The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the

New York State Legislature The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an officia ...

, with the New York State Senate being the

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. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. 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. Democrat

Carl Heastie Carl Edward Heastie (; born September 25, 1967) is an American politician from New York. Heastie has served in the New York State Assembly since January 2001, and was elected Speaker of the New York State Assembly on February 3, 2015. Early li ...

of the 83rd Assembly District has served as Speaker of the Assembly since February 2015.

Crystal Peoples-Stokes Crystal Davis Peoples-Stokes (born December 22, 1951) is an American politician serving as Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly representing Assembly District 141, which includes the city of Buffalo within Erie County, New York. Educat ...

of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assembly Majority Leader since December 2018.

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Will Barclay of the 120th Assembly District has served as Assembly Minority Leader since January 2020.

Composition by party

The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.

Members of the New York State Assembly

*+Elected in a special election

Committees

The New York State Assembly has the following committees: *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 *Racing and Wagering *Real Property Taxation *Rules *Small Business *Social Services *Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development *Transportation *Veterans' Affairs *Ways and Means

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* {{coord missing, New York (state) Assembly State lower houses in the United States