New York State Legislature |New York State Legislature|
|President Pro Tempore||Dean Skelos, (R) Since January 1, 2011
|Speaker of the Assembly||Sheldon Silver, (D) Since February 11,
1994 |President Pro Tempore||Jeffrey Klein, IDC/(D) Since
January 1, 2013 |Political groups||Democratic Party Independence
Party of New York |Last election||November 2, 2012| |New York
State Capitol, Albany| The New York State Legislature is the two
houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of
New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an
official term for the two houses together. It says only that
"legislative power is vested in the senate and assembly." The
legislature is seated at the New York State Capitol in Albany.
Legislative elections are held in November of every even-
numbered year. Both Assembly members and Senators serve two-year
terms. In order to be a member of either house, one must be a
citizen of the United States, a resident of the state of New
York for at least five years, and a res