5-721: Minority caucus (48) The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature , with the New York State Senate being the upper house . There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits . The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany . The speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The speaker
10-470: Is elected by the Majority Conference, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the speaker also has the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves,
15-499: The Democratic Party since 1975. The New York State Assembly has the following committees: Lower house A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature , where the other chamber is the upper house . Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. In comparison with
20-407: The speaker. Democrat Carl Heastie of the 83rd Assembly District has served as speaker of the Assembly since February 2015. Crystal Peoples-Stokes of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assembly majority leader since December 2018. Republican William A. Barclay of the 120th Assembly District has served as Assembly minority leader since January 2020. The Assembly has been controlled by
25-453: The upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). In a parliamentary system , the lower house: In a presidential system , the lower house: The lower house: Members of the lower house: The government of the day is usually required to present its budget to the lower house, which must approve the budget. It is a widespread practice for revenue (appropriation) bills to originate in
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