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D New York Assembly · District 57 On the 2026 ballot

Asm. Phara Souffrant Forrest

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Total votes
6,537
all sessions
Attendance
85%
949 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
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Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
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Sponsored
1,139
bills & resolutions
Higher than 75% of chamber peers
Committees
11
assignments
1,139 bills and resolutions

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1,139
Primary
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Co-sponsor A 7630
In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor
Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents of children and their children

Maddy summaryThis bill aims to improve the health, safety, and human rights of pregnant and postpartum individuals in correctional facilities and their young children. It mandates comprehensive medical care, including prenatal screenings, labor support, mental health services, and privacy protections, while also ensuring access to nutritious food and safe living conditions. Additionally, the legislation establishes a right for children born in these facilities to remain with their parents until the child is eighteen months old, or until the parent is paroled if that occurs sooner, with specific exceptions only for clear and convincing evidence of imminent risk to the child.

In committee May 30, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor A 2164
In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor
Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer

Maddy summaryThis bill requires state prisons and detention centers to provide incarcerated individuals with free voice communication services, such as phone calls, without charging them or their families. It explicitly prohibits correctional facilities from earning any revenue from these communications and mandates that in-person visit programs continue to operate alongside these services. The law applies to contracts signed on or after April 1, 2025, and ensures that any existing contracts for these services must end by March 31, 2025.

In committee May 30, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor A 5745
In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor
Relates to claims for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at work

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the state workers' compensation law to allow claims for mental injuries caused by extraordinary work-related stress for all workers, not just specific first responders. Under the new rules, the compensation board cannot reject such a claim if it is factually determined that the stress experienced was greater than what typically occurs in a normal work environment. The change expands eligibility beyond police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel to include any employee facing severe workplace stress. The legislation takes effect on the first day of January following its enactment.

In committee May 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor A 6506
Passed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor
Prohibits the sale of xylazine

Prohibits the knowing sale of xylazine to persons under the age of 21 and without proof of the intended use for institutional, veterinary, or scientific purposes.

Passed May 28, 2024 1 co-sponsor
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