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Welcome to the New York State Assembly website.

Since its creation in 1777, the state Assembly has helped shape history, often leading the way with progressive action and reform. On February 3, 2015 the New York State Assembly continued making history by electing New York's first African American Assembly Speaker. I am deeply proud of this honor.

The Assembly is known as the "People's House" in New York. Here, we work every day to help improve the lives of all New York's...

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Legislature Elects Three New Members and Re-elects Five Members to Board of Regents

Mar 4, 2025
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Education Committee Chair Shelley B. Mayer, Assembly Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto, Senate Higher Education Committee Chair Toby Ann Stavisky and Assembly...

Grants Action News - March 2025

Mar 1, 2025

Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of Hazel Dukes

Mar 1, 2025
It is with a heavy heart that I mourn the loss of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, president of the New York State NAACP. A dedicated civil rights leader, she committed her life to working on the frontlines of the fight for equality, bringing a seat to the table when...

2025 Economic and Revenue Report

Feb 26, 2025

Speaker Heastie Statement

Feb 20, 2025
These indictments are the next step in securing justice for Robert Brooks and his family. The beating and torture that led to Mr. Brooks’ death at Marcy Correctional Facility is disturbing and unconscionable. Each and every individual involved, and...

Speaker Heastie Statement on President Trump's Disastrous Attempt to Kill Congestion Pricing in N.Y.

Feb 19, 2025
The president and the Republican members of New York’s congressional delegation – I’m looking at you Mike Lawler, Nicole Malliotakis, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota – may have just created a $16 billion financial hole in the most important transit...

Grants Action News - February 2025

Jan 28, 2025

2025 Yellow Book

Jan 27, 2025

Assembly Passes Legislation to Protect Reproductive Freedoms and Healthcare Providers on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Jan 22, 2025
Speaker Carl Heastie announced today that the Assembly has passed two bills to increase protection for medical staff that provide reproductive care and strengthen reproductive care access. “Healthcare decisions should always remain between a woman and...

Legislature Announces 2025 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing Schedule

Jan 22, 2025
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    Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York
    “Is There Discrimination in the New York Home Mortgage Banking Industry?”
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