A Message From Speaker Carl E. Heastie

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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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Recent News

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Notice of Public Hearing - Improving and Supporting New York State’s Libraries

Notice of Public Hearing - Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment

Speaker Heastie Announces Renomination of Dolly Caraballo to Commission on Ethics and Lobbying

Speaker Carl Heastie today announced he intends to renominate Dolly Caraballo to the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. Caraballo has served as a commissioner since 2022. She is a managing member of the law firm Caraballo & Mandell, LLC....

Speaker Heastie and Assemblymember Kim Issue Joint Statement on Success of Assembly Majority Sponsored AI Speaker Pilot Program After It Saves Woman's Life in Queens

Over the last two years, the Assembly Majority has secured $1.2 million in state funding towards a pilot-program which provides seniors a no-cost AI-powered speaker to help with medication management and critical emergency response. Over 500 seniors have...

Notice of Public Hearing - Ensuring consumer protection & safety relating to the use of artificial intelligence

Speaker Heastie Joins Assemblymember Pam Hunter at PEACE Inc. Eastside Family Resource Center for Senior Bingo Night on Annual Statewide Tour

Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour this week with Assemblymember Pam Hunter for Senior Bingo Night at the PEACE Inc. Eastside Family Resource Center to discuss ongoing efforts to alleviate poverty and improve quality of life for...

Speaker Heastie Continues Annual Statewide Tour with Assemblywoman Sarah Clark in Rochester, Announcing Funding for the Much Needed Universal Pre-K Program

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Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour today with Assemblywoman Sarah Clark to tour the Pinegrove building, a former elementary school in the West Irondequoit Central School District (WICSD), where a proposed $6 million project would...

Speaker Heastie Joins Assemblymember Lupardo at United Way of Broome County on Annual Statewide Tour, Announcing $1 Million for 2-1-1 Call Center Expansion

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Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour today with Assemblymember Donna Lupardo at the United Way of Broome County. They visited the 2-1-1 Susquehanna River Region Community Resource Center, a 2-1-1 service that provides vital resource...

Grants Action News - September 2024

Notice of Public Hearing - The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program

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Today's Events
  • starts at 10:00am
    Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building,
    2nd Floor, Albany, New York
    The impact and effectiveness of economic development programs funded in the enacted 2024-25 State Budget
Events in October 2024
  • October 8 - Public Hearing
    starts at 10:00am
    Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building,
    2nd Floor, Albany, New York
    The impact and effectiveness of economic development programs funded in the enacted 2024-25 State Budget
  • October 9 - Public Hearing
    starts at 11:00am
    Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building,
    2nd Floor, Albany, New York
    Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
  • October 21 - Public Hearing
    starts at 10:00am
    Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York
    Improving and Supporting New York State’s Libraries