New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 27)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01541

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Engrossed
1/21/26  
Establishes the cesarean births review board; provides such board shall be comprised of multidisciplinary experts to review the rate of cesarean births at hospitals in the state; provides reporting requirements.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01580

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01568

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02059

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Establishes the COVID-19 pandemic response study commission to conduct a study of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provides for the repeal of such commission upon the completion of the commission's final report.
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New York Assembly Bill A02181

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Provides lead service line identification by a public water system that serves certain areas.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02061

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Relates to eliminating asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02149

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02140

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care to more closely align payment rates across ambulatory settings for selected services that are safe and appropriate to provide in all settings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02184

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Relates to establishing the commission on African American history and achievement to develop and recommend school curriculum that incorporates the contributions and achievements made by African Americans.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02242

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Allows for certain disability benefits to continue in the event an individual who is receiving such benefits gets married; provides that the marriage to another individual which would otherwise make an individual ineligible for certain disability benefits shall not be considered if such individual is already receiving disability benefits at the time of becoming married and continues to meet certain criteria.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02190

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02289

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Enacts the manufacturer disclosure and transparency act requiring prescription drug manufacturers to notify the attorney general of arrangements between pharmaceutical manufacturers resulting in the delay of the introduction of generic medications.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02354

Introduced
1/16/25  
Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program by restoring eligibility to graduate students; makes optional semesters, quarters or terms eligible for awards.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02147

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Exempts breast pumps and breast pump kits from sales and compensating use taxes; defines terms.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02148

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Exempts infant car seats from sales and compensating use tax.