New York State Assembly

For the historical legislature, see New York General Assembly.

New York State Assembly
New York State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 4, 2023
Leadership
Carl Heastie (D)
since February 3, 2015
Speaker pro tempore
Jeffrion L. Aubry (D)
since January 9, 2013
Majority Leader
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D)
since December 17, 2018
Minority Leader
William A. Barclay (R)
since January 7, 2020
Structure
Seats150
Political groups
Majority caucus (100)[1]
  •   Democratic 

Minority caucus (48)

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle III, New York Constitution
Salary$142,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
State Assembly Chamber at New York State Capitol in Albany, New York
Website
nyassembly.gov

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature,[2] with the New York State Senate being the upper house.[3] There are 150 seats in the Assembly.[4] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.[5]

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.

  1. ^ "Assembly Member Directory". nyassembly.gov. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Colon, Dave (November 26, 2018). "As Democratic Senate Becomes Reality, Unclear How Hard Assembly Majority Will Push Prior Agenda". Gotham Gazette.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Precious, Tom (November 13, 2018). "Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the running for Assembly majority leader post". The Buffalo News.
  5. ^ 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.