New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 33)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06599

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Establishes an independent office of chief medical examiner in the department of corrections and community supervision.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06662

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Enacts the pro-banking act to mandate acceptance of the New York city identity card as a primary form of identification at all covered entities, including all banking organizations, foreign banking corporations, and interstate branches.
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New York Assembly Bill A06683

Introduced
3/7/25  
Prohibits the use of aversive conditioning which includes any procedure which causes obvious signs of physical pain, including but not limited to hitting, pinching and electric shock; prohibits the use of any procedure or punishment which denies a vulnerable person reasonable sleep, shelter, bedding, bathroom facilities and any other aspect expected of a humane existence; defines terms.
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New York Assembly Bill A04604

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.
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New York Assembly Bill A04870

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.
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New York Assembly Bill A04875

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
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New York Assembly Bill A04850

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Engrossed
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Enacts the "New York state teleworking expansion act"; provides that each state agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance.
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New York Assembly Bill A04868

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Requires the disclosure of certain information when an agency responds to a request for law enforcement disciplinary records, including information a victim alleges regarding sexual misconduct.
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New York Assembly Bill A05293

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Relates to granting certain individuals youthful offender status; adds a new category of individuals eligible for young adult offender status; provides for process and sentencing requirements related to such statuses.
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New York Assembly Bill A00031

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.
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New York Assembly Bill A00123

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.
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New York Assembly Bill A00250

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00170

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04715

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Establishes the nurse loan repayment program; authorizes the commissioner to award loan repayment awards to nurses serving in underserved areas or nursing homes.
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New York Assembly Bill A04869

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.