New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 15)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03999

Introduced
2/8/23  
Refer
2/8/23  
Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision, in collaboration with the state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals voter registration and voting.
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New York Assembly Bill A04013

Introduced
2/8/23  
Refer
2/8/23  
Decriminalizes the possession of buprenorphine from certain crimes.
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New York Assembly Bill A04019

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Enacts the water bill fairness act; authorizes local water and sewerage authorities to charge fees for surface runoff.
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New York Assembly Bill A04021

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Report Pass
2/14/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
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New York Assembly Bill A04022

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
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New York Assembly Bill A04042

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Provides for the creation and maintenance of digital records for each incarcerated individual which includes all medical records, including but not limited to mental health records and results of drug or alcohol tests, work records and evaluations, conduct records and programming records.
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New York Assembly Bill A04043

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
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 Assembly Bill A04053

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits; makes conforming technical changes.
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New York Assembly Bill A04060

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Report Pass
3/21/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Refer
5/17/23  
Engrossed
4/3/24  
Refer
4/3/24  
Engrossed
6/5/24  
Enrolled
8/26/24  
Chaptered
8/26/24  
Requires menstrual products in all public college and university buildings.
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New York Assembly Bill A04066

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Refer
5/24/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Engrossed
6/1/23  
Refer
6/1/23  
Engrossed
3/27/24  
Refer
3/27/24  
Engrossed
4/3/24  
Enrolled
9/4/24  
Chaptered
9/4/24  
Requires motor vehicle dealer franchisors to fully compensate franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty service agreements.
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New York Assembly Bill A04091

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.
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New York Assembly Bill A04093

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Establishes the "winter moratorium on evictions act of 2023" to prohibit eviction of tenants from residential properties during the winter months.
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New York Assembly Bill A04115

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A04035

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Expedites MTA capital project improvement, construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation by establishing a process for utility relocation necessary for such project.
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New York Assembly Bill A04122

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Relates to spending by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; requires the MTA to allocate funds received for tax years 2023-2026 in certain amounts for certain purposes; requires the authority to freeze fares, increase service frequency, and implement a fare-free bus program; requires the MTA to use certain excess monies, if available, to pay off outstanding debts.