New York State Senator

James Skoufis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 24)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05638

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Relates to requiring CPR and AED training by youth league coaches; requires youth league coaches to be trained in adult and child CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator; provides current coaches have one year from the effective date of the law to receive such training; provides that a person who is unable to complete a training due to a physical disability may coach as long as a person who has completed a training is present at all times.
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New York Senate Bill S05672

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.
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New York Senate Bill J00432

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 15 to June 15, 2025, as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month in New York State
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New York Senate Bill S05542

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and practice.
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New York Senate Bill S05537

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators and platforms from sending push notifications or text message notifications.
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New York Senate Bill S05565

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
5/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires health insurance policies and Medicaid to cover patient navigation services.
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New York Senate Bill S05579

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Increases the amount of money a public retirement system retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2026 and thereafter to $65,000.
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New York Senate Bill S04389

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05657

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined pathway for medical professionals who are licensed in multiple states to obtain medical licensure in New York.
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New York Senate Bill S05544

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.
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New York Senate Bill S05540

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Extends wage parity for home care workers in upstate New York.
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New York Senate Bill S05541

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Includes broadband access in the scoring and ranking criteria of the New York State low-income housing tax credit program.
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New York Senate Bill S05587

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.
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New York Senate Bill S05687

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Caps public gas corporations, public electric corporations and municipal gas and electric companies at a profit margin of four percent per year.
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New York Senate Bill S05709

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Prohibits the importing, possession, or sale of any part or product of the skin or body of a kangaroo for commercial purposes.