New York State Legislature

New York State Legislature
New York State Legislature
	Great Seal of the State of New York
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate ; Assembly
History
Preceded by	General Assembly of New York
Leadership
President of the Senate	Kathy Hochul (D) ; since January 1, 2015
Temporary President of the Senate	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) ; since January 2, 2019
Speaker of the Assembly	Carl Heastie (D) ; since February 3, 2015
Structure
Seats	213
Political groups	Majority caucus (107) Democratic (105); Independence (1); Working Families (1); Minority caucus Republican (43);
Political groups	Majority caucus Democratic (40); Minority caucus Republican (23); Vacant (1)
Salary	$120,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018
Next election	November 3, 2020
Meeting place
	New York State Capitol, Albany
Website
	public.leginfo.state.ny.us; www.assembly.state.ny.us

Session laws passed by the Legislature are published in the official Laws of New York.^[1]^[2]

The Democratic Party currently controls both houses of the legislature.

References[change | change source]

↑ Gibson, Ellen M.; Manz, William H. (2004). Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide (PDF) (3rd ed.). Wm. S. Hein Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 1-57588-728-2. LCCN 2004042477. OCLC 54455036.
↑ Gibson & Manz 2004, pp. 47–48.

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