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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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Assembly Announces Enacted $268.1 Billion SFY 2026-27 Budget Invests in New York Families and Communities

May 28, 2026

Speaker Carl Heastie and Ways and Means Committee Chair J. Gary Pretlow today announced that the $268.1 billion State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27 Enacted Budget puts money back into New Yorker’s pockets and invests in our communities and in our children’s...

Assembly Announces SFY 2026-27 Budget Provides an Additional $135 Million for Distressed Cities Across New York State

May 27, 2026

Speaker Carl Heastie and Cities Committee Chair Patrick Burke today announced that the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27 Enacted Budget includes $135 million in vital aid for distressed cities across New York State that are struggling with budget deficits....

Assembly Announces Enacted Budget Includes $1 Billion in Relief for New Yorkers Struggling with Rising Utility Rates

May 27, 2026

Speaker Carl Heastie and Energy Committee Chair Didi Barrett today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget includes funding to provide relief to families struggling with rising utility rates through Protecting Our Wallets Energy...

Assembly Announces Enacted Budget Includes Provisions to Protect New Yorkers from 3D Printed Ghost Guns

May 22, 2026

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget includes provisions that enhance public safety and safeguard New Yorkers from three-dimensional (3D) printed firearms, or ghost...

Assembly Announces Enacted Budget Includes Protections for Immigrant New Yorkers

May 21, 2026

Speaker Carl Heastie today announced that the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27 Enacted Budget includes provisions to protect communities and vulnerable populations from federal immigration enforcement by prohibiting local government collaboration for federal...

Assembly Passes Legislation to Increase the Volunteer Firefighters' and Ambulance Workers' Tax Credit

May 14, 2026

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Karen McMahon today announced that the Assembly has passed legislation to strengthen support for volunteer firefighters across the state (A.6790, McMahon). “The Assembly Majority will always have the backs of...

Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of George Gresham

May 8, 2026

I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my dear friend and constituent George Gresham. For decades, George was a vital voice in the progressive movement in our state. A man who started out working in housekeeping at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital...

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Examining barriers to employment for individuals with disabilities in New York and assessing the effectiveness of existing state policies in promoting equitable employment opportunities
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The current state of Workers’ Compensation and opportunities for improvement and modernization
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