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James Skoufis
NY Senate District 42
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 260Healthcare 170Economy & Taxes 128Labor & Employment 128Criminal Justice & Policing 113Social Services & Welfare 83Transportation & Infrastructure 81Environment & Energy 77Education 75Civil Rights & Liberties 57Technology & Privacy 51Housing 43Banking & Finance 41Other 34Elections & Voting 30Agriculture 22Defense & Military 13Veterans Affairs 11Gun Policy 10Abortion & Reproductive Rights 6Immigration 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Senate District 42 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| NY Senate District 39
New York |
Democratic | — | Jan 1, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| NY House District 99
New York |
Democratic | — | Dec 31, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,672 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 1615 — Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11547 — Relates to the staffing and operations of a cancer research institute and a related not-for-profit corporation | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5713 — Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 38 — Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9679 — Establishes the block by block homeownership program | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3622 — Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "9.11 Heroes Bridge" | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8742 — Provides for expanded non-medical in-home services, non-institutional respite services, case management services, and ancillary services… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5754 — Authorizes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for fire marshals I or supervisors of such title in Suffolk county | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5711 — Requires elections and terms of certain officials occur on even-numbered years except in the city of New York | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1463 — Establishes extended producer responsibility for mattresses | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6285 — Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11006 — Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8201 — Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the authority of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8926 — Relates to commuter passes on the New York state thruway in the Syracuse area | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11372 — Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4707 — Relates to the geographic area of employment of state university police officers, centralization of the state university police, and hiring… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1130 — Establishes the statewide group home families working group | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10643 — Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11233 — Authorizes early renewal of vehicle registration for members of the armed forces who will be engaged in the performance of their official… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9310 — Establishes a publicly available database of business entities in the state that enter into procurement contracts with procuring entities… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10478 — Relates to the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton | Nay | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5998 — Establishes "Kyra's Law" | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4602 — Provides remedies for disrupted elections | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9815 — Requires insurers to deposit certain funds into the reproductive health care access fund; and establishes the reproductive health care… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11539 — Relates to extending the deadline for reduction in class size under contracts for excellence in a city school district in a city having a… | Yea | Jun 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (441 as lead sponsor)
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S 9534
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Relates to limiting rate increases that entail a return on equity for capital projects
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S 4534
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Ensures proper administration and enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code; and makes…
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S 7677
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Permits the town of Warwick to use preservation funds for water quality improvement
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S 9570
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Relates to the prohibition of lending institutions issuing unsolicited mail-loan checks
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S 348
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Ends the local option of towns and cities to prohibit the sale of alcohol; repealer
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S 4039
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Prohibits certain persons from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work performed for an industrial development agency or an economic…
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S 9547
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Relation to the state's liability for damages caused by defects on state roads
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S 8058
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Relates to disability retirement benefits for the presumption of cancer affecting the endocrine and thyroid systems and Parkinson's Disease for certain…
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S 1694
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Prohibits recording of the entrance of a school ground
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S 9555
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Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families
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