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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 940
Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b7d4119f-4aae-4ee1-8a3b-6e235c068b77 | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7d4119f-4aae-4ee1-8a3b-6e235c068b77 CC0-1.0 |
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A 3126
Requires that in the event a complaint made to local code enforcement results in the issuance of a…
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 10bce752-91ff-456e-8a00-f670c418c46b | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10bce752-91ff-456e-8a00-f670c418c46b CC0-1.0 |
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S 985
Exempts the purchase of certain oral hygiene products from the payment of sales tax
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 62674601-b625-45b4-b4ef-f8de3a503e5a | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/62674601-b625-45b4-b4ef-f8de3a503e5a CC0-1.0 |
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S 7974
Relates to recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0421348d-f7b2-49ef-90e5-7b99eaefb9af | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0421348d-f7b2-49ef-90e5-7b99eaefb9af CC0-1.0 |
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S 4464
Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0d3ada4d-2d70-4376-aaef-6ff9e5e503df | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0d3ada4d-2d70-4376-aaef-6ff9e5e503df CC0-1.0 |
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S 9999
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 27, 2026
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6fe8ed26-cc6e-4cd1-88ad-56831a20cc8e | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6fe8ed26-cc6e-4cd1-88ad-56831a20cc8e CC0-1.0 |
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S 3460
Relates to granting employees access to personnel records
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 52af49ba-309a-403f-8ba6-f6fa055503c0 | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52af49ba-309a-403f-8ba6-f6fa055503c0 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5110
Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 89bbbaab-0bdf-4ff8-9d69-44cd4f2e9199 | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89bbbaab-0bdf-4ff8-9d69-44cd4f2e9199 CC0-1.0 |
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S 28
Relates to the minimum wage for employees with disabilities
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Labor Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 11031e83-8c6a-4999-8479-73db96aa37b2 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11031e83-8c6a-4999-8479-73db96aa37b2 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2225
Relates to modular construction work
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fa163104-a664-4fba-a01a-328df7b6b986 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa163104-a664-4fba-a01a-328df7b6b986 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8837
Relates to optional disability coverage for county probation officers
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Local Government Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 03669e06-c09b-4f62-bdf0-f6e7512e2f65 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03669e06-c09b-4f62-bdf0-f6e7512e2f65 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4046
Prohibits fuel oil, grade number four in any building or facility in the state
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 29b20d51-51d8-421c-9e3a-8b706a607efe | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/29b20d51-51d8-421c-9e3a-8b706a607efe CC0-1.0 |
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S 2057
Enacts the "beauty justice act"
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ec1a972f-8269-4a77-8ada-321b1a3b7181 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec1a972f-8269-4a77-8ada-321b1a3b7181 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4828
Authorizes certain exemptions from school district real property taxes for volunteer firefighters
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Local Government Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll abe7e464-9893-4ea7-9e6f-10f921b1fc5e | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/abe7e464-9893-4ea7-9e6f-10f921b1fc5e CC0-1.0 |
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S 3835
Establishes the manufactured home community preservation act
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa1f87d4-dc09-4742-9708-41ffd2c3e53f | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa1f87d4-dc09-4742-9708-41ffd2c3e53f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8527
Relates to the clergy property tax exemption
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Local Government Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f24d8ee0-3b5d-43b4-bb4c-5c972c578ad8 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f24d8ee0-3b5d-43b4-bb4c-5c972c578ad8 CC0-1.0 |
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S 3581
Provides lead service line identification for certain water systems
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 85cf404d-4fff-4b0a-a3c9-a9a3f5e516d4 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85cf404d-4fff-4b0a-a3c9-a9a3f5e516d4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9502
Relates to benefits for the surviving spouses of firefighters killed in the line of duty
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Local Government Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9184cb0-4f4c-4621-9854-ef8ebb72741d | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9184cb0-4f4c-4621-9854-ef8ebb72741d CC0-1.0 |
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S 7072
Expands the Tompkins county industrial development agency from seven to nine members
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Local Government Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 54de8b0c-b5d5-4c03-a6d7-b975bc95ea1e | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54de8b0c-b5d5-4c03-a6d7-b975bc95ea1e CC0-1.0 |
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S 1668
Relates to authorizing the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2ecbb819-2bc4-4f4f-b7dc-b7dd859b2b35 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ecbb819-2bc4-4f4f-b7dc-b7dd859b2b35 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2305
Relates to certain judgments by confession
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Judiciary Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0eb90537-0136-4cd8-9d25-ece60f0ade6f | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0eb90537-0136-4cd8-9d25-ece60f0ade6f CC0-1.0 |
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S 664
Relates to assessment and taxation of lessees and users of certain tax exempt property
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Local Government Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ddb3d99-5a53-4e84-ac68-95a9a2344ccb | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ddb3d99-5a53-4e84-ac68-95a9a2344ccb CC0-1.0 |
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S 8962
Authorizes the assessor of the town of Hempstead to accept an application for a real property tax…
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Local Government Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db0acef9-9208-4658-9e8f-67dc887035a5 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db0acef9-9208-4658-9e8f-67dc887035a5 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1714
Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dcc7817b-5557-4192-8c26-0c8178c61e3a | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dcc7817b-5557-4192-8c26-0c8178c61e3a CC0-1.0 |
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S 6570
Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ece9249-0b12-4472-aa7b-7b8c9a011a95 | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ece9249-0b12-4472-aa7b-7b8c9a011a95 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
NY · —
Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families
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