New York State Senator

James Skoufis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04784

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Eliminates judicial immunity or quasi-judicial immunity for certain third parties, such as special masters, minor's counsel, investigators, therapists, evaluators, receivers, bankruptcy trustees, experts, and factfinders, who provide a report or finding to the family court.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04785

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Establishes local labor requirements as part of the approval to receive a real property tax business investment exception; requires eighty-five percent of workers hired by a contractor or developer for a project to be from the same county or an adjoining county or, in certain circumstances, the state of New York.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04786

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Eliminates the "look-back period" for home care for non-institutionalized Medicaid applicants; repeals a certain provision of law relating thereto.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04833

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Ensures the decision to downcode an insurance claim is recognized as an adverse determination; prohibits health plans from reversing or altering medical necessity determinations made by a utilization review agent or external appeals agent as a result of an audit of claims.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04851

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Expands which individuals qualify to be an individual's personal assistant for the purposes of consumer directed personal assistance programs to include an eligible individual's attorney-in-fact, health care proxy, or legal guardian.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04852

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Engrossed

3/19/25

Refer

3/19/25

Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code within 18 months of the publication of any updated or revised edition of the international and national codes relating thereto, so as to ensure that the state's codes reflect such revisions and updates.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04853

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Adds to the crime of public lewdness the electronic transmission of an image depicting exposed private or intimate parts without the consent of the recipient.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04854

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Engrossed

6/10/25

Refer

6/10/25

Prohibits the packaging, sale and distribution of confectionery and candy designed to resemble a tobacco product.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04855

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Prohibits recurring campaign donations without affirmative consent; provides that a candidate accepting a recurring contribution shall provide a receipt to the contributor disclosing the terms of the recurring contribution, provide all necessary information to cancel the recurring donation, and immediately cancel the recurring donation upon request.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04856

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Extends the timeline for the return of security deposits for residential rental agreements from fourteen days to thirty days.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04857

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Relates to the annual statement of financial disclosure and the posting of financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide elected office or candidates for a member of the legislature.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04896

Introduced

2/14/25

Refer

2/14/25

Establishes the incentive evaluation act; creates the incentive evaluation commission to at least once every four years evaluate each incentive provided by the state and report to the governor and the legislature on their effectiveness and provide recommendations relating thereto.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04829

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree as a class E felony; designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree as a class D violent felony offense; designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree as a class B violent felony offense.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04894

Introduced

2/14/25

Refer

2/14/25

Report Pass

3/18/25

Engrossed

6/13/25

Refer

6/13/25

Repeals provisions relating to resolutions of disputes in the course of collective negotiations with certain deputy sheriffs to provide such deputy sheriffs with the same interest arbitration scope as municipal police officers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04898

Introduced

2/14/25

Refer

2/14/25

Amends the definition of public employee to include persons holding positions by appointment or employment in the organized militia of the state.

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