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 A04940

Introduced
2/10/25  
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04957

Introduced
2/10/25  
Authorizes the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04958

Introduced
2/10/25  
Provides for the creation and maintenance of digital records for each incarcerated individual which includes all medical records, including but not limited to mental health records and results of drug or alcohol tests, work records and evaluations, conduct records and programming records.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04973

Introduced
2/10/25  
Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision, in collaboration with the state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals voter registration and voting.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05006

Introduced
2/10/25  
Creates the district long-term care ombudsperson council program to coordinate volunteer ombudsperson's in each assembly district.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05018

Introduced
2/10/25  
Requires that all human services contracts between any public entity and a human services provider stipulate that the public entity will pay no less than 150% of the higher of: the otherwise applicable minimum wage in the state or any otherwise applicable wage rule or order and that the necessary amounts have been appropriated to ensure payment of such minimum wage.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05096

Introduced
2/12/25  
Withholds the governor's salary until the legislative passage of the budget occurs; provides such salary should be withheld if the budget has not passed prior to the first day of the fiscal year and shall not be paid until such passage occurs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05142

Introduced
2/12/25  
Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05194

Introduced
2/12/25  
Relates to including rescue inhaler prescriptions for asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases for individuals under age nineteen in the statewide immunization information system.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05255

Introduced
2/12/25  
Relates to coverage for the treatment of asthma.