New York State Senator

James Skoufis Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06201

Introduced
3/6/25  
Exempts political subdivisions from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06202

Introduced
3/6/25  
Requires approval of the salary plan for the chancellors, presidents and senior staffs of the state university of New York and the city university of New York by the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee and the director of the budget.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06203

Introduced
3/6/25  
Establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06204

Introduced
3/6/25  
Clarifies the definition of a paid firefighter to include firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs for the purpose of receiving certain benefits as other firefighters.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06205

Introduced
3/6/25  
Provides that when a flood event not covered under a policy or specifically excluded is a contributing factor in or occurs simultaneously as a covered event or peril, the insurer shall not deny or exclude coverage for the loss or damage caused by the covered event or peril.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06206

Introduced
3/6/25  
Establishes the gallon as the standard measurement for purposes of taxation of alcoholic beverages.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06214

Introduced
3/6/25  
Requires labor peace agreements as a precondition for contracts for certain retail or distribution projects in which a public agency has a substantial proprietary interest.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06244

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Engrossed
4/29/25  
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06245

Introduced
3/7/25  
Requires village elections occurring on the same date as the general election take place on even numbered years.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06246

Introduced
3/7/25  
Makes chapter 689 of the laws of 1993, and thus article 182 of the criminal procedure law titled alternate method of court appearance, permanent.