New York State Assembly

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The New York State Assembly is the lower house of New York’s bicameral state legislature, composed of elected representatives responsible for proposing and passing state laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
public authority
state lower house
buildingStyleOfChamber Italian Renaissance Revival
surface form: Renaissance Revival
canOverrideVeto yes
constitutionalBasis Article III of the New York Constitution
country United States of America
currentSpeaker Carl E. Heastie
currentSpeakerAssumedOffice 2015
currentSpeakerParty Democratic Party
electionCycle every 2 years
electorate residents of New York State assembly districts
foundationDate 1777
hasCommittee Education Committee (New York State Assembly)
Health Committee (New York State Assembly)
Judiciary Committee (New York State Assembly)
Ways and Means Committee (New York State Assembly)
hasPart New York State Assembly districts
hasUpperHouse New York State Senate
jurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
languageUsed English
lastElectionDate 2024-11-05
leaderTitle Speaker of the New York State Assembly
legislativeAuthority New York State Constitution
legislativeStructure bicameral legislature
locatedIn Albany
surface form: Albany, New York
majorityParty Democratic Party
meetsIn New York State Capitol, Albany
surface form: New York State Capitol
minorityParty Republican Party
nextElectionDate 2026-11-03
numberOfMembers 150
numberOfSeats 150
partOf New York State Legislature
precededBy New York Colonial Assembly
redistrictingBody New York Independent Redistricting Commission
responsibility conducting legislative hearings
debating state legislation
overseeing state budget
passing state laws
proposing state laws
representing assembly districts
salaryOfMembers $142000 per year
sessionLocation New York State Capitol, Albany
surface form: Assembly Chamber, New York State Capitol
sessionType regular sessions
state New York
termLength 2 years
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://nyassembly.gov

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New York State Assembly election, 1917 partOfSeries New York State Assembly
this entity surface form: New York State Assembly elections
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