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James Skoufis
NY Senate District 42
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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 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 |
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S 5241
Relates to utilization review determinations
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll eed7f17d-bba4-498f-81cb-226a3c6e5c61 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eed7f17d-bba4-498f-81cb-226a3c6e5c61 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8920
Relates to service contracts for accidental damages
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c9753d2a-511f-4dd3-b57d-c774cf480ce0 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9753d2a-511f-4dd3-b57d-c774cf480ce0 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1849
Requires more specific data reporting by the chief administrator
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 444b7011-76c3-48f5-885a-264623622a65 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/444b7011-76c3-48f5-885a-264623622a65 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9368
Enacts the "New York property rehabilitation protection act"
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8390a361-b825-4281-81f9-df71d4548e57 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8390a361-b825-4281-81f9-df71d4548e57 CC0-1.0 |
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S 10017
Indexes fixed amounts and clarifies compliance for life insurance and annuity businesses; repealer
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 37e21bb8-65a8-44df-bd67-c7a504ab65d1 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37e21bb8-65a8-44df-bd67-c7a504ab65d1 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2470
Provides for a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment
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Floor Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f8b8782c-6915-49d6-8d7a-eae5bd61b534 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8b8782c-6915-49d6-8d7a-eae5bd61b534 CC0-1.0 |
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S 10193
Relates to the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection
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Investigations And Government Operations Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fdd15036-0b90-4e55-8369-6dc29cadc839 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdd15036-0b90-4e55-8369-6dc29cadc839 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4325
Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb7aa489-26e3-4892-b13c-9a2d964195aa | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb7aa489-26e3-4892-b13c-9a2d964195aa CC0-1.0 |
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S 5318
Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of…
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Insurance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0d326c52-84d6-4511-a94d-f972073c6817 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0d326c52-84d6-4511-a94d-f972073c6817 CC0-1.0 |
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S 10266
Provides that the additional sales tax that Cortland county is authorized to impose shall not be…
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Investigations And Government Operations Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 58709f8a-9355-48a7-9a16-ae6c886ba8ab | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58709f8a-9355-48a7-9a16-ae6c886ba8ab CC0-1.0 |
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S 6389
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3a749287-e4d8-46b2-b9d3-bbc0849750ef | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a749287-e4d8-46b2-b9d3-bbc0849750ef CC0-1.0 |
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S 2126
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 24f14406-548f-4838-951d-db2ff4360dd1 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24f14406-548f-4838-951d-db2ff4360dd1 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4780
Requires a municipality to give notice to an adjacent municipality of the adoption or amendment of…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 337cd60e-769e-463f-a353-2dbe5f1dd9a5 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/337cd60e-769e-463f-a353-2dbe5f1dd9a5 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9908
Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 47c2bfb1-e34b-44b1-b39a-3a97223fb0cd | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47c2bfb1-e34b-44b1-b39a-3a97223fb0cd CC0-1.0 |
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S 6905
Provides the village of Ossining, Westchester county, with the ability to set restrictions on the…
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Investigations And Government Operations Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e8363c5-f259-4cd5-8a8f-6cd39ce01745 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e8363c5-f259-4cd5-8a8f-6cd39ce01745 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4042
Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act"
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 82c8b998-8f3c-4e33-9f9b-8d2d3f8d78d2 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82c8b998-8f3c-4e33-9f9b-8d2d3f8d78d2 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2453
Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9b8d953c-4ccb-4028-973a-625738965497 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b8d953c-4ccb-4028-973a-625738965497 CC0-1.0 |
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S 182
Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 71771966-df6b-458e-8e64-7ec8c3e5d568 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71771966-df6b-458e-8e64-7ec8c3e5d568 CC0-1.0 |
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S 360
Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 589f8e35-aabf-4861-bc04-cbbbcc5acb9b | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/589f8e35-aabf-4861-bc04-cbbbcc5acb9b CC0-1.0 |
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S 1067
Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5858741a-de7d-4c6a-922d-1a144e01cd87 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5858741a-de7d-4c6a-922d-1a144e01cd87 CC0-1.0 |
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S 561
Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c1e1baa4-fc83-4843-81cc-3910840c8daf | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1e1baa4-fc83-4843-81cc-3910840c8daf CC0-1.0 |
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S 412
Relates to granting the legislature the power to direct the attorney-general by concurrent…
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Investigations And Government Operations Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6472ea51-29a2-47f6-b106-48fcb1b0d91e | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6472ea51-29a2-47f6-b106-48fcb1b0d91e CC0-1.0 |
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S 5989
Relates to library cards for minors
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 484c94e4-6449-4126-bc4f-3d94c181baa0 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/484c94e4-6449-4126-bc4f-3d94c181baa0 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9788
Relates to arbitration proceedings
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a32821d7-8fd3-46b9-9cf9-ffc0bbf91265 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a32821d7-8fd3-46b9-9cf9-ffc0bbf91265 CC0-1.0 |
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S 429
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 32408dec-488f-4635-9ba0-a94cdf1bfa45 | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32408dec-488f-4635-9ba0-a94cdf1bfa45 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (441 as lead sponsor)
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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
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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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