# James Skoufis
Public lawmaker profile for the Negotiate The Future policy tracker.
Profile URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/14216
Party: D
Role: Sen
District: SD-042
States: NY
Tracked bills: 2
Latest activity: 2026-01-07
Summary: James Skoufis is a tracked D Sen in NY with 2 public bills. Focus areas include 2 AI bills. Latest tracked bill: S00344 Provides that a person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets certain conditions; defines terms; requires insurance and that such vehicle is registered as a fully autonomous vehicle; makes related provisions..
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Source links:
- Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/James_G._Skoufis
- Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/candidate/142704/bio
- FollowTheMoney: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=13789874

## Tracked bills (2)
### S00344 — Provides that a person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets certain conditions; defines terms; requires insurance and that such vehicle is registered as a fully autonomous vehicle; makes related provisions.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/S00344
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-07
Text available: yes

### S08451 — Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides requirements for fairness in disclosures to news media workers, news media consumers, oversight of AI systems, and workplace protections for news media workers.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/S08451
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-07
Text available: yes