New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00920

Introduced
1/11/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Enacts the "all-electric building act"; provides that the state energy conservation construction code shall prohibit infrastructure, building systems, or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new construction statewide no later than December 31, 2023 if the building is less than seven stories and July 1, 2027 if the building is seven stories or more.
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New York Assembly Bill A00946

Introduced
1/11/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.
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New York Assembly Bill A00964

Introduced
1/11/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
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New York Assembly Bill A00995

Introduced
1/12/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Relates to the medical aid in dying act; relates to a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying.
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New York Assembly Bill A01014

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.
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New York Assembly Bill A01023

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Establishes the end toxic home flipping act; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain residential properties which are sold within two years of the prior conveyance of such property; exempts certain purchases of residential properties from mortgage recording taxes; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain properties in the city of New York which are sold for one million dollars or more.
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New York Assembly Bill A01029

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Report Pass
6/8/23  
Refer
6/8/23  
Report Pass
6/8/23  
Refer
6/8/23  
Report Pass
6/8/23  
Engrossed
6/9/23  
Refer
6/9/23  
Engrossed
6/9/23  
Enrolled
11/16/23  
Chaptered
11/16/23  
Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons.
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New York Assembly Bill A01037

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Relates to protecting the rights of current and converted Mitchell-Lama residents.
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New York Assembly Bill A01075

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Establishes a program to address the legalization of specified basements and cellars and the conversion of other specified basements and cellars in a city with a population of one million or more.
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New York Assembly Bill A01094

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program by restoring eligibility to graduate students; makes optional semesters, quarters or terms eligible for awards.
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New York Assembly Bill A01101

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
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New York Assembly Bill A01112

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Provides that neither the unauthorized or unlicensed practice of massage therapy, nor aiding or abetting of unauthorized or unlicensed practice of massage therapy, shall be deemed as the crime of unauthorized practice.
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New York Assembly Bill A01128

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
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.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00997

Introduced
1/12/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Refer
1/17/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Engrossed
1/18/23  
Refer
1/18/23  
Engrossed
2/7/23  
Enrolled
3/3/23  
Chaptered
3/3/23  
Limits availability and coverage for non-invasive prenatal testing for Medicaid patients based on age if such limits are recommended by the United States food and drug administration, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, or the United States department of health and human services.
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New York Assembly Bill A01124

Introduced
1/13/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
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.