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Phara Souffrant Forrest

NY House District 57

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2021

Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0

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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

OfficePartyFromToSource
NY House District 57 current
New York
 Democratic Jan 1, 2021 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
S 7492 — Relates to permitting the village of Cold Spring to impose a hotel and motel tax Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 7634 — Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8416 — Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8656 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage hickory shad Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 7618 — Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling… Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8661 — Extends provisions of law related to youth pheasant hunting on long island Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8348 — Authorizes the village of Croton-on-Hudson to impose a hotel and motel tax Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1467 — Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of trails on the Empire state… Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5403 — Facilitates the marketing of any issue of serial bonds or notes of the city of Buffalo issued on or before a certain date Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3781 — Requires the office of children and family services to provide luggage to youth in foster care Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 923 — Changes party enrollment of voters where the enrolled party contained the word "Independence" or "Independent" Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 6657 — Authorizes the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1076 — Extends the authorization granted to the county of St. Lawrence to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 596 — Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 778 — Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2739 — Relates to discharge of a mortgage Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 5370 — Relates to authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendleton, county of Niagara, to reside outside of such town Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4153 — Relates to prohibiting food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 590 — Requires persons the ages of 16 or 17 to wear a helmet when riding a class one or class two bicycle with electric assist Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3498 — Extends the authorization of the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4767 — Relates to training police officers on how to respond to situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other… Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2068 — Establishes an active service exemption Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 1130 — Establishes the statewide group home families working group Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2730 — Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 4723 — Allows for the donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit organizations Yea May 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (81 as lead sponsor)

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