New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02594

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
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.
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New York Assembly Bill A02645

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Provides grants to address food insecurity among students at public institutions for higher education.
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New York Assembly Bill A02647

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Enacts the Educational Rights Transparency for New York Families Act, to establish standards for resource based educational rights of students within the state and implement a system of self-assessment and reporting by schools and school districts.
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New York Assembly Bill A02653

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Refer
6/6/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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New York Assembly Bill A02655

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Establishes energy efficiency measures by the public service commission and NYSERDA including requiring utilities to hire and train employees who are from priority populations or living in areas designated as environmental justice communities.
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New York Assembly Bill A02705

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Designates Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York.
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New York Assembly Bill A02746

Introduced
1/27/23  
Refer
1/27/23  
Includes correctional facilities and local correctional facilities as publicly-assisted housing accommodations for purposes of the division of human rights; defines correctional facilities and local correctional facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A02872

Introduced
1/27/23  
Refer
1/27/23  
Report Pass
3/9/23  
Refer
3/9/23  
Relates to authorizing the payment of costs, up to eighty dollars, of diapers for an eligible child two years of age or younger for children receiving safety net assistance.
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New York Assembly Bill A02878

Introduced
1/30/23  
Refer
1/30/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Engrossed
3/22/23  
Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment for a conviction that was subsequently decriminalized; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea.
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New York Assembly Bill A02880

Introduced
1/31/23  
Refer
1/31/23  
Provides for paid family leave after a stillbirth.
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New York Assembly Bill A02882

Introduced
1/31/23  
Refer
1/31/23  
Requires firearms dealers to post and provide written warnings to purchasers of dangers posed by access to weapons in the home.
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New York Assembly Bill A02893

Introduced
1/31/23  
Refer
1/31/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Refer
5/23/23  
Report Pass
6/8/23  
Refer
6/8/23  
Makes community violence prevention services available, to the extent permitted by federal law, to any Medicaid beneficiary who has received medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of an act of community violence and has been referred by a certified or licensed health care provider or social services provider to receive community violence prevention services from a qualified violence prevention professional.
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New York Assembly Bill A02895

Introduced
1/31/23  
Refer
1/31/23  
Directs payment of certain internet sales and use taxes into the central business district tolling capital lockbox fund partially dedicated for the MTA to be made without appropriation.
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New York Assembly Bill A02898

Introduced
2/1/23  
Refer
2/1/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Refer
5/24/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Engrossed
6/7/23  
Refer
6/7/23  
Engrossed
1/31/24  
Refer
1/31/24  
Engrossed
6/7/24  
Enrolled
12/2/24  
Chaptered
12/11/24  
Requires insurance policies to cover neuropsychological exams for dyslexia under certain circumstances; caps coverage amount.
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New York Assembly Bill A02899

Introduced
2/1/23  
Refer
2/1/23  
Amends elements of the felony murder rule to require that defendant directly causes death or be an accomplice with the intent to cause death; permits vacating conviction or resentencing of defendants convicted of felony murder; amends maximum sentence; permits the defense of duress for victims of domestic violence; requires reporting of certain crime statistics and information.