New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 35)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01184

Introduced

4/21/26

Refer

4/21/26

Passed

4/22/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Caribbean Heritage Month in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A11041

Introduced

4/23/26

Refer

4/23/26

Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10565

Introduced

3/13/26

Refer

3/13/26

Directs the chair of the board of trustees of the city university of New York shall conduct an audit of such university's participation in retirement systems and issue a report thereon.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10045

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Report Pass

4/28/26

Refer

4/28/26

Establishes an awareness campaign on the use of hormone replacement therapy in treating the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10053

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Allows nursing employees to request a sink designated for washing breast pump equipment in the room designated for nursing.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00933

Introduced

2/4/26

Refer

2/4/26

Passed

2/5/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026, as Black History Month in the State of New York

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10141

Introduced

2/9/26

Refer

2/9/26

Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10210

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Establishes the crime of corporate catastrophe; defines catastrophe as widespread injury or damage by explosion, fire, flood, avalanche, collapse of building, release of poison gas, radioactive material or other harmful or destructive force or substance, or by any other means of causing potentially widespread injury or damage; establishes crimes for causing, risking, or failing to prevent a catastrophe.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10173

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Enacts the "deed theft: proof of sale price act" requiring a statement of the full sales price of real property being conveyed and proof of such sales price to be submitted to the recording officer in order for such officer to record or accept for recording the conveyance of real property.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10264

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10048

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Provides that the unemployment insurance minimum weekly benefit amount shall be the greater of two hundred fifty dollars or fifteen percent of the state average weekly wage.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10100

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Enacts the climate and community investment act; prioritizes the allocation of public investments in disadvantaged communities; addresses climate change challenges through the expansion and growth of clean and renewable energy sources; adopts best value requirements for the solicitation, evaluation and award of renewable energy projects; establishes a community just transition program; establishes a climate pollution fee and a household and small business energy rebate; creates the climate and community investment authority.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10071

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission annually to assess leak-prone gas infrastructure and the decommissioning of such leak-prone gas lines; requires the public service commission to publish such maps and certain accompanying documents on the commission's website; directs the public service commission to designate neighborhood priority decarbonization zones.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10928

Introduced

4/9/26

Refer

4/9/26

Report Pass

4/28/26

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10927

Introduced

4/9/26

Refer

4/9/26

Permits other qualifying members of a household to qualify the household for the disability rent increase exemption when they are not the head of household.

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