New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05485

Introduced
2/14/25  
Provides that local state of emergency orders issued by a chief executive of a county, city, town or village shall not violate section 291 of the executive law providing equality of opportunity of a civil right.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05537

Introduced
2/14/25  
Relates to licensing consumer debt collectors; sets minimum standards and regulations; establishes penalties for violations.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05549

Introduced
2/14/25  
Doubles the empire state child credit for young children.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05553

Introduced
2/14/25  
Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; provides such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered professional nurses and certified nurse practitioners who are in a masters or doctoral program and agree to teach nursing for one year for each year such incentive is awarded.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05635

Introduced
2/18/25  
Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room, either at such patient's bedside or in the patient's room depending on the patient's mobility.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05830

Introduced
2/20/25  
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for procedures relating to the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and related conditions, including pain, discomfort and infertility resulting therefrom.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05831

Introduced
2/20/25  
Relates to providing for taxpayer gifts for uterine fibroids education; establishes the uterine fibroids education fund.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05512

Introduced
2/14/25  
Relates to the regulation of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; authorizes regulations by the department of environmental conservation.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05736

Introduced
2/20/25  
Prohibits prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was terminated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05832

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.