William J. Larkin Jr.'s Legislation

S282-2013: Requires youth holding operator's licenses or permits to maintain good school attendance sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Requires youth holding operator's licenses or permits to maintain good school attendance. Read more...

S283-2013: Creates crimes of cemetery desecration of a veteran sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: CODES | Search
Creates crimes of cemetery desecration of a veteran as a class E felony; makes corresponding changes in cemetery desecration crimes in the first and second degrees and aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree; makes additional penal provisions. Read more...

S284-2013: Prohibits the unauthorized sale of veterans' commemorative property by cemeteries sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: VETERANS' AFFAIRS | Search
Prohibits the unauthorized sale, purchase, sale or transfer of any cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that is over 75 years old that commemorates the life or death of a veteran or group of veterans, including but not limited to a military unit, company, battalion or division, if such cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that commemorates the life or death of a veteran or group of veterans has been placed in any cemetery; makes violations a class B misdemeanor; permits cemeteries to make such sales upon application to the state cemetery board and upon certain conditions. Read more...

S285-2013: Designates as peace officers, protective officers of the United States mint police sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: CODES | Search
Designates as peace officers, protective officers of the United States mint police. Read more...

S286-2013: Allows home schooled children to take certain career education classes at local boards of cooperative educational services districts for free sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Allows home schooled children to take certain career education classes at local boards of cooperative educational services districts for free. Read more...

S637-2009: Enacts the "missing angels act" sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: HEALTH | Search
Enacts the "missing angels act"; requires the department of health office of vital records to establish a form of certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; provides such form shall be given to the parents of a stillborn child; makes related provisions. Read more...

S638-2009: Requires report due the governor and legislature to include the incidence of misrepresentation by insured of the principal place where vehicles are driven and stored sponsored by LARKIN
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Requires that the report due the governor and legislative leaders relating to insurance fraud include the incidence of misrepresentation by insureds of the principal place where motor vehicles are garaged and driven. Read more...

S638A-2009: Requires report due the governor and legislature to include the incidence of misrepresentation by insured of the principal place where vehicles are driven and stored sponsored by LARKIN
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Requires that the report due the governor and legislative leaders relating to insurance fraud include the incidence of misrepresentation by insureds of the principal place where motor vehicles are garaged and driven. Read more...

S639-2009: Requires the suspending of pay of tenured teachers upon the conviction of a felony for possessing certain sexual performance materials sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Provides for the suspending of pay of tenured teachers upon conviction of a felony for possessing or promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child or using, possessing or promoting a sexual performance by a child as defines in article two hundred sixty-three of the penal law. Read more...

S640-2009: Subjects certain state lands in Orange county acquired by Palisades Interstate park to real property taxation sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Search
Subjects certain state lands acquired for a public use by the commissioners of the Palisades Interstate park, exclusive of improvements thereon erected by the state, in Orange county, to real property taxation. Read more...

S641-2009: Authorizes the city of Newburgh to establish an administrative tribunal for the adjudication of parking infractions sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Authorizes the city of Newburgh to establish an administrative tribunal for the adjudication of parking infractions; further authorizes the city of Newburgh to provide for the appointment of hearing officers. Read more...

S642-2009: Proposes an amendment to the constitution relating to powers of local governments to annex territory sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Proposes an amendment to the constitution allowing a local government to annex territory only upon consent through a majority vote of the people on a referendum; eliminates requirement that the governing board of a local government shall have also consented thereto. Read more...

S643-2009: Enacts the "New York state catastrophe fund authority act"; appropriates $10,000,000 therefor sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: INSURANCE | Search
Enacts the "New York state catastrophe fund authority act" for the purpose of facilitating the creation of innovative solutions to property insurance crises and to ensure the viability of insurance carriers in the state; appropriates $10,000,000 to initiate such fund. Read more...

S644-2009: Provides for the issuance of free passes etc. for racetracks to any qualified person, as deemed appropriate by the operator, subject to rules of the state board sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING | Search
Provides for the issuance of free passes, cards, or badges for racetracks to any qualified person, as deemed appropriate by the operator of the racetrack, subject to the rules of the state racing and wagering board; authorizes the issuance of such passes, cards or badges to the general public as part of a promotion or marketing program to increase attendance at live race meets. Read more...

S645-2009: Authorizes a photo monitoring program in the town of Newburgh imposing liability for maximum speed limit violations sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Authorizes the town of Newburgh, Orange county, to establish a photo monitoring program imposing civil liability upon motor vehicle owners for maximum speed limit violations. Read more...

S646-2009: sponsored by LARKIN
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Increases the maximum fine from $5,000 to $20,000, that can be imposed by the racing and wagering board upon licensees and franchisees for violations relating to thoroughbred and harness racing and quarter horse racing and breeding, and simulcast of horse racing. Read more...

S646A-2009: Increases the maximum fine from $5,000 to $20,000, that can be imposed by the racing and wagering board for violations relating to horse racing sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING | Search
Increases the maximum fine from $5,000 to $20,000, that can be imposed by the racing and wagering board upon licensees and franchisees for violations relating to thoroughbred and harness racing and quarter horse racing and breeding, and simulcast of horse racing. Read more...

S647A-2009: Removes that portion of the town of Chester in the service area of the Albert Wisner memorial public library from such library service area sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY | Search
Removes that portion of the town of Chester in the service area of the Albert Wisner memorial public library from such library service area to end the double taxation of certain town residents. Read more...

S647-2009: sponsored by LARKIN
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Removes that portion of the town of Chester in the service area of the Albert Wisner memorial public library from such library service area to end the double taxation of certain town residents. Read more...

S648-2009: Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of 50 or fewer; repealer sponsored by LARKIN
Committee: INSURANCE | Search
Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of fifty or fewer employers or members; provides for open enrollment and community rating; provides for a technical advisory committee; permits a pooling process for high cost claims/persons; permits reinsurance; provides for shifting individuals on direct pay to the small group market; permits the use of other stop loss funds. Read more...