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 A07192

Introduced
3/21/25  
Prohibits the public health and health planning council and the commissioner of health from approving the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit nursing homes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07203

Introduced
3/21/25  
Enacts the "New York state nurse employment, enhancement and dignity act" to provide hazard pay to nurses during a state disaster emergency, an annual tax credit for nurses, a student loan forgiveness program for nurses, and preferential school admission for nurses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07273

Introduced
3/21/25  
Establishes a public awareness campaign related to maternal depression; establishes the maternal depression fund; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07275

Introduced
3/21/25  
Establishes light duty during pregnancy and parental leave for railroad employees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07376

Introduced
3/25/25  
Requires third-party food delivery services to provide the ability to include a gratuity at the same point in the online order process when the underlying order is placed.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07389

Introduced
3/25/25  
Establishes graduate tuition assistance program awards; sets amounts of such awards; provides for restrictions on such awards; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07394

Introduced
3/25/25  
Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to public works and certain construction projects performed under private contract and paid for with public funds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07422

Introduced
3/25/25  
Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment due to a change in law; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea; relates to the requirements of discovery.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07496

Introduced
3/28/25  
Establishes the healthy and safe students act; requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07610

Introduced
4/1/25  
Enacts the "utility penalty adjustment"; adjusts utility penalties to account for inflation; increases such penalties and ties them to inflation after January 1, 2027.