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 A06592

Introduced
3/6/25  
Provides for license requirements for natural hair styling that are distinct and separate from other practices of cosmetology.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06662

Introduced
3/7/25  
Enacts the pro-banking act to mandate acceptance of the New York city identity card as a primary form of identification at all covered entities, including all banking organizations, foreign banking corporations, and interstate branches.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06683

Introduced
3/7/25  
Prohibits the use of aversive conditioning which includes any procedure which causes obvious signs of physical pain, including but not limited to hitting, pinching and electric shock; prohibits the use of any procedure or punishment which denies a vulnerable person reasonable sleep, shelter, bedding, bathroom facilities and any other aspect expected of a humane existence; defines terms.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06708

Introduced
3/10/25  
Relates to use of public funds for prevailing wage requirements applicable to construction projects performed under private contract.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06709

Introduced
3/10/25  
Relates to the topics of the course required to be taken by practitioners certifying patients as eligible for medical cannabis; establishes the endocannabinoid system awareness program; requires the office of cannabis awareness and the department of health to publish information about the endocannabinoid system awareness program on their websites.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06742

Introduced
3/11/25  
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop a uniform electronic medical records system to be utilized by all correctional facilities in the state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06980

Introduced
3/18/25  
Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain information pertaining to capital project data for projects that are committed for construction on the capital program dashboard maintained by the authority on the authority's website; requires sources of funding to be specified.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07095

Introduced
3/20/25  
Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing plans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06606

Introduced
3/6/25  
Establishes protections for the rights of pregnant students, parenting students, and students with pregnancy-related conditions in schools; requires schools to establish liaison officers for such students and to disseminate information relating to resources available to such students.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07015

Introduced
3/18/25  
Relates to parole eligibility for crimes committed at age twenty-one or younger; provides if such individual is convicted of a crime prior to their twenty-second birthday for which they were sentenced to a period of incarceration greater than 20 years, they shall be eligible for parole after fifteen years of incarceration.