The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, All seats in the New York State Assembly were up for election in Heading into the election, Democrats held a majority with three vacancies.
Democrats gained two seats in the election, giving them a majority. A primary election took place on September 9, The general election took place on November 4, The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, Heading into the election, Democrats held a majority with 11 vacancies.
Democrats gained seven seats in the election, giving them a majority. The primary election was held on September 13, , and the general election was held on November 6, The candidate filing deadline was July 12, All seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held a majority with one independence member and one vacancy.
Democrats gained six seats in the election, giving them a majority with one independence member. The top 10 contributors were: [10]. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election. The primary election was held on September 14, , and the general election was held on November 2, The candidate filing deadline was July 22, Heading into the election, Democrats held a majority with two independence members and one vacancy.
Democrats lost six seats in the election, giving them a majority with one independence member. The top 10 contributors were: [11].
Elections for the office of the New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 9, , and a general election on November 4, The top 10 contributors were: [12]. Elections for the office of the New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 12, , and a general election on November 7, The top 10 contributors were: [13].
Elections for the office of the New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 14, , and a general election on November 2, The top 10 contributors were: [14]. Elections for the office of the New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 10, , and a general election on November 5, The top 10 contributors were: [15].
The top 10 contributors were: [16]. If there is a vacancy in the New York Legislature , a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. A special election can be held as long as the vacancy occurred before April 1. If a special session is called in the state legislature after April 1, a special election may be called to fill the seat. The state of New York has legislative districts. The state Senate is made up of 63 senators elected from 63 districts.
The Assembly is composed of members coming from districts. On March 14, , the state legislature approved a constitutional amendment to establish new redistricting procedures beginning in The New York Constitution requires that two successive legislatures approve an amendment in order to qualify it for final approval by popular vote.
The legislature approved the amendment a second time in On November 4, , voters approved the amendment, the provisions of which were set to take effect during the redistricting cycle.
The member commission comprises the following members: [19]. The legislature must reject two separate sets of redistricting plans before it will be able to amend the commission's proposals.
All districts will be required "to preserve minority rights, be equally populated, and consist of compact and contiguous territory. An advisory commission participated in the process.
State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. State legislative districts must also take into account the "historic and traditional significance of counties.
Upon completion of the census, New York will draft and enact new district maps. The Commission released its first redistricting proposal to the public on September 15, New York received its census data on March 23, The state's growth rate was at 2.
Going into the elections, the organization NY Uprising asked all candidates to sign a pledge to support nonpartisan redistricting during the following legislative session.
A majority of those who won in both chambers signed the pledge. Andrew Cuomo D stated his pledge to veto any new maps that were not drawn through a nonpartisan process. The Senate plan included an additional 63rd seat. Cuomo threatened to veto the maps.
Along with this, leaders offered a constitutional amendment that would set up a new bipartisan commission on redistricting following the next census in Later that week the constitutional amendment passed. Cuomo signed the maps into law. The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the New York State Assembly has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by the House and signed by the governor after its passage in the Senate.
The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history.
Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them. Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack In , the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 6, , and adjourn on June 10, In , the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, , and adjourn on December 31, Several state legislatures had their sessions impacted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
In , the legislature was in session from January 3, , through June 20, To read about notable events and legislation from this session, click here. In , the legislature was in session from January 4, , through December 31, The legislature held a special session from June 28, , to June 29, Major issues during the legislative session included raising the minimum wage, funding public education, ethics reform, and proposals to allow Uber to expand to upstate New York.
Major issues during the legislative session included lifting the cap on charter schools, increasing the minimum wage, criminal justice reform, campaign financing, and ethics reform. Major issues during the legislative session included a raise in the minimum wage, a cut in corporate tax rates, rebuilding airports and other infrastructure, legalizing medical marijuana, and property tax rebates. Gun control topped the list to be addressed by legislators in Other major issues included raising the minimum wage, securing federal dollars for victims of Superstorm Sandy, education, job creation, legalizing casinos off of Native American lands, and restrictions to the New York City Police Department's stop-and-frisk procedures.
Andrew Cuomo D sought to make gun control a major issue in To that end, one of the first things the legislature did in its session was to pass a tougher assault weapons ban that included restrictions on ammunition and the sale of guns, as well as provisions to keep guns from the mentally ill who make threats. New York was the first state to pass new laws after the tragedy. Corruption : In July , amid a legislative session riddled with political corruption, Governor Andrew Cuomo D established an investigative commission by executive order under the Moreland Act and New York Executive Law.
The committee, joined by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman , was tasked with examining public corruption, including potential wrongdoing by legislators in campaign fundraising. Any branch of the state government was under the authority of the committee, which recommended changes to law and ethics rules in addition to the possibility of referring any misconduct cases for prosecution.
Redistricting was an important issue in and had to be dealt with in In , the legislature was in session from January 5 to June In , the legislature convened its regular session on January 6. The Legislature remained in regular session throughout the year.
Additionally, the Legislature was in an ongoing special session, which convened in , dealing with issues of deficit reduction. The Tenth Amendment of the U. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.
The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, legislatively referred constitutional amendments , and bills that become law. Section 18 states that a special session can be called by a petition of request from two-thirds of both legislative houses.
Since the Legislature is in session all year, a member must gavel in a session every three days. If a member does not gavel in a session, then only the governor can call the Legislature back into session.
Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government.
Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides , the role of the legislature in the state budget , procedures for filling membership vacancies , and redistricting. State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session.
The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in New York are listed below. How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Two-thirds of members in both chambers. New York operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [43]. New York is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority. The governor is constitutionally required to submit a balanced budget.
In turn, the legislature is required by statute to pass a balanced budget. Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.
Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The New York State Assembly has 39 standing committees:. In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive.
There are also many other types of statewide measures. The New York Constitution can be amended through legislatively referred constitutional amendments or through constitutional conventions. Below is a list of measures that were referred to the ballot by the legislature or that have made it approximately halfway through In states where it takes one session to refer a measure to the ballot, Ballotpedia begins coverage of proposals once they have passed in one chamber of the legislature and only require approval in the second chamber for referral.
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