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Running forState Assembly, District 35

Larinda C. Hooks

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Overview

Larinda Camille Hooks is an American politician. She has served in the New York State Assembly, representing the 35th district, since 2025.

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

21 bills

Became law

3 became law. Another 5 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced May 1, 2026A 11168: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass
    Became law
  • Introduced May 21, 2025A 8589: Increases the amount of funds that may be used per dwelling unit to modernize certain authorities used by the housing trust fund corporation
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025A 6781: Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    Became law
  • Introduced Jun 9, 2025A 8840: Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a visitor to such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating, wearing a menstrual product or has a contraceptive device
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026A 10797: Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025A 6868: Increases the civil penalties for violations of child labor laws
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025A 6010: Relates to unfair claim settlement practices
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025A 5543: Provides that the department of environmental conservation place a community air monitoring system and similar systems as necessary within a one-mile radius of New York city airports
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 1, 2026A 11177: Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026A 11090: Enacts the "automatic utility deferment act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9601: Prohibits the use of automated systems to make employment decisions unless there is a meaningful human review of the output of such automated system prior to the final employment decision
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9599: Requires certain stores that accept credit or debit card payment to accept flexible benefit cards as a form of payment for eligible items
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9610: Increases the excelsior research and development tax credit for qualified research and development expenditures attributable to activities conducted in New York state
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9619: Establishes the urban rail station and underpass lighting act to improve lighting in rail stations and underpasses located in N.Y. city
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026A 9530: Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation cut down trees within two weeks of receiving notice
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 19, 2025A 9388: Requires that businesses offering physical manipulation services ensure clear visibility from the public right-of-way into certain public spaces on the premises of such businesses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 19, 2025A 9398: Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 19, 2025A 9401: Requires employers and third-party websites, job boards, and recruitment platforms to remove inactive job postings within a certain timeframe
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 5, 2025A 8242: Renders candidates ineligible to receive public matching funds when such candidate has been found in a prior election cycle to have misused public campaign funds
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025A 5489: Establishes mandatory reporting of alleged incidents of abuse, mistreatment or neglect of residents in assisted living and adult care facilities
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5299: Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the New York legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

1,972 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 1 of 1,972 votes (less than 1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

By topic
Aging18 votes
    Agriculture16 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse8 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders2 votes
          Banks26 votes
            Budget and Revenue5 votes
              Children and Families33 votes
                Cities22 votes
                  Cities 113 votes
                    Cities 24 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions57 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business7 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection63 votes
                            Consumer Protection16 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions61 votes
                                Correction16 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction7 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)92 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation7 votes
                                        Disabilities1 vote
                                          Economic Development32 votes
                                            Education28 votes
                                              Election Law12 votes
                                                Elections8 votes
                                                  Energy35 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications11 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation84 votes
                                                        Finance21 votes
                                                          Governmental Employees53 votes
                                                            Governmental Operations74 votes
                                                              Health122 votes
                                                                Higher Education54 votes
                                                                  Housing16 votes
                                                                    Housing, Construction and Community Development7 votes
                                                                      Insurance80 votes
                                                                        Internet and Technology9 votes
                                                                          Investigations and Government Operations113 votes
                                                                            Judiciary77 votes
                                                                              Labor60 votes
                                                                                Libraries4 votes
                                                                                  Libraries and Education Technology2 votes
                                                                                    Local Government79 votes
                                                                                      Local Governments67 votes
                                                                                        Mental Health14 votes
                                                                                          New York City Education1 vote
                                                                                            People With Disabilities10 votes
                                                                                              Procurement and Contracts11 votes
                                                                                                Racing and Wagering13 votes
                                                                                                  Racing, Gaming and Wagering4 votes
                                                                                                    Real Property Taxation38 votes
                                                                                                      Science and Technology12 votes
                                                                                                        Small Business1 vote
                                                                                                          Social Services21 votes
                                                                                                            Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)150 votes
                                                                                                              Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development20 votes
                                                                                                                Transportation105 votes
                                                                                                                  Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs8 votes
                                                                                                                    Veterans' Affairs35 votes
                                                                                                                      Women'S Issues7 votes

                                                                                                                        Source: Open States, New York State Senate and Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.