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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 1842 — Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7279 — Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1396 — Prevents outsourcing during a hiring freeze | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1382 — Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or… | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 867 — Includes certain use of Bluetooth technology to follow a person in the crime of stalking in the fourth degree | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 744 — Relates to collecting data regarding alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of maltreatment | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1819 — Enacts the monarch preservation plan | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1724 — Relates to employee representation of state employees designated managerial or confidential | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5893 — Allows prospective and current agency personnel receive certification through remote training methods | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3002 — DEBT SERVICE FUND--GENERAL DEBT SERVICE FUND | Yea | Mar 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 565 — Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices | Yea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 805 — Relates to requiring gender neutral bathrooms in state-owned buildings | Yea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1548 — Provides for the restriction of substances in menstrual products | Yea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2565 — Creates the New York electronic communications privacy act; search and seizure of electronic devices and electronic communications | Yea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1572 — Requires the superintendent of financial services to promulgate regulations which provide standardized definitions for commonly used terms… | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6868 — Increases the civil penalties for violations of child labor laws | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1365 — Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3928 — Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice… | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 612 — Relates to the appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day… | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6767 — Relates to artificial intelligence companion models | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1053 — Relates to the recall of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS; repealer | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6769 — Relates to municipal cybersecurity incidents or ransomware attacks | Yea | Mar 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1678 — Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident | Yea | Mar 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1550 — Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations | Yea | Mar 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5295 — Relates to the reinstatement of state recognition and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation | Yea | Mar 24, 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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