New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03063

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Repeals certain provisions relating to use tax exemptions for certain race horses; prevents nonresident race horse owners from avoiding use tax in certain situations.
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New York Assembly Bill A04889

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Regulates commercial finance licensing; sets forth the application process for such licensing; makes conforming technical changes thereto.
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New York Assembly Bill A04929

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Eliminates criminal and civil penalties for possession of controlled substances; establishes the drug decriminalization task force to develop recommendations for reforming state laws, regulations and practices so that they align with the stated goal of treating substance use disorder as a disease, rather than a criminal behavior.
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New York Assembly Bill A04973

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
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 A04922

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Enacts protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners; requires certain notifications from creditors and debt collectors; prohibits acceleration; enacts provisions for cosigner release.
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New York Assembly Bill A04957

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Authorizes the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority.
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New York Assembly Bill A04916

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide safe injection sites.
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New York Assembly Bill A04921

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Enacts the college student suicide prevention act to provide for policies, guidelines and training opportunities to effectively and appropriately prevent student suicide, intervene in crisis situations, and support college communities in postvention.
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New York Assembly Bill A06951

Introduced
3/18/25  
Provides that subsequent requests for an extension of a suspension period for certain rate, charge or other changes by utilities shall require approval by the public service commission and shall be valid for one month, after which the commission shall review and determine the necessity of a further extension; provides limitations on retroactive rate recovery by utilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A07389

Introduced
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Establishes graduate tuition assistance program awards; sets amounts of such awards; provides for restrictions on such awards; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A07496

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Establishes the healthy and safe students act; requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.
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New York Assembly Bill A07610

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Enacts the "utility penalty adjustment"; adjusts utility penalties to account for inflation; increases such penalties and ties them to inflation after January 1, 2027.
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New York Assembly Bill A07273

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Establishes a public awareness campaign related to maternal depression; establishes the maternal depression fund; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York Assembly Bill A07192

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Prohibits the public health and health planning council and the commissioner of health from approving the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit nursing homes.
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New York Assembly Bill A07422

Introduced
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
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; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.