Asm. Phara Souffrant Forrest

Co-sponsor A 1283

Passed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to equal protection

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 sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive healthcare and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.

Passed Aug 4, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 3492

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to authorizing certain public officials and members of the clergy to visit sex offender civil confinement facilities

Relates to authorizing certain public officials and members of the clergy to visit sex offender civil confinement facilities.

In committee Jul 24, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 4517

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Promotes voter registration and voting by incarcerated people; repealer

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 incarcerated people every other year.

In committee Jul 24, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 1278

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants

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.

In committee Jun 20, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 2878

Passed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to motions to vacate judgment; repealer

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 plea.

Passed Jun 20, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 7334

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to the city of New York procurement limit

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.

In committee Jun 20, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 2034

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to schedule in case of disability

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 weekly wage, then they shall receive the entire amount.

In committee Jun 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6275

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prohibits medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report

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.

In committee Jun 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6604

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Protects employee freedom of speech & conscience

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.

In committee Jun 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 2893

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to the provision of and payment for violence prevention programs

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 by a certified or licensed health care provider or social services provider to receive community violence prevention services from a qualified violence prevention professional.

In committee Jun 9, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track