New York State Senator

Phara Forrest 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09526

Introduced
1/14/26  
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 A09555

Introduced
1/14/26  
Provides that unemployment insurance benefits shall not be paid in an amount greater than thirty times the claimant's weekly benefit rate in any benefit year, subject to certain exceptions.
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New York Assembly Bill A09571

Introduced
1/16/26  
Increases short-term disability benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A01991

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.
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New York Assembly Bill A02565

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
3/26/25  
Creates the New York electronic communications privacy act; requires government agents and agencies to obtain a search warrant for physical or electronic access to electronic device information.
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New York Assembly Bill A02621

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Enacts the "education funding census update act"; updates the census numbers used to calculate certain education funding.
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New York Assembly Bill A02596

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.
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New York Assembly Bill A02598

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.
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New York Assembly Bill A02653

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; amends certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Assembly Bill A02049

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to creating a separate tax on inheritance income, creating a separate tax on gift income, the computation of the estate tax, and creating a gift tax.
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New York Assembly Bill A01972

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Adjusts the calculation of the empire state child credit to provide for a one thousand dollar credit per qualifying child who is less than four years of age and a five hundred dollar credit per qualifying child who is four years of age or older for certain qualifying taxpayers.
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New York Assembly Bill A02417

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Requires applicants for major projects located near a disadvantaged community to submit an enhanced public participation plan.
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New York Assembly Bill A02439

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishes a reproductive health services training and education grant program to train licensed providers and interns or residents who are employed by a hospital or otherwise enrolled in an accredited graduate medical education program in the performance of abortion and related reproductive health services; establishes the reproductive health training and education fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A02572

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00034

Introduced
1/21/25  
Commemorating the 221st Anniversary of the Independence of Haiti from France