State · New York Senate
James Skoufis
State Senator · Senate District 42 · Party: Democratic
4672 final-passage votes on record.
A member of New York's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on S 10139 (Relates to the number of judges in family court). It passed. May 12, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 5691 (Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town). It passed. May 12, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 9027 (Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax). It passed. May 12, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 42
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 2023-01-01
- Website
- Official site ↗
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This tab shows James Skoufis's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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S 5691
Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: B
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S 9027
Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 9506
Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam county to the definition of inland waterways
Floor Vote
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S 3553
Requires investor-owned energy utilities publish on its customer-facing website both its promotional and educational materials
Floor Vote
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S 4413
Relates to deletion of a consumer's financial information after cancellation of an automatic renewal or continuous service
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 9741
Enacts the "bird safe buildings act"
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
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S 9504
Extends the authority of the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional 3 years
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
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S 8619
Requires fiscal notes to be included on bills imposing mandated benefits under insurance plans and under the Medicaid fee-for-service program
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S 1121
Relates to requiring state agencies to offer an option to speak to a live agency representative
Finance Vote
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S 4955
Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds
Finance Vote - Version: B
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S 6225
Relates to inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities, and opioid overdose prevention
Finance Vote
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S 9273
Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises; repealer
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 8482
Relates to the use of revenues from hotel or motel taxes in the county of Essex
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
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S 8188
Authorizes the town of Rhinebeck, county of Dutchess, to establish hotel and motel taxes within such town
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
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S 520
Ensures ovarian cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health conditions
Finance Vote
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S 1418
Relates to the award of reasonable attorney's fees in certain proceedings
Finance Vote - Version: A
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S 9924
Relates to enforcement actions by the office of cannabis management
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S 9284
Provides for the establishment of a nexus with the state of New York relating to unlawful discriminatory practices
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S 7333
Establishes the toxic victim justice act to extend the time frame to commence an action for certain victims who were exposed to a toxic substance; repealer
Judiciary Vote
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S 10098
Relates to the maximum allowable timeframes to respond to requests for records under the freedom of information act
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 9264
Extends the authorization of the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional three years
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
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S 9516
Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land from the licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 9314
Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Orchard Park, in Erie county
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 1067
Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund
Finance Vote - Version: A
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S 9317
Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions relating to alcoholic beverages
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 8661
Requires the state comptroller to procure the services of one or more professional services firms to conduct a comprehensive audit of state government programs receiving state funds
Finance Vote
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S 8395
Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care
Floor Vote
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S 1996
Establishes a temporary state commission to conduct a feasibility study on the formation and control of a state public bank
Finance Vote
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S 9777
Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 7232
Grants immunity from liability for personal injury and property damage sustained by a crime victim upon the premises of a business or nonprofit seeking assistance
Judiciary Vote
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S 2485
Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new electric transmission lines
Floor Vote
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S 9538
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation
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S 9833
Requires an annual brownfields redevelopment tax credit report
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
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S 9850
Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Amherst
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
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A 10129
Relates to the reinstatement of state recognition and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation
Floor Vote
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