New York State Senator

James Skoufis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 34)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08030

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Requires principals convicted of certain animal cruelty offenses undergo a presentencing forensic psychological evaluation and a report be submitted to the court based on such evaluation and to attend counseling, humane education, a rehabilitation program, or other such treatment based on such report.
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New York Senate Bill S08058

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Relates to disability retirement benefits for the presumption of cancer affecting the endocrine and thyroid systems and Parkinson's Disease for certain firefighters.
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New York Senate Bill S08061

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of mental health, to make mental health counseling available to all correction officers and civilian staff in correctional facilities.
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New York Senate Bill S08076

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six.
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New York Senate Bill S07630

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
8/4/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
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.
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New York Senate Bill S07650

Introduced
4/25/25  
Authorizes the village of Chester to impose a five percent hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S07677

Introduced
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/25/26  
Permits the town of Warwick to utilize preservation funds for the implementation of water quality improvement projects.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S08079

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Directs the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to implement a toll discount plan for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties who commute to work in the city of New York while the central business district tolling program is in effect; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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New York Senate Bill J01059

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Commemorating the Carlos Lezama Archives and Caribbean Cultural Center's Lunch by the Bay honoring Paul Romeo as 2025 Father of the Year on June 29, 2025
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New York Senate Bill J01066

Introduced
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 9, 2025, as Sneakers Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01067

Introduced
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Honoring the Lexington School for the Deaf upon the occasion of hosting its 28th Annual Basketball Classic vs. Assembly/Senate All-Stars on May 20, 2025
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New York Senate Bill S07635

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department.
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New York Senate Bill J00849

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Juvenile Arthritis Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S07646

Introduced
4/24/25  
Relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; provides for the payment of overtime pursuant to the terms of any agreement (Part A); relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit (Part B).
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New York Senate Bill S07652

Introduced
4/25/25  
Refer
4/25/25  
Enacts the nursing education support act to allocate additional funds to nursing programs at community colleges across New York state to expand capacity, improve program quality, and ensure a robust pipeline of skilled nurses to meet the state's healthcare needs.