New York State Senator

Larinda Hooks 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01009

Introduced
3/5/26  
Recognizing March 12, 2026, as Girl Scout Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00988

Introduced
2/26/26  
Mourning the death of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson and honoring his lifetime of service, leadership, and advocacy for civil rights and social justice
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New York Assembly Bill A09530

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation cut down trees within two weeks of receiving notice whether it was received through 311 or the department's webpage.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10305

Introduced
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Establishes uniform definitions, standardized procedures, and uniform applications or forms, for determining a medical emergency, life-support equipment and designation of elderly, blind and disabled customers protected from termination of utility services.
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New York Assembly Bill A09523

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Relates to enacting the central air conditioner and heat pump rights act; provides that a homeowners' association may not adopt or enforce any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or use of a central air conditioner or heat pump.
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New York Assembly Bill A09554

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Refer
5/11/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Refer
5/20/26  
Report Pass
5/28/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Enacts the "deed protection act" in relation to prohibiting a mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer from commencing, maintaining, or proceeding with a foreclosure action on a mortgage loan where such mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer knows or has reason to know that the mortgage securing such loan is dependent on a deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting title to residential real property that was procured by fraud, forgery, or other unlawful means.
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New York Assembly Bill A09565

Introduced
1/14/26  
Excludes violations occurring within one hundred feet from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic regulations as part of participation in a ceremony or religious service.
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New York Assembly Bill A09571

Introduced
1/16/26  
Increases short-term disability benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A02581

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: access to family planning services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A02625

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New York Assembly Bill A00203

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/12/25  
Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
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New York Assembly Bill A00129

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.
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New York Assembly Bill A00127

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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New York Assembly Bill A00118

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
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New York Assembly Bill A00128

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
11/17/25  
Chaptered
11/21/25  
Requires insurance coverage for one rescue and one maintenance inhaler at no cost.