# William Colton
Public lawmaker profile for the Negotiate The Future policy tracker.
Profile URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/1283
Party: D
Role: Rep
District: HD-047
States: NY
Tracked bills: 3
Latest activity: 2026-01-12
Summary: William Colton is a tracked D Rep in NY with 3 public bills. Focus areas include 3 AI bills. Latest tracked bill: A08884 Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general as well as a private right of action..
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- Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/William_Colton
- Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/candidate/15171/bio
- FollowTheMoney: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=5597234

## Tracked bills (3)
### A08884 — Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general as well as a private right of action.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/A08884
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-12
Text available: yes

### A04550 — Requires the department of labor to study the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on the state workforce including but not limited to job performance, productivity, training, education requirements, privacy and security; prohibits any state entity from using artificial intelligence in any way that would result in the displacement of any currently employed worker or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages or employment benefits, or results in the impairment of existing collective bargaining agreements.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/A04550
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-07
Text available: yes

### A06453 — Relates to the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models; defines terms; establishes remedies for violations.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/A06453
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2025-06-12
Text available: yes