid recipients; repealer

    Health Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1510

    Allows the president of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the selection of the members of the board of education elected by the community district education council presidents

    New York City Education Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4832

    Requires the workers' compensation board to submit a supplemental report every year

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7007

    Relates to requiring mental health first aid training for licensed cosmetologists and barbers

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2452

    Relates to screening for gifted and talented students

    Education Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10009

    Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment

    Health Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 611

    Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6375

    Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered

    Health Vote - Version: C

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4275

    Relates to the closure of nursing homes

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9153

    Relates to licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages at specific locations

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6355

    Relates to the qualifications to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners and of the citywide council on high schools

    New York City Education Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8630

    Enacts the "freedom to read act"

    Education Vote - Version: C

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8370

    Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5265

    Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10111

    Prohibits certain surcharges on self-installed dishwashers in housing accommodations subject to rent control

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 79

    Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change

    New York City Education Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6023

    Requires the division for small-business to publish a small business compliance guide

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8841

    Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1011

    Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 682

    Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6009

    Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10007

    Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program

    New York City Education Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7236

    Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1185

    Establishes the veterans service organizations fund

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10072

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7316

    Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of certain crimes

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2470

    Provides for a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9197

    Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 561

    Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4325

    Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9788

    Relates to arbitration proceedings

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 120

    Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2453

    Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4042

    Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act"

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 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

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 182

    Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7335

    Relates to enhanced eligibility requirements of STAR

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 360

    Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1067

    Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9632

    Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

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