New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 20)

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05686

Introduced
3/21/23  
Refer
3/21/23  
Report Pass
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status.
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New York Assembly Bill A05691

Introduced
3/22/23  
Refer
3/22/23  
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
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New York Assembly Bill A05709

Introduced
3/22/23  
Refer
3/22/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Refer
5/30/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Refer
6/6/24  
Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members.
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New York Assembly Bill A05745

Introduced
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
5/21/24  
Refer
5/21/24  
Report Pass
5/22/24  
Refer
5/22/24  
Relates to claims for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at work; applies to all workers.
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New York Assembly Bill A05763

Introduced
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Prohibits the city school district from reimbursing charter schools for leasing a privately owned or other publicly owned facility, and prohibits charter school employee contracts from including a non-disclosure agreement.
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New York Assembly Bill A05875

Introduced
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.
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New York Assembly Bill A05900

Introduced
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Establishes a tax on direct broadcast satellite services and video streaming services; establishes the community media reinvestment fund; imposes an excise tax on direct broadcast satellite services or video streaming services; provides monies from the community media reinvestment fund shall be distributed to the state general fund, municipalities and infrastructure or services overseen by the ConnectALL office or organizations identified by ConnectALL.
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New York Assembly Bill A05902

Introduced
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Refer
5/24/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Refer
6/1/23  
Report Pass
6/6/23  
Engrossed
5/15/24  
Refer
5/15/24  
Engrossed
6/3/24  
Enrolled
11/15/24  
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 Assembly Bill A05911

Introduced
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Relates to pharmacy services provided by managed care providers; requires pharmacy benefit managers and managed care providers to reimburse retail pharmacies for each outpatient drug, at the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC); repeals related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A05990

Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Restricts certain substances from being used in menstrual products.
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New York Assembly Bill A06027

Introduced
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
Relates to regulation of the billing by general hospitals and the distribution of funds from the general hospital indigent care pool; requires use of a uniform application form and policy.
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New York Assembly Bill A06058

Introduced
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Requires mental health services for incarcerated individuals with mental health issues related to the trauma of incarceration upon reentry and reintegration into society upon release.
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New York Assembly Bill A06197

Introduced
4/3/23  
Refer
4/3/23  
Establishes the mothers and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the MILC allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05728

Introduced
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Excludes unemployment compensation from being included in the computation of state income tax.
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New York Assembly Bill A06112

Introduced
4/3/23  
Refer
4/3/23  
Requires the appointment of an independent fiduciary upon the closing of a charter school to develop and implement the dissolution plan of such charter school, including the distribution of assets.