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D New York Senate · District 42 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. James Skoufis

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Total votes
18,374
all sessions
Attendance
100%
60 missed
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
With party
94%
of cast votes
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
3%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
3,457
bills & resolutions
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Committees
9
assignments
3,457 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
3,457
Primary
1,475
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Primary S 4582
In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor
Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies

Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants; requires a posted copy of the smoking policy; requires such policy be incorporated into all written and oral leases and contracts for sale; allows the enforcement officer the power to impose a civil penalty for violations.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor S 4944
In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Relates to establishing a heightened review of new permits for the operation of certain electric generation facilities to ensure consistency with state public interest standards

Establishes a heightened review of new permits for the operation of certain electric generation facilities to ensure consistency with state public interest standards and consistency with the state's ability to meet targets and goals in the climate leadership and community protection act.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 4956
In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Relates to payments under contracts for transportation of school children

Requires school districts to continue to make payments of benefits, compensation and emoluments pursuant to the terms of any contract for transportation of school children that were in effect as of the date of any school closure which is due to a declared emergency as if the services had been provided.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 4866
In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Establishes the child victims act fund; appropriation

Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Primary S 4923
In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales

Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees and for any person, firm, corporation or entity who is made aware of the utilization of ticket purchasing software and does not notify the attorney general of such utilization (Part A); establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part B); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket; permits a refund when a purchaser cannot attend an event due to a medical necessity (Part C); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part D); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part E); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part F); reduces the minimum seating capacity requirement for a professional sports organization membership pass to over thirteen thousand five hundred seats in a venue or stadium (Part G); prohibits exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places of entertainment and primary ticket vendors (Part H); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part I).

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors
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