New York State Representative

Kwani O'Pharrow 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A04718

Introduced
2/5/25  
Makes provisions permanent relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries.
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New York Assembly Bill A04735

Introduced
2/6/25  
Enacts "Cariol's Law"; provides for a duty to intervene when a police officer or peace officer observes another police officer or peace officer using physical force that such officer reasonably believes to be clearly excessive or beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances.
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New York Assembly Bill A04762

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".
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New York Assembly Bill A04821

Introduced
2/6/25  
Requires the installation of climb deterrent fencing on all bridges under the jurisdiction of the New York State Bridge Authority.
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New York Assembly Bill A04862

Introduced
2/6/25  
Implements "Cassie's law" which provides a private right of action for crime victims against persons or private entities who suppress evidence of a crime in exchange for monetary compensation.
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New York Assembly Bill A04869

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Assembly Bill A04878

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses pursuant to a statewide implementation plan developed by the office of mental health.
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New York Assembly Bill A04879

Introduced
2/7/25  
Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A04812

Introduced
2/6/25  
Enacts the "COVID-19 injured workers' protection act"; establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presumption for public employee death benefits where a member was required to physically report to work; did in fact physically report to work as of March first, two thousand twenty; contracted COVID-19; and where the applicable head of the member's retirement system or such system's medical board determines COVID-19 to have been a significant contributing factor in the member's death.
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New York Assembly Bill A04815

Introduced
2/6/25  
Requires certain data in reports by the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance for the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021"; requires the inclusion of the breakdown of applications for each zip code including the total number of approved applications; the total number of denied applications; the total number of incomplete applications; and the total number of applications that are awaiting processing or are pending in such report; provides for application information that may be tracked.
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New York Assembly Bill A04816

Introduced
2/6/25  
Authorizes continuing education courses for hearing aid dispensers and home inspectors to be completed online.
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New York Assembly Bill A04822

Introduced
2/6/25  
Provides that if, as a result of services performed in line of duty during a state of emergency, a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker is exposed to or comes in contact with COVID-19, the chief engineer or other executive officer of the fire department or fire company or the captain or other executive officer of the ambulance department, volunteer ambulance company or ambulance district of which they are a member may authorize such volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker to obtain such examinations, tests, treatment and care as are immediately necessary to determine whether they are injured; further grants a presumption that exposure to COVID-19 caused partial or total disability or death.
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New York Assembly Bill A04829

Introduced
2/6/25  
Relates to penalties for violations of article fifteen of the executive law committed by mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers; includes such violations as grounds for suspension or revocation of license or registration.
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New York Assembly Bill A04830

Introduced
2/6/25  
Establishes the paired testing program and compliance fee to determine if any real estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof is using unlawful discriminatory practices; creates the paired testing program fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A04833

Introduced
2/6/25  
Disallows an application for a charter school to be approved if a state monitor or fiscal monitor is not operating in such school district.