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Phara Souffrant Forrest

NY House District 57

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2021

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY House District 57 current New York	Democratic	Jan 1, 2021	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
S 10266 — Provides that the additional sales tax that Cortland county is authorized to impose shall not be subject to preemption	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8870 — Increases the period of supervision required for certain real estate license applications	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 6650 — Relates to third-party network contracts	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2287 — Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 6804 — Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6482 — Relates to license requirements for professional geologists; repealer	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9264 — Extends the authorization of the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional three years	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2605 — Requires the results of any outage management system stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted online	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 6037 — Relates to establishing a peer support program for veterans	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10744 — Permanently authorizes the pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10218 — Extends certain provisions of law relating to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 11411 — Enacts the New York travel insurance act	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5932 — Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African American Museum	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10885 — Relates to benefits for the surviving spouses of firefighters killed in the line of duty	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8810 — Relates to special accidental death benefits paid to a deceased member's children	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 6950 — Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10960 — Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8840 — Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a visitor to such facility due to the fact that such person is…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 11385 — Authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9571 — Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7820 — Authorizes the town of Gardiner to impose a hotel and motel tax	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4574 — Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 7376 — Requires third-party food delivery services and third-party grocery delivery services to provide the ability to include a gratuity at the…	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10263 — Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain employees of the New York Power Authority	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8773 — Relates to warranties and sales incentives	Yea	Jun 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (81 as lead sponsor)

A 3842 NY · —
Establishes the insure our communities act

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A 10699 NY · —
Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged…

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A 10646 NY · —
Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer

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A 10644 NY · —
Relates to increasing fines for the late filing of rent registration statements

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A 3991 NY · —
Establishes requirements for the use of artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tools in utilization review and management

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A 10451 NY · —
Establishes a bill of rights for the unhoused

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A 5553 NY · —
Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program

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A 3989 NY · —
Requires state agencies to develop plans for new Americans

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A 911 NY · —
Clarifies the definition of persons with a disability for purposes of the definition of special populations

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A 1261 NY · —
Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities

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