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 A04877

Introduced
2/7/25  
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04889

Introduced
2/10/25  
Regulates commercial finance licensing; sets forth the application process for such licensing; makes conforming technical changes thereto.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04916

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide safe injection sites.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04918

Introduced
2/10/25  
Provides interest rate limitations for financing arrangements and the extension of consumer credit; relates to the definitions of criminal usury in the first and second degrees; relates to the functions of the attorney general regarding rental purchase agreements.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04921

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enacts the college student suicide prevention act to provide for policies, guidelines and training opportunities to effectively and appropriately prevent student suicide, intervene in crisis situations, and support college communities in postvention.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04922

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Enacts protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners; requires certain notifications from creditors and debt collectors; prohibits acceleration; enacts provisions for cosigner release.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04929

Introduced
2/10/25  
Eliminates criminal and civil penalties for possession of controlled substances; establishes the drug decriminalization task force to develop recommendations for reforming state laws, regulations and practices so that they align with the stated goal of treating substance use disorder as a disease, rather than a criminal behavior.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04938

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring certain trainings during work hours without a loss of pay; requires certain reporting by bidders for telecommunication contracts.