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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| A 5912 — Requires exit surveys for employees resigning from state civil service | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8639 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6942 — Restores the 20 year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers and sanitation workers | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6188 — Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to CW2 John M. Grassia III | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6372 — Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2687 — Establishes a center for dyslexia and dysgraphia | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2520 — Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7351 — Relates to expanding the residential parking permit system within the area known as Elmont in the town of Hempstead | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5254 — Enacts the "New York open water data act" | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6277 — Establishes a brand owner's license | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7915 — Authorizes David Edwards to receive certain service credit under a twenty-five year retirement plan | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8289 — Relates to non-Indian trespass and drug trafficking activities within Indian lands, and to criminal law enforcement activities within… | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8679 — Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of the coordinated construction act for lower Manhattan relating to joint bidding on… | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8620 — Relates to the time of transfer of certain state lands to KIPP: Albany Community Public Charter Schools, and to the effectiveness of… | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7040 — Authorizes private membership establishments to have certain licenses for sale of alcohol | Yea | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4025 — Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Warren county | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2328 — Authorizes the town of Dickinson to establish hotel and motel taxes within such town | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6721 — Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6279 — Authorizes the granting of retirement service credit in the optional twenty year retirement plan to Duane A. Palma for service as a… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 598 — Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5149 — Relates to the debriefing of certain contracts | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2177 — Removes emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3698 — Relates to exemptions from real property taxes for senior citizens | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3987 — Designates security officers for the village court of the village of Pleasantville as peace officers | Nay | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4276 — Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state | Yea | Jun 6, 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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