New York State Senator

James Skoufis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 25)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05721

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Prohibits the use of primates in entertainment acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation for issuing any license or permit that would authorize the use of a primate in an entertainment act.
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New York Senate Bill S05714

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires state agencies to measure, collect, report, and utilize metrics relating to the experience of residents interacting with agencies to improve provision of services to the people of the state, and to provide a biannual report to the governor and legislature.
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New York Senate Bill S05719

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Ensures reimbursement practices of pharmacy benefit managers do not allow for reimbursement of an amount less than the cost of procuring the drugs.
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New York Senate Bill S05694

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Requires property/casualty insurance policies to state the types and causes of damage that are covered by such policy; requires such information to be provided at or near the beginning of such policy.
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New York Senate Bill S05701

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to establish discharge plans and reentry services for wrongfully convicted individuals upon their discharge which includes housing needs, educational needs, employment needs, medical needs, and specific social service needs.
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New York Senate Bill S05698

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Provides that a person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second degree when a person pretends to be a servicemember or former servicemember, or a first responder, or as having received a decoration or medal; establishes a stolen valor fee.
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New York Senate Bill S05711

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York.
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New York Senate Bill S05693

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Requires quarterly reporting on hospital compliance with federal hospital price transparency law, rules and regulations; establishes a civil penalty for non-compliance.
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New York Senate Bill S05706

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Authorizes certain nursing students to administer certain vaccines pursuant to patient specific orders or non-patient specific orders; authorizes physicians and certified nurse practitioners to prescribe and order a patient specific order or non-patient specific order to a nursing student to administer certain vaccines.
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New York Senate Bill S05718

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Exempts private investigators from restrictions on possessing a weapon in sensitive and restrictive locations while traveling to and from and during the course of their employment and at any necessary and appropriate location during work hours; clarifies that a security guard may possess a weapon going to and from work.
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New York Senate Bill S05723

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Requires the department of financial services publish a report on long-term care insurance rates including historical rates and the dates and amounts of any rate changes.
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New York Senate Bill S05696

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to an election officer while such person is performing their assigned duties; amends aggravated harassment and obstruction of governmental administration to include election officers.
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New York Senate Bill S05703

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Requires utility companies to report on utility poles and remove unused utility poles in the public right-of-way.
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New York Senate Bill S05722

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05695

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Provides the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly the ability to appoint four members each of the state university of New York's board of trustees; reduces the members of such board the governor appoints to seven.