New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 21)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03319

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Engrossed
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Relates to including outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies covering care for other mental health services.
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New York Assembly Bill A03236

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Enacts the "New York affordable drug manufacturing act" to direct the commissioner of health to enter into partnerships to increase competition, lower prices, and address shortages in the market for generic prescription drugs, to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for public and private purchasers, taxpayers, and consumers, and to increase patient access to affordable drugs.
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New York Assembly Bill A03376

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Requires liability insurance for owners of firearms, rifles and shotguns.
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New York Assembly Bill A03387

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Provides that contributions up to the first $250 of any contribution amount shall be matchable contributions under the public campaign financing program.
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New York Assembly Bill A03246

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Relates to treatment of gains from qualified opportunity zones in calculating taxable income; removes exclusion of gains on property in qualified opportunity zones in calculation of income.
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New York Assembly Bill A03355

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Relates to assisting persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection.
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New York Assembly Bill A03239

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Requires certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language; requires parties to demonstrate their understanding of the nature and effect of such documents.
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New York Assembly Bill A03348

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Provides that any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of any such rules, regulations or policies as the superintendent may promulgate may bring an action in such person's own name; assert a counterclaim; or, if an action is commenced by the mortgagee or anyone acting on its behalf, bring a third party claim, against either the mortgagee and/or the mortgage servicer to enjoin any violations thereof; authorizes damages; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A03229

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Prohibits insurance companies from discriminating based on genetic predisposition including refusing to issue or renew, charging any increased rate, or restricting any length of coverage; prohibits insurers from requiring genetic testing.
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New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
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 A04420

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
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 A04373

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
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 A03474

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
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New York Assembly Bill A03578

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03251

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Enacts "Cecilia's act for rights in the sex trades"; decriminalizes certain prostitution offenses; amends provisions relating to prosecution of such offenses and vacating judgments.