New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 37)

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08889

Introduced
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Enacts the "Customer Savings and Reliability Act" in relation to regional affordable gas transition plans to guide an orderly, affordable, and equitable right-sizing of the utility gas system in a manner that aligns with climate justice and emissions reduction provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A08904

Introduced
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Refer
3/18/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/11/26  
Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district in the city of New York; designates boundaries.
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New York Assembly Bill A09039

Introduced
9/5/25  
Refer
9/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"; requires each electric corporation, gas corporation and municipality to establish an independent classification of service for large energy use facilities that is separate and distinct from other classifications of service; authorizes the department of public service to develop financial surety requirements.
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New York Assembly Bill A08884

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general as well as a private right of action.
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New York Assembly Bill A09111

Introduced
9/26/25  
Refer
9/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Refer
5/11/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/28/26  
Refer
5/28/26  
Defines "portable solar generation device"; exempts portable solar generation devices from interconnection or net metering requirements; requires the state energy conservation construction code to allow for portable solar generation devices to be connected to a building's wiring through an electrical outlet.
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New York Assembly Bill A09106

Introduced
9/26/25  
Refer
9/26/25  
Regulates the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of therapy or psychotherapy services by prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to assist in providing supplementary support where the session is recorded or transcribed unless the patient is informed of the specific purpose of such use and consents of such use; establishes penalties for violations of such provisions; excludes religious counseling, peer-support, and self-help materials and educational resources from such provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A09205

Introduced
11/3/25  
Refer
11/3/25  
Establishes a specialized health home program to serve certain individuals with physical disabilities who are Medicaid eligible adults eighteen years of age or older with a diagnosis of a neurological, muscular, or neuromuscular condition, and a mobility impairment; provides that a specialized health home shall be reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and shall receive enhanced rates of payment; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A09283

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; repeals certain provisions of law relating to civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters.
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New York Assembly Bill A09279

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Provides that the attorney general may bring a civil action against a responsible party for recovery of certain costs and assessments arising from a climate disaster; provides that an insurer doing business in this state and the New York property insurance underwriting association who has suffered harm as a result of a climate disaster may bring a civil action against a responsible party.

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00811

Introduced
6/16/25  
Commemorating the observance of the 5th Annual Juneteenth Day in the State of New York, on June 19, 2025
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New York Assembly Bill K00781

Introduced
6/11/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00667

Introduced
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 20, 2025, as World Refugee Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01263

Introduced
5/4/26  
Refer
5/4/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 5, 2026, as Police Memorial Day in the State of New York