New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00676

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Imposes an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gain.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00567

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs payment of certain internet sales and use taxes into the central business district tolling capital lockbox fund partially dedicated for the MTA to be made without appropriation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00720

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Relates to conferring youthful offender status upon conviction of an eligible youth for a misdemeanor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00628

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Legalizes adult possession and use of certain natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogens; grants certain protections for individuals lawfully using such hallucinogens; removes such hallucinogens from the list of schedule I controlled substances; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A00635

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00725

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires every physician, physician assistant, specialist assistant, registered nurse and licensed practical nurse to complete course work or training regarding human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections testing and the elements of sexual health including sexual orientation and gender identity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00733

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Repeals provisions relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00803

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes in the city of New York a bicycle lane safety program to enforce certain restrictions on the use of bicycle lanes and/or protected bicycle lanes by means of bicycle lane photo devices.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00801

Introduced
1/8/25  
Expedites MTA capital project improvement, construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation by establishing a process for utility relocation necessary for such project.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00712

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the imposition of limits on the length of stay at homeless shelters and emergency congregate housing operated by state agencies.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00735

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Expands the age range eligibility for the rent subsidy payable to a foster child living independently to age twenty-four.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00808

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00829

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Excludes unemployment compensation from being included in the computation of state income tax.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00821

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Specifies the persons authorized to visit facilities operated by the department of social services or a social services district and homeless projects; amends the definition of homeless project.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00820

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that a person who commits a crime during a period of post-release supervision and when such charge culminates in a new sentence, the period of post-release supervision shall be deemed interrupted for any period in which such person was held in pre-trial detention.