New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature,^[1] with the New York State Senate being the upper house.^[2] There are 150 seats in the Assembly.^[3] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.^[4]

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.

Leadership of the Assembly

The speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The speaker is elected by the Majority Conference, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the speaker also has the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves, the speaker.^[5]

Democrat Carl Heastie of the 83rd Assembly District has served as speaker of the Assembly since February 2015.^[6] Crystal Peoples-Stokes of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assembly majority leader since December 2018.^[7] Republican William A. Barclay of the 120th Assembly District has served as Assembly minority leader since January 2020.^[8]

Composition by party

The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.^[9]

Members of the New York State Assembly

+Elected in a special election

Committees

The New York State Assembly has the following committees:^[26]

Aging
Agriculture
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Banks
Children and Families
Cities
Codes
Consumer Affairs and Protection
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
Correction
Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
Education
Election Law
Energy
Environmental Conservation
Ethics and Guidance
Governmental Employees
Governmental Operations
Health
Higher Education
Housing
Insurance
Judiciary
Labor
Libraries and Education Technology
Local Governments
Mental Health
Oversight, Analysis and Investigation
People with Disabilities
Racing and Wagering
Real Property Taxation
Rules
Science & Technology
Small Business
Social Services
Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
Transportation
Veterans' Affairs
Ways and Means

Notes

^ Asm. Erik Bohen (a registered Democrat who won an April 24, 2018 special election on the Republican Party line) was not a member of any caucus during his Assembly tenure.

References

^ Colon, Dave (November 26, 2018). "As Democratic Senate Becomes Reality, Unclear How Hard Assembly Majority Will Push Prior Agenda". Gotham Gazette.
^ Runyeon, Frank G. (November 28, 2018). "The Secret Playbook NY State Senate Democrats Used To 'Wipe The Floor' With Republicans". Gothamist. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ Precious, Tom (November 13, 2018). "Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the running for Assembly majority leader post". The Buffalo News.
^ Carola, Chris (June 14, 2018). "New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices". Daily Freeman. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020.
^ "Roles and Responsibilities of Selected Leadership Positions". National Conference of State Legislatures. September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ McKinley, Jesse (February 3, 2015). "Heastie Elected Speaker of New York Assembly". The New York Times.
^ Precious, Tom (December 17, 2018). "WNY gets Albany leverage as Peoples-Stokes named Assembly majority leader". The Buffalo News.
^ "NY Assembly Republicans select new minority leader". The Post-Star. April 6, 2009.
^ Barron, Seth (October 16, 2018). "All-Blue Albany?". City Journal.
^ "2016 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections.
^ "Bohen, Burke Have Rematch for Assembly Seat". Spectrum News.
^ Precious, Tom (April 25, 2018). "A day after his Assembly victory, Bohen receives a lesson in Albany 101". The Buffalo News.
^ "Certified Results from the November 6, 2018 General Election for NYS Assembly" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections.
^ Falcone, Christian (August 14, 2021). "Bronx lawmaker resigns from state Assembly". Bronx Times.
^ "New York state legislative special elections, 2021". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ Democrat N. Nick Perry (District 58) resigned to become ambassador to Jamaica. Coltin, Jeff (April 7, 2022). "A special election is expected to fill N. Nick Perry's Assembly seat". City & State NY. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Alert Center: Republican Eric Brown defeats Democrat David Lobl in special election". News 12 - New Jersey. April 8, 2022.
^ Fred Thiele (District 1) switched parties from Independence to Democratic.
^ a b Brachfeld, Ben (May 25, 2022). "Monique Chandler-Waterman wins East Flatbush Assembly special election, defeats Adams pick Reid". Brooklyn Paper. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ Schwach, Ryan (June 15, 2023). "Queens Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal to step down". Queens Daily Eagle.
^ Krichevsky, Sophie (September 14, 2023). "Berger comes out on top in AD 27 special election".
^ Lisa, Kate (January 4, 2023). "Bronx state Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner abruptly resigns after first day of session".
^ Campbell, Jon (February 13, 2024). "Democrat Landon Dais cruises to win in Bronx Assembly election". Gothamist. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Taliaferro, Lanning (July 10, 2024). "Zebrowski Leaves State Assembly". Patch. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Burgos abruptly announces resignation, effective immediately". City & State NY. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Committees, Commissions and Task Forces". New York State Assembly.

External links

Official website