Bill Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
New York · State Assembly Member · District 57 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 731, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Phone
518-455-5325
Address
55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone
718-596-0100
Address
Room 731, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Phone
518-455-5325
Address
55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone
718-596-0100
Featured Bills
May 19, 2026
Passed Assembly
Cosponsor
New York Assembly Bill 2749
Establishes the New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act
Active
May 12, 2026
Passed Assembly
Cosponsor
New York Assembly Bill 2565
Creates the New York electronic communications privacy act; search and seizure of electronic devices and electronic communications
Active
May 11, 2026
Passed Assembly
Cosponsor
New York Assembly Bill 7376
Requires third-party food delivery services to provide the ability to include a gratuity at the same point in the online order process when the underlying order is placed
Active
May 11, 2026
Passed Assembly
Cosponsor
New York Assembly Bill 8904
Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district
Active
May 06, 2026
Passed Assembly
Sponsor
New York Assembly Bill 1428
Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food and drug administration has declared that there is a supply issue with a generic drug
Active
Recent Votes
May 21, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Assembly Vote
Passed
New York Senate Bill 9005
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year
May 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Assembly Vote
Passed
New York Assembly Bill 795
Requires the division of housing and community renewal to publish the results of annual audits of approved applications for temporary major capital improvement increases on its website annually
May 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Assembly Vote
Passed
New York Assembly Bill 3029
Establishes standards for the reuse of deconstructed building materials
May 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Assembly Vote
Passed
New York Assembly Bill 3450
Relates to defining "period of war" for the alternative veterans' exemption
May 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Assembly Vote
Passed
New York Assembly Bill 3602
Requires an annual report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult
May 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Assembly Vote
Passed
New York Assembly Bill 5578
Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to certain veterans