New York State Senator

James Skoufis Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07114

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Relates to obtaining military credit for members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system; provides that the calculation for military credit shall be equal to the product of the number of years of military service being claimed and three percent of such member's compensation earned during the twelve months of credited service.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07203

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07416

Introduced
4/15/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Enacts provisions for the execution of electronic wills including attestation, revocation and filing.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07469

Introduced
4/17/25  
Criminalizes the harassment of a child when the perpetrator intentionally or knowingly harasses, annoys or alarms a child or a child's parent or guardian; establishes a private right of action for harassment of a child.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07470

Introduced
4/17/25  
Requires insurers and health plans to grant automatic preauthorization approvals to eligible health care professionals in certain circumstances.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07472

Introduced
4/17/25  
Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07125

Introduced
4/1/25  
Subjects an individual who solicits, requests, commands, importunes, or intentionally aids or assists in illegal activities under the public officers law, the civil service law, or the legislative law relating to public officers to the same penalties as those who violate such provisions of law.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07136

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07397

Introduced
4/14/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Authorizes Liliana Fernandez-Clemente, the widow of Daniel Clemente, to file a new service retirement application and option election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system on behalf of such deceased member.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07630

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Extends the authority of the county of Orange to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes; provides for the use of the tax funds collected.