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Sam Sutton

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Overview

Solomon "Sam" Sutton is an American nonprofit executive and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate from the 22nd district.

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How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

36 bills

Became law

2 became law. Another 13 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 8, 2026S 8821: Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code
    Became law
  • Introduced May 27, 2025S 8256: Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code
    Became law
  • Introduced May 28, 2025S 8265: Relates to ensuring continued access to backup devices for patients with cochlear implants
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Jun 1, 2026S 10619: Provides dormitory authority financing for construction of buildings to be used as a school for Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 16, 2026S 9930: Relates to the handling of certain unclaimed human remains
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2026S 9885: Relates to reimbursement for nonpublic school safety equipment grants
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2026S 9755: Requires a payroll services business to compile and provide annual wage and tax statements and/or year-end forms to clients
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 31, 2026S 9649: Enacts the "Give Kids a Chance - Carter and Ray's Law"; mandates health insurance coverage for congenital anomalies
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2026S 9546: Relates to certain procedural protections granted to third-party sellers and seller profiles of online marketplaces
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9125: Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Dec 5, 2025S 8600: Requires certain manufacturers to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Nov 26, 2025S 8592: Requires health insurance plans to provide coverage for continuous blood glucose monitors for all children
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Oct 24, 2025S 8545: Relates to newborn screening for Gaucher disease
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 28, 2025S 8266: Relates to providing transportation after four o'clock
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 27, 2025S 8257: Directs the department of health to establish an alternative payment methodology (APM) for Federally Qualified Health Centers to preserve and improve patient access to fertility care
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Oct 16, 2026S 10721: Authorizes a person to limit the gambling self-exclusion to online platforms
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 30, 2026S 10712: Allows certain persons to practice as a mental health practitioner under supervision for a certain period of time if application and fee requirements are met
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 30, 2026S 10709: Enacts the "Count me out!: Ending New York funding of designated foreign terrorist organizations act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 30, 2026S 10713: Authorizes the division of housing and community renewal to enforce building codes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 23, 2026S 10703: Establishes the crime of private carrier package theft
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2026S 10354: Relates to school bus transportation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 28, 2026S 10093: Relates to transitional care placements by the office for people with developmental disabilities
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 27, 2026S 10064: Includes the attacks on September 11, 2001 in courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 27, 2026S 10065: Prohibits the use of state aid by colleges and universities to fund or provide membership in academic institutions that are boycotting a country or higher education institutions of a country
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 27, 2026S 10063: Relates to the registration of bicycles with electric assist used for commercial purposes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10054: Requires all persons in a city having a population of one million or more operating a bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter to wear a helmet
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10051: Requires epinephrine auto-injector devices at children's overnight, summer day and traveling summer camps
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10052: Authorizes the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10053: Waives the biennial attorney registration fee for New York attorneys who are employed in a public service job
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10055: Prohibits certain surcharges on credit or debit card transactions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2026S 9583: Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2026S 9300: Increases the mandatory retirement age of members of the uniformed force of the fire department of the city of New York from sixty-five to sixty-seven
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9123: Relates to extending the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and licensed master social work
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9124: Enacts the "building retention and internship-to-degree graduate employment (BRIDGE) act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2026S 9025: Allows the city of New York to convey certain lands to the Amity Little League, Inc.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 3, 2025S 8599: Relates to certain crimes of interference with health care services or religious worship
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the New York legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

2,838 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 1,694 of 2,838 votes (60%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 1,670 of them.

By topic
Aging34 votes
    Agriculture43 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse2 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders22 votes
          Banks26 votes
            Budget and Revenue14 votes
              Children and Families29 votes
                Cities18 votes
                  Cities 125 votes
                    Cities 24 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions86 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business17 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection29 votes
                            Consumer Protection68 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions71 votes
                                Correction6 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction47 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)123 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation17 votes
                                        Disabilities12 votes
                                          Economic Development26 votes
                                            Education63 votes
                                              Election Law6 votes
                                                Elections36 votes
                                                  Energy16 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications79 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation149 votes
                                                        Ethics and Internal Governance10 votes
                                                          Finance56 votes
                                                            Governmental Employees40 votes
                                                              Governmental Operations42 votes
                                                                Health208 votes
                                                                  Higher Education104 votes
                                                                    Housing9 votes
                                                                      Housing, Construction and Community Development85 votes
                                                                        Insurance99 votes
                                                                          Internet and Technology30 votes
                                                                            Investigations and Government Operations156 votes
                                                                              Judiciary125 votes
                                                                                Labor94 votes
                                                                                  Libraries9 votes
                                                                                    Local Government160 votes
                                                                                      Local Governments48 votes
                                                                                        Mental Health17 votes
                                                                                          New York City Education6 votes
                                                                                            People With Disabilities6 votes
                                                                                              Procurement and Contracts16 votes
                                                                                                Racing and Wagering7 votes
                                                                                                  Racing, Gaming and Wagering9 votes
                                                                                                    Real Property Taxation23 votes
                                                                                                      Science and Technology5 votes
                                                                                                        Social Services37 votes
                                                                                                          Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)120 votes
                                                                                                            Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development9 votes
                                                                                                              Transportation175 votes
                                                                                                                Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs27 votes
                                                                                                                  Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                                                                                                                    Women'S Issues21 votes

                                                                                                                      Source: Open States, New York State Senate and Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.