New York State Legislature

The New York State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. It is made up of two houses: the New York State Assembly (lower house) and the New York State Senate (upper house). It meets at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York.

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) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  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.

The Democratic Party currently controls both houses of the legislature.

New York State Legislature Media

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  Title page of volume 1 of the Consolidated Laws of New York