New York State Senator

James Skoufis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 49)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00441

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community
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New York Senate Bill S04929

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes.
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New York Senate Bill S04970

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Establishes the New York COVID-19 children's fund program to provide assistance to children whose parent, custodian, legal guardian, or related adult household member died as a result of contracting COVID-19, regardless of immigration status of such children.
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New York Senate Bill S05046

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Establishes the "Interstate insurance product regulation compact" to regulate certain insurance products among member states and to promote and protect the interest of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance products.
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New York Senate Bill S05062

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and service provider responsibilities; creates a recyclable or compostable covered materials lists and exempt materials list; establishes producer fees; provides for service provider reimbursement; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S02681

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
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New York Senate Bill S04558

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S05942

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Creates an electric school bus infrastructure investment pilot program.
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New York Senate Bill S05939

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.
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New York Senate Bill S06002

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Excludes certain training stipends for volunteer firefighters from state income tax.
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New York Senate Bill S05998

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.
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New York Senate Bill S06003

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Establishes a space exploration task force to study the potential for economic opportunities, ensuring the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages for this state by means of evolving space technology.
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New York Senate Bill S06004

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Establishes that no person who has previously provided a DNA sample shall be required to pay a DNA databank fee for their conviction for a subsequent designated offense unless such sample has been expunged.
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New York Senate Bill S06049

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Renames the supreme court the superior court and the court of appeals the supreme court.
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New York Senate Bill S06047

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/28/26  
Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.