New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00128

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Requires insurance coverage for one rescue and one maintenance inhaler at no cost.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00136

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Engrossed
4/29/25  
Relates to the medical aid in dying act; relates to a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00166

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00176

Introduced
1/8/25  
Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00180

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bi-monthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00183

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00250

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00270

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00276

Introduced
1/8/25  
Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00278

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.