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 5400 (Exempts operators of law enforcement and fire department vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while responding to emergencies). It passed. Mar 24, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 4945 (Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system). It passed. Mar 24, 2026
- Voted No on S 5067 (Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma). It passed. Mar 24, 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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No platform recorded yet
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.
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S 5400
Exempts operators of law enforcement and fire department vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while responding to emergencies
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4945
Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 5067
Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma
Floor Vote - Version: A
No Source ↗ -
S 8046
Relates to audit of individual apartment improvements (IAIs) for rent stabilized apartments outside of the city of New York
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 646
Makes permanent certain provisions relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6365
Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6718
Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1457
Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for SCRIE, DRIE, SCHE and DHE by any increase in the consumer price index
Finance Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4534
Ensures proper administration and enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code; and makes conforming technical changes
Finance Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7990
Establishes the office of special investigation for work-related fatalities
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7875
Relates to the sales and use tax exemption for certain transactions in precious metal bullion held for investment purposes
Finance Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4039
Prohibits certain persons from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work performed for an industrial development agency or an economic assistance corporation
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 334
Relates to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the legislature
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7821
Prohibits the sale of children's products, mattresses and upholstered furniture containing fiberglass unless they contain a prominent label
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 6765
Relates to the proper collection and disposal of mercury thermostats
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 329
Facilitates appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
A 9234
Relates to eligibility requirements for horses participating in the three racing levels of the New York Sire Stakes program
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1572
Enacts the "End Hedge Fund Control of New York Homes Act"
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 2707
Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing development
Finance Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 561
Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 3689
Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7880
Enacts the NY-PROTECT ACT; repealer
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 1462
Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 407
Relates to expanding the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of the public officers law
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3836
Authorizes the sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages by licensees
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8001
Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 7681
Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1574
Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 403
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2666
Relates to the provision of breast pumps to certain incarcerated birth parents and allowing children to remain with their incarcerated birth parent for a period of time
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7731
Requires coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany their infant needing such transport
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 614
Provides for enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals
Finance Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 3145
Authorizes the election of qualified transportation fringe benefits
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 8675
Enacts the CareForce first-time homebuyers act
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 1048
Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history
Finance Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 348
Ends the local option of towns and cities to prohibit the sale of alcohol; repealer
Investigations And Government Operations Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8542
Directs the department of health to establish and maintain a directory webpage locating publicly accessible lactation accommodations in state-owned and state-leased buildings
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1380
Relates to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
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