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 A01032

Introduced
1/8/25  
Updates value capture mechanisms for NYC and the MTA, including transparency requirements; makes such provisions permanent.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01119

Introduced
1/9/25  
Relates to the transparency and quality of care of operators of adult care facilities; requires certain applicants for adult care facilities to provide an opportunity for public comment on the application.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01042

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "local, community and ethnic media commitment act"; requires state agencies to publish certain information in local, community and ethnic media; defines local, community and ethnic media; requires the office of general services to develop and maintain a list of local, community and ethnic media outlets.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01047

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires police officers to report the misconduct of a police officer; requires the division of criminal justice to establish a protocol to be followed by police agencies when handling and recording mandatory reports of misconduct by a police officer; establishes the crime of failure to report misconduct by a police officer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01055

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the superintendent of the state police to establish uniform investigatory standards when there is a shooting of a civilian by a police officer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01077

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01085

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01090

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes an interstate compact agreement to phase out corporate giveaways which prohibits member states from offering or providing any company-specific tax incentive or company-specific grant to any entity for a corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility, office space or other real estate development located in any other member state as an inducement for the corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility, office space or other real estate development to relocate to the offering member state.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01100

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Authorizes the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01118

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Increases monetary penalties for public health law violations; provides support for the nursing home quality improvement demonstration program.