2026 New York legislative session

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2026 New York legislative session
General information
Scheduled session start:    Jan. 7, 2026 Scheduled session end:    June 10, 2026
Leadership
Senate President Antonio Delgado (D) House Speaker Carl Heastie (D) Majority Leader Senate: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) House: Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) Minority Leader Senate: Robert Ortt (R) House: William Barclay (R)
Elections
Next Election:    November 3, 2026 Last Election:    November 5, 2024
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In 2026, the New York State Legislature is scheduled to convene on January 7, 2026, and adjourn on June 10, 2026.

The legislators serving in this session took office following the 2024 elections. Democrats won a 41-22 majority in the Senate and a 103-47 majority in the Assembly. The party also controlled the governorship, creating a Democratic state government trifecta. At the start of the 2026 session, New York was one of 23 state legislatures where neither party had a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers.

At the beginning of the 2026 legislative session:

Democrats held a majority in the New York state Assembly and state Senate.

New York was one of 16 Democratic state government trifectas.

New York's governor was Democrat Kathy Hochul.

Leadership in 2026

See also: Leadership positions in state legislatures

New York State Senate

• Senate president: Antonio Delgado (D)
• Majority leader: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
• Minority leader: Robert Ortt (R)

New York State Assembly

• Speaker of the Assembly: Carl Heastie (D)
• Majority leader: Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D)
• Minority leader: William Barclay (R)

Partisan control in 2026

See also: State government trifectas

New York was one of 16 Democratic state government trifectas at the start of 2026 legislative sessions. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House. For more information about state government trifectas, click here.

New York was also one of 23 state legislatures where neither party had a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers. Veto overrides occur when a legislature votes to reverse a veto issued by an executive such as a governor or the president. If one party has a majority in a state legislature that is large enough to override a gubernatorial veto without any votes from members of the minority party, it is called a veto-proof majority or, sometimes, a supermajority. To read more about veto-proof supermajorities in state legislatures, click here.

The following tables show the partisan breakdown of the New York State Legislature in the 2026 legislative session.

New York State Senate

Partisan composition, New York State Senate

As of February 2026
Party	Members
Democratic	39
Republican	22
Other	0
Vacancies	2
Total	63

New York State Assembly

Partisan composition, New York State Assembly

As of February 2026
Party	Members
Democratic	101
Republican	47
Other	0
Vacancies	2
Total	150

Regular session

The list below shows up to 25 pieces of legislation in the 2026 legislative session that most recently passed both chambers of the legislature, were signed by the governor, or were approved by the legislature in a veto override. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation has met these criteria yet in 2026. This information is provided by BillTrack50.

Standing legislative committees

See also: Standing committee and List of committees in New York state government

A standing committee of a state legislature is a committee that exists on a more-or-less permanent basis, from legislative session to session, that considers and refines legislative bills that fall under the committee's subject matter.

At the beginning of the 2026 legislative session, there were 80 standing committees in New York's state government, including 41 state Senate committees and 39 state House committees.

Senate committees

• Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Committee
• Budget and Revenue Committee
• Cities 1 Committee
• Cities 2 Committee
• Civil Service and Pensions Committee
• Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee
• Consumer Protection Committee
• Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
• Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee
• Disabilities Committee
• Elections Committee
• Energy and Telecommunications Committee
• Ethics and Internal Governance Committee
• Finance Committee
• Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee
• Internet and Technology Committee
• Investigations and Government Operations Committee
• Libraries Committee
• Local Government Committee
• New York City Education Committee
• Procurement and Contracts Committee
• Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee
• Senate Aging Committee
• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Banks Committee
• Senate Children and Families Committee
• Senate Codes Committee
• Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
• Senate Health Committee
• Senate Higher Education Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Labor Committee
• Senate Mental Health Committee
• Senate Rules Committee
• Senate Social Services Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee
• Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee
• Women's Issues Committee

Assembly committees

• Aging Committee
• Agriculture Committee
• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
• Banks Committee
• Children and Families Committee
• Cities Committee
• Codes Committee
• Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
• Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Correction Committee
• Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
• Education Committee
• Election Law Committee
• Energy Committee
• Environmental Conservation Committee
• Ethics and Guidance Committee
• Governmental Employees Committee
• Governmental Operations Committee
• Health Committee
• Higher Education Committee
• Housing Committee
• Insurance Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Labor Committee
• Libraries and Education Technology Committee
• Local Governments Committee
• Mental Health Committee
• Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee
• People with Disabilities Committee
• Racing and Wagering Committee
• Real Property Taxation Committee
• Rules Committee
• Science & Technology Committee
• Small Business Committee
• Social Services Committee
• Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Veterans' Affairs Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

Legislatively referred constitutional amendments

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 methods by which the New York Constitution can be amended:

See also: Article XIX of the New York Constitution and Laws governing ballot measures in New York

New York Constitution
Preamble
Articles
I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI • XVII • XVIII • XIX • XX

The New York Constitution can be amended through legislatively referred constitutional amendments or through constitutional conventions.

Legislature

See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the New York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 126 votes in the New York State Assembly and 32 votes in the New York State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Convention

See also: Convention-referred constitutional amendment

According to Section 2 of Article XIX of the New York Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 20 years starting in 1957. New York is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.

The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:

State	Interval	Last question on the ballot	Next question on the ballot
New York	20 years	2017	2037

Historical partisan control

The table below depicts the historical trifecta status of New York.

New York Party Control: 1992-2026
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Assembly	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Historical Senate control

Democrats won control of the New York State Senate in 2018. In 2024, they won a 41-22 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the New York Senate following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

New York State Senate election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	26	25	26	26	25	25	27	29	32	30	33	31	32	40	43	42	41
Republicans	35	36	35	35	36	37	35	33	30	32	30*	32	31*	23	20	21	22

*A coalition between the Independent Democratic Conference and Senate Republicans kept the Senate in Republican control.

Historical House control

Democrats won control of the New York State Assembly in 1974. In 2024, they won a 103-47 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the New York State Assembly following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

New York State Assembly election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	101	94	96	98	99	102	104	108	109	99	105	106	106	106	106	101	103
Republicans	49	56	54	52	51	48	46	42	41	50	44	44	43	43	43	49	47
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0

Analysis

Adopted legislation, 2011-2024

See also: The State Legislative Decade - New York

In 2024, Ballotpedia released analysis of bills enacted in each state in the preceding decade. The charts and table below detail legislation passed each year by party sponsorship.

See also

Elections	New York State Government	State Legislatures	State Politics
New York State Senate elections, 2026 New York State Assembly elections, 2026	New York State Legislature New York State Assembly New York State Senate Governor of New York New York Supreme Court	State legislative elections, 2026 State legislative special elections, 2026 State legislative elections, 2024 State legislative elections, 2022	State government trifectas State government triplexes Veto overrides in state legislatures State executives State courts Ballot measures

External links

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• New York State Senate homepage
• New York State Assembly homepage

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