New York Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest [D]

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NYA01926VetoRequires the commissioner of health to publish certain information relating to home care services usage on the department's website on an annual basis including the number of individuals receiving care, those that have had permanent transfers and agg...
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2023-11-17
tabled
NYA01029PassProvides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permit...
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2023-11-16
signed chap.631
NYA04942PassRequires the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees and boards of trustees of community colleges to establish a policy for the awarding of posthumous degrees; requires such policy to waive any remaining credits for enrolled matriculated students who die an...
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2023-10-25
signed chap.549
NYA01297PassRequires hospitals to adopt, implement and periodically update standard protocols for the management of fetal demise.
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2023-10-25
signed chap.542
NYA01283Engross
50%
Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed, religion, or sex, including sexua...
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2023-08-04
delivered to secretary of state
NYA04517Intro
25%
Relates to promoting inmate voter registration and voting by incarcerated people; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to distribute a voter information guide and hold voter information and registration clinics for incarce...
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2023-07-24
enacting clause stricken
NYA03492Intro
25%
Relates to authorizing certain public officials and members of the clergy to visit sex offender civil confinement facilities.
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2023-07-24
enacting clause stricken
NYA02878Engross
50%
Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment for a conviction that was subsequently decriminalized; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by...
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2023-06-20
substituted by s7548
NYA01278Intro
25%
Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants; authorizes covered individuals to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any employer or persons alleged to have violated such prohibition.
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2023-06-20
substituted by s3100a
NYA07334Intro
25%
Increases the city of New York procurement limit for businesses owned by women and minorities from one million dollars to one million, five hundred thousand dollars.
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2023-06-20
substituted by s7563
NYA02034Intro
25%
Increases compensation schedule in case of disability; provides that compensation after July 1, 2026 shall not be less than one-fifth of the New York state average weekly wage unless the employee's weekly wage is equal to or less than one-fifth the w...
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2023-06-10
substituted by s1161a
NYA06604Intro
25%
Protects employee freedom of speech and conscience by prohibiting employers from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer concerning the employer's views on political or religious matters.
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2023-06-10
substituted by s4982
NYA06275Intro
25%
Prohibits medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report and prohibits medical service providers from reporting medical debt directly or indirectly to a consumer reporting agency.
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2023-06-10
substituted by s4907a
NYA04871Intro
25%
Requires certain state owned and operated parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.
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2023-06-10
substituted by s1535a
NYA03484Intro
25%
Relates to the disclosure of beneficial owners of limited liability companies and foreign limited liability companies and certain information about such beneficial owners; requires the secretary of state to maintain a public database of all business ...
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2023-06-09
substituted by s995b
NYA05294Intro
25%
Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting eight to twenty-four passengers for hire; establishes the commuter van trust fund.
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2023-06-09
substituted by s4862
NYA02893Intro
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Makes community violence prevention services available, to the extent permitted by federal law, to any Medicaid beneficiary who has received medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of an act of community violence and has been referred b...
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2023-06-09
substituted by s580a
NYA06843Intro
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Relates to the information to be included in vacancy rate studies.
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2023-06-09
substituted by s1684a
NYA03827Intro
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Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants; seals any records pertaining to dependent children under the age...
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2023-06-09
substituted by s5905
NYA03412Intro
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Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.
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2023-06-08
substituted by s225b
NYA01722Intro
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Requires a proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote be submitted to the people for their approval in plain language which is deemed to be no higher than an eighth grade reading level...
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2023-06-08
substituted by s1381a
NYA00372Intro
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Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and people living with HIV long-term care facility residents' bill of rights; prohibits a long-term care facility or facility staff from discriminating against any resident on the basis of such ...
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2023-06-08
substituted by s1783a
NYA05608Intro
25%
Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"; relates to workers on excavations; provides that utility companies or their contractors shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use, excavate, ...
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2023-06-07
substituted by s4887
NYA04243Intro
25%
Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increa...
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2023-06-07
substituted by s4198
NYA07264Intro
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Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder ma...
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2023-06-07
substituted by s6955
NYA01709Intro
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Provides certain legal protections for reproductive health service providers who provide legally protected health activities including protection from extradition, arrest and legal proceedings in other states relating to such services; restricts the ...
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2023-06-06
substituted by s1066b
NYA05200Intro
25%
Enacts Matthew's law which provides for the dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies by health care professionals or pharmacists to any person.
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2023-06-05
substituted by s2099c
NYA03861Intro
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Relates to requiring agencies to provide unsuccessful bidders that are certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises with a written statement of the completion of the procurement selection process and that such enterprise was not selected.
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2023-06-05
substituted by s1419
NYA05180Intro
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Requires local boards of education, BOCES, charter schools and non public schools to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and pre-registration, including procedures for providing access to voter registration and pre-registration appli...
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2023-06-01
substituted by s1733a
NYK00607PassHonoring the hard work, dedication, and commitment of the members of the New York State Legislative Messenger Service
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2023-06-01
adopted
NYK00583PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 28, 2023, as Chucks-N-Pearls Day in the State of New York
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2023-05-31
adopted
NYA05088Intro
25%
Establishes a task force on missing women and girls who are black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) to develop policy changes that will work to address the lack of care and concern for missing and murdered BIPOC women and girls with New York st...
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2023-05-31
substituted by s4266a
NYA02105Intro
25%
Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement, providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed ...
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2023-05-17
substituted by s214a
NYA03946Intro
25%
Requires the disclosure of insurance information, including the name of the insurance company, the amount of coverage and what is covered under their plan, on permit applications for the construction of pipelines upon any freshwater wetlands.
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2023-05-17
substituted by s3365
NYK00445PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 15, 2023, as New York State Assembly Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day
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2023-05-15
adopted
NYA00503Intro
25%
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States ce...
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2023-05-05
enacting clause stricken
NYA01395PassProvides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at SUNY and CUNY campuses by employing or contracting with individuals authorized to prescribe such drugs, or by providing referrals.
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2023-05-02
signed chap.129
NYK00360PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 26, 2023, as West Point Day in New York State
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2023-04-26
adopted
NYA03076Intro
25%
Requires nursing certificate and degree education programs to include clinical education; allows for one-third of such clinical education to be completed through simulation experience.
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2023-03-27
substituted by s447c
NYA01727Intro
25%
Relates to investment income and capital gains on investments deferred or excluded under 26 U.S.C. section 1400-z-2.
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2023-03-16
enacting clause stricken
NYA01669Intro
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Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products.
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2023-03-13
substituted by s1729
NYK00148PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2023, as Women's History Month in the State of New York
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2023-03-08
adopted
NYA00997PassLimits availability and coverage for non-invasive prenatal testing for Medicaid patients based on age if such limits are recommended by the United States food and drug administration, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, or the United Stat...
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2023-03-03
signed chap.41
NYK00101PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 8, 2023, as Students with Disabilities Advocacy Day in the State of New York
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2023-02-08
adopted
NYK00083PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2023, as Black History Month in the State of New York
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2023-02-06
adopted
NYA01973Intro
25%
Provides standards for the number of water closets in certain areas of public assembly; increases the required number of water closets for women; sets deadlines for compliance.
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2023-02-01
enacting clause stricken
NYK00058PassMemorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 27, 2023, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York
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2023-01-25
adopted
NYK00011PassCommemorating the observance of the 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 16, 2023
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2023-01-17
adopted
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