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 A02439

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishes a reproductive health services training and education grant program to train licensed providers and interns or residents who are employed by a hospital or otherwise enrolled in an accredited graduate medical education program in the performance of abortion and related reproductive health services; establishes the reproductive health training and education fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02441

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Relates to the confidentiality and expungement of records in juvenile delinquency cases in the family court; requires certain records to be expunged automatically.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02454

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the commissioner of health to promulgate regulations requiring that the addition of, decertification of, or changes in the method of delivery of perinatal services by a general hospital be subject to an application under article 28 of the public health law that requires review and approval by the council.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02545

Introduced
1/17/25  
Increases foundation aid for school districts that meet five variables impacting academic success: free or reduced lunch, English language learners, wealth ratio, enrollment, special education, and being located in a high wealth ratio county.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02572

Introduced
1/17/25  
Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02582

Introduced
1/21/25  
Provides for supports and services for unaccompanied minors with no lawful immigration status including legal representation.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02592

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions; provides that items for sale at a commissary or canteen shall be sold for no more than a certain percentage over the purchase price; provides that the department of corrections and community supervisions shall publish on its website the price list for all commissary items for sale at each institution as of June 1, 2025 and on an annual basis thereafter.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02596

Introduced
1/21/25  
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02598

Introduced
1/21/25  
Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02601

Introduced
1/21/25  
Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.