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James Skoufis

NY Senate District 42

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2023

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY Senate District 42 current 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
NY Senate District 39 New York	Democratic	—	Jan 1, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (4,672 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
S 1253 Creates a temporary commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the current utilization of paid…	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 78206919-33da-4581-ae3d-f9044ac6159a	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/78206919-33da-4581-ae3d-f9044ac6159a CC0-1.0
S 8494 Provides for permitted leaves of absence for members of civil air patrol	Labor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 689d72e4-f9f7-4b9a-a414-b929d34466c1	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/689d72e4-f9f7-4b9a-a414-b929d34466c1 CC0-1.0
S 9560 Includes certain persons engaged in a professional or teaching capacity in or for a religious…	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cc70d5c8-0d6d-4566-b2d9-41dd68c4f25b	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc70d5c8-0d6d-4566-b2d9-41dd68c4f25b CC0-1.0
S 4468 Provides family leave to persons recovering from a pregnancy loss	Labor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7150bb08-3ef8-4443-aefd-4cf8c6dc0b1a	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7150bb08-3ef8-4443-aefd-4cf8c6dc0b1a CC0-1.0
S 9006 Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor…	Finance Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d24da7cc-3d13-4d0a-bfbf-e027929c0d8e	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d24da7cc-3d13-4d0a-bfbf-e027929c0d8e CC0-1.0
S 8227 Prohibits the use of student loan payment credit history checks in certain cases	Labor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bfc71e3e-4773-4211-b57e-e528d269ec41	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bfc71e3e-4773-4211-b57e-e528d269ec41 CC0-1.0
S 10544 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 26, 2026	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0161c9c8-078e-4f60-845c-fcf5d3cc9a5f	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0161c9c8-078e-4f60-845c-fcf5d3cc9a5f CC0-1.0
S 4612 Includes coverage of treatment rendered by a massage therapist	Labor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b2fa4b6-655d-4e04-87f4-74153faaf14e	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b2fa4b6-655d-4e04-87f4-74153faaf14e CC0-1.0
S 6025 Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services	Finance Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bbf8eb7f-a807-4318-bbfd-c790d53e9457	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bbf8eb7f-a807-4318-bbfd-c790d53e9457 CC0-1.0
S 4071 Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ec927dde-0ef0-4d8c-96eb-aa4d5acc05e4	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec927dde-0ef0-4d8c-96eb-aa4d5acc05e4 CC0-1.0
S 5265 Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 368152fb-dfe2-4c19-baac-de00e4eec7bb	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/368152fb-dfe2-4c19-baac-de00e4eec7bb CC0-1.0
S 9943 Authorizes the village of New Berlin to alienate certain parklands	Local Government Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fcbfc079-131e-44d1-a82b-15df62d84af7	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fcbfc079-131e-44d1-a82b-15df62d84af7 CC0-1.0
S 1557 Enacts the "tenants organizing act"	Judiciary Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6687f913-2cdc-4e0d-9367-25ff663c3cbc	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6687f913-2cdc-4e0d-9367-25ff663c3cbc CC0-1.0
S 4755 Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program	Finance Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 76c4bdbb-4e46-48b6-8c31-88876e3d82d9	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76c4bdbb-4e46-48b6-8c31-88876e3d82d9 CC0-1.0
S 9968 Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association	Local Government Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1e0a9fcb-d9d1-469b-a352-dae6e20d640c	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e0a9fcb-d9d1-469b-a352-dae6e20d640c CC0-1.0
S 10250 Authorizes Christian Congregation of Long Island to receive retroactive real property tax exempt…	Local Government Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 752a5e43-31ab-49b5-942e-9a73c1c88b09	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/752a5e43-31ab-49b5-942e-9a73c1c88b09 CC0-1.0
S 1477 Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies	Finance Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f3939a31-7de4-430e-8bfb-b07afdb15580	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f3939a31-7de4-430e-8bfb-b07afdb15580 CC0-1.0
S 8370 Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b5ddccd-e4d1-42b4-9b26-b7dacb56e98f	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b5ddccd-e4d1-42b4-9b26-b7dacb56e98f CC0-1.0
S 592 Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program	Finance Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7cb60493-3295-46f0-9333-641667697091	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7cb60493-3295-46f0-9333-641667697091 CC0-1.0
S 8848 Enacts the "Clock Should Stop Act"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bf28bde0-2eec-4cca-b3df-c234087243d9	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf28bde0-2eec-4cca-b3df-c234087243d9 CC0-1.0
S 3883 Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e7f39b5-69f2-4d71-ae7f-fa083108e534	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e7f39b5-69f2-4d71-ae7f-fa083108e534 CC0-1.0
S 10043 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup	Floor Vote	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll f04c9e9a-ca49-4bb2-986b-8fd92dddde8b	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f04c9e9a-ca49-4bb2-986b-8fd92dddde8b CC0-1.0
S 9767 Increases the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate…	Judiciary Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 05296e0d-89cb-4400-b7b2-c166f5c58945	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05296e0d-89cb-4400-b7b2-c166f5c58945 CC0-1.0
S 6626 Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts	Finance Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e034a1f3-d589-4d0c-877b-f54f02736f4a	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e034a1f3-d589-4d0c-877b-f54f02736f4a CC0-1.0
S 8574 Relates to school tax relief exemption notification	Finance Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e59e7bf-4864-4eef-bf96-ab3323195499	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e59e7bf-4864-4eef-bf96-ab3323195499 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (441 as lead sponsor)

S 9534 NY · —
Relates to limiting rate increases that entail a return on equity for capital projects

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S 4534 NY · —
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 NY · —
Permits the town of Warwick to use preservation funds for water quality improvement

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S 9570 NY · —
Relates to the prohibition of lending institutions issuing unsolicited mail-loan checks

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S 348 NY · —
Ends the local option of towns and cities to prohibit the sale of alcohol; repealer

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S 4039 NY · —
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 NY · —
Relation to the state's liability for damages caused by defects on state roads

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S 8058 NY · —
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 NY · —
Prohibits recording of the entrance of a school ground

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S 9555 NY · —
Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families

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