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 1855 (Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers). It passed. Mar 9, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 4809 (Relates to captive insurance for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, and small school buses, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, and accessible vehicles). It passed. Mar 9, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 5257 (Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses). It passed. Mar 9, 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 1855
Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers
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S 4809
Relates to captive insurance for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, and small school buses, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, and accessible vehicles
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S 5257
Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses
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S 2271
Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information
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S 4478
Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers
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S 4836
Increases the number of county court judges in Schenectady county
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S 1783
Prohibits the misrepresentation or collection of certain fees related to the delivery, usage, and storage of liquefied petroleum
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S 2070
Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain a database of resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families
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S 51
Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles
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S 678
Relates to certain commercial fishing and shellfish licenses and permits
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S 5177
Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property
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S 161
Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients
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S 8357
Relates to a deposit placement program for the Banking Development District Program
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S 1368
Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city
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S 2261
Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate
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A 4591
Relates to hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients
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S 1142
Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on employment discrimination
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S 115
Relates to increasing access to resources for culturally diverse arts and culture organizations that advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, racial and social justice, and cultural preservation
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S 3209
Provides for children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding
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S 947
Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system
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S 4152
Establishes September twenty-second of each year as a day of commemoration known as Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day
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S 919
Requires certain housing production information to be reported to the department of state
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S 6750
Relates to forfeiture of a beneficiary's right to benefits upon conviction of a family offense
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S 1225
Requires periodic reviews of pending applications for material change in the coverage status of certain matters relative to new health technology assessment or medical evidence
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S 3569
Allows prospective tenants of rent controlled or rent stabilized housing accommodations to request the complete rent history of such housing accommodations
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