| 161st New York State Legislature | |||||
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 New York State Capitol (2009) | |||||
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| Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1 – December 31, 1938 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 51 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov. M. William Bray (D) | ||||
| Temporary President | John J. Dunnigan (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (29–22) | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 150 | ||||
| Speaker | Oswald D. Heck (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican (84–61–5) | ||||
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The 161st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to March 19, 1938, during the sixth year of Herbert H. Lehman's governorship, in Albany.
- ^ Note that the last legislative day of the regular session was March 18, and the New York Red Book gives March 18 as the end of this session. In fact, the adjournment sine die occurred at 6.16 o'clock in the evening of March 19 after a session of 32 hours and 16 minutes, until then the longest session in New York legislative history.