New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05889

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Relates to enacting the worker healthcare protection act, for New Yorkers who lose health care coverage from an employer or a joint labor management trust as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05860

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A05907

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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New York Assembly Bill A06024

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the firearm violence intervention fund to help victims of and witnesses to violence.
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New York Assembly Bill A05979

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.
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New York Assembly Bill A06004

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.
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New York Assembly Bill A06015

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Relates to excluding renewable energy pilot projects and certain energy system-related payments in lieu of taxes from tax cap calculations, and to the establishment of a distributed generation energy development program that provides a single forum for state-level appeals for proposed distributed generation energy facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A06000

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Provides for the advance payment of the earned income tax credit to qualifying employees.
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New York Assembly Bill A04319

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
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 A04525

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
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 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 A04439

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04282

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04642

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Requires certain state owned and operated parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.
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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  
Refer
5/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/28/26  
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.