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Phara Souffrant Forrest
NY House District 57
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Healthcare 127Social Services & Welfare 100Criminal Justice & Policing 96Civil Rights & Liberties 94Government Operations & Budget 89Labor & Employment 69Economy & Taxes 65Environment & Energy 62Education 60Housing 49Transportation & Infrastructure 36Technology & Privacy 33Banking & Finance 20Immigration 19Abortion & Reproductive Rights 8Elections & Voting 8Agriculture 4Gun Policy 4Other 4Foreign Policy & Trade 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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 |
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| S 8207 — Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5686 — Extends the time period for the conveyance of lands for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4906 — Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 584 — Enacts the "trapped at work act" | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8784 — Extends provisions authorizing the city of Hudson to impose hotel and motel taxes | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5493 — Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Charlie Bunger Sr. | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6046 — Extends the authorization of the county of Steuben to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6420 — Extends the expiration of the provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose an additional one and one-half percent sales and… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2093 — Enacts the "consumer protection and automotive transparency act" | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 688 — Relates to the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4127 — Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4585 — Promotes efficient and effective oversight of continuing care retirement communities; repealer | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4542 — Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6640 — Relates to death benefits for NYC transit authority members | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7422 — Relates to traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at certain intersections in the county of Westchester | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4457 — Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to alienate certain parklands for use as a recharge basin | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7033 — Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 21 — Relates to expenditures for Warren county community colleges; extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to an additional Warren… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6333 — Extends the expiration of the authorization to the county of Genesee to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6337 — Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6756 — Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7855 — Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5234 — Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 65 — Relates to the establishment of a statewide supervised visitation initiative to support safe and structured parenting time | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6578 — Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (81 as lead sponsor)
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A 3842
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Establishes the insure our communities act
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A 10699
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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
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Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer
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A 10644
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Relates to increasing fines for the late filing of rent registration statements
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A 3991
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Establishes requirements for the use of artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tools in utilization review and management
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A 10451
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Establishes a bill of rights for the unhoused
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A 5553
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Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program
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A 3989
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Requires state agencies to develop plans for new Americans
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A 911
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Clarifies the definition of persons with a disability for purposes of the definition of special populations
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A 1261
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Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities
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