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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 5445 — Extends the village of Woodbury's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6634 — Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7378 — Extends the village of Mamaroneck occupancy tax for two years | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1260 — Relates to alternative forms of identification for renters insurance | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6232 — Relates to the imposition of sales tax in the county of Orleans | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1944 — Relates to birth certificates for foreign adoptions | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7374 — Extending the effectiveness of the occupancy tax in the town of North Castle | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 391 — Requires certain disclosures in advertisements involving virtual tokens | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8161 — Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8278 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1906 — Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such… | Yea | May 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6285 — Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations | Yea | May 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1030 — Relates to public-facing websites operated by political committees | Yea | May 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1241 — Relates to furnishing money or entertainment to induce attendance at polls; repealer | Yea | May 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2589 — Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts | Yea | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6317 — Extends the moratorium on the issuance of environmental safety certificates for facilities and routes for the transportation of liquefied… | Yea | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1441 — Relates to complaint handling procedures for customers of public utilities | Yea | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1191 — Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms | Yea | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1994 — Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment | Yea | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 387 — Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services | Yea | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6021 — Establishes the blue-ribbon commission on the future of New York state's service delivery system for individuals with intellectual and… | Yea | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6781 — Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park | Nay | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8018 — Relates to the management of oysters | Yea | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7798 — Makes technical changes to the aid to localities budget | Yea | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 33 — Relates to the promotion of employment of people with disabilities | Yea | May 13, 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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