New York State Senator

Larinda Hooks 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05608

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Requires commuter bicyclists to complete a bicycle safety course; directs the commissioner to initiate and put into effect curriculum for such course.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05615

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Relates to authorizing the city of New York to transfer and convey certain city owned property to the Bedford-Stuyvesant volunteer ambulance corps.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05647

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Establishes the Cannabis Community Reinvestment Act; includes requirements for cannabis operators; includes the obligation to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition including, if applicable, the community such operator is located in; provides for the review of reinvestment plans by the department of financial services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04181

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06592

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Provides for license requirements for natural hair styling that are distinct and separate from other practices of cosmetology.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06549

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04632

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Encourages farmers' markets in state parks by posting related information, identifying opportunities and coordinating with other state agencies.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04550

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Requires the department of labor to study the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on the state workforce including but not limited to job performance, productivity, training, education requirements, privacy and security; prohibits any state entity from using artificial intelligence in any way that would result in the displacement of any currently employed worker or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages or employment benefits, or results in the impairment of existing collective bargaining agreements.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04870

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04869

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00123

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00270

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00282

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00092

Introduced
2/5/25  
Mourning the death of Lou Carnesecca, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00170

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York