New York State Representative

Phara Souffrant Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 19)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04181

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A04230

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.
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New York Assembly Bill A04272

Introduced
1/31/25  
Includes statistics on childbirth complications, fetal losses, other injuries and other maternity outcomes in information for maternity patients.
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New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced
2/3/25  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York Assembly Bill A04282

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Establishes the climate corporate data accountability act requiring certain business entities within the state to annually disclose scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 emissions; establishes the climate accountability and emissions disclosure fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A04319

Introduced
2/4/25  
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 A04373

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to regulation of PFAS as a toxic air pollutant; requires the department to ensure certain process operations use appropriate control technology for PFAS emissions; establishes a fence line monitoring program to monitor PFAS emissions in disadvantaged communities, to provide public reports, and related duties.
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New York Assembly Bill A04420

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act; establishes the nail salon minimum standards council which shall investigate wages and standards within the nail salon industry and submit recommendations on minimum wages, regulations and standards for nail salon workers.
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New York Assembly Bill A04439

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment and infrastructure; requires public utilities to have infrastructure, capacity, facilities, and transmission and distribution systems needed to supply power for the charging of zero-emission buses and provides a tariff for charging of electric buses.
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New York Assembly Bill A04481

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes the New York road salt reduction council and the New York road salt reduction advisory committee to provide a mechanism for interagency cooperation and coordination to implement the recommendations of the report of the Adirondack road salt reduction task force.
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New York Assembly Bill A04525

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Prohibits the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays or wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Assembly Bill A04556

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to providing residents of municipal public housing in the state with free basic cable and high-speed internet service, and reimbursing internet service providers and cable television companies for providing such service.
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New York Assembly Bill A04603

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04263

Introduced
1/31/25  
Increases the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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New York Assembly Bill A04558

Introduced
2/4/25  
Requires the commissioner of health to develop a sustainability plan for the state university of New York downstate medical center; provides that such sustainability plan shall not limit or alter the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.