On Wednesday of last week, the New York State Senate and Assembly announced their leadership and the chairs of their committees for the 2023 legislative session. As of Monday morning, the houses have yet to release information detailing the full composition of each committee, which we anticipate will be announced later today. Full committee membership will be available on the Senate and Assembly websites, once finalized.
While many of the positions remain the same as in the 2022 legislative session, there were several notable changes, including Senator Pete Harckham (D-Westchester) as Environmental Conservation Committee Chair; Senator Sean Ryan (D-Erie) as Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee Chair; Senator Monica Martinez (D-Suffolk) as Local Government Committee Chair; Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) as Health Committee Chair; Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess) as Energy Committee Chair; Assemblymember Deborah Glick (D-New York) as Environmental Conservation Committee Chair; Assemblymember Patricia Fahy (D-Albany) as Higher Education Committee Chair; Assemblymember David Weprin (D-Queens) as Insurance Committee Chair; and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D-New York) as Housing Committee Chair. A full list of leadership and committee chairs follows below, and the Manatt team welcomes your questions as the 2023 legislative session begins.
Assembly Chairs:
- Chair - Aging - Ron Kim
- Chair - Agriculture - Donna A. Lupardo
- Chair - Alcoholism & Drug Abuse - Phil Steck
- Chair - Banks - Pamela J. Hunter
- Chair - Children & Families - Andrew Hevesi
- Chair - Cities - Edward C. Braunstein
- Chair - Codes - Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Chair - Consumer Affairs - Nily Rozic
- Chair - Corporations, Authorities & Commissions - Kenneth Zebrowski
- Chair - Correction - Erik M. Dilan
- Chair - Economic Development - Harry B. Bronson
- Chair - Education - Michael Benedetto
- Chair - Election Law - Latrice Walker
- Chair - Energy - Didi Barrett
- Chair - Environmental Conservation - Deborah J. Glick
- Chair - Ethics & Guidance - Jo Anne Simon
- Chair - Governmental Employees - Stacey Pheffer Amato
- Chair - Governmental Operations - John T. McDonald III
- Chair - Health - Amy Paulin
- Chair - Higher Education - Patricia Fahy
- Chair - Housing - Linda B. Rosenthal
- Chair - Insurance - David I. Weprin
- Chair - Judiciary - Charles D. Lavine
- Chair - Labor - Latoya Joyner
- Chair - Libraries & Education Technology - Carrie Woerner
- Chair - Local Governments - Fred W. Thiele Jr.
- Chair - Mental Health - Aileen M. Gunther
- Chair - Oversight, Analysis & Investigations - Clyde Vanel
- Chair - People with Disabilities - Rebecca A. Seawright
- Chair - Racing & Wagering - J. Gary Pretlow
- Chair - Real Property Taxation - Jaime R. Williams
- Chair - Science & Technology - Steven Otis
- Chair - Small Business - Al Stirpe
- Chair - Social Services - Maritza Davila
- Chair - Tourism - Daniel J. O’Donnell
- Chair - Transportation - William B. Magnarelli
- Chair - Veterans Affairs - Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Assembly Task Forces and Commissions:
- Chair - Administrative Regulations Review - Steve Stern
- Co-Chair - Asian Pacific American - Zohran K. Mamdani
- Co-Chair - Asian Pacific American - Grace Lee
- Chair - Farm, Food & Nutrition - Daniel Rosenthal
- Chair - Government Administration - Robert C. Carroll
- Chair - New Americans - Phara Souffrant Forrest
- Chair - Reapportionment - Kenneth Zebrowski
- Chair - Rural Resources - Angelo Santabarbara
- Chair - Skills Development & Career Education - William Conrad
- Chair - State-Federal Relations - Catalina Cruz
- Chair - State-Local Relations - Harvey Epstein
- Chair - Women’s Issues - Karen McMahon
Senate Chairs:
- Chair - Jamaal Bailey - Senate Committee on Codes
- Chair - Sean Ryan - Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business
- Chair - Kevin Thomas - Senate Committee on Consumer Protection
- Chair - Leroy Comrie - Senate Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commission
- Chair - Julia Salazar - Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime, and Corrections
- Chair - Jose M Serrano - Senate Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
- Chair - John Mannion - Senate Committee on Disabilities
- Chair - Shelley Mayer - Senate Committee on Education
- Chair - Zellnor Myrie - Senate Committee on Elections
- Chair - Kevin Parker - Senate Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
- Chair - Peter Harckham - Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation
- Chair - Neil Breslin - Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance
- Chair - Liz Krueger - Senate Committee on Finance
- Chair - Gustavo Rivera - Senate Committee on Health
- Chair - Toby Stavisky - Senate Committee on Higher Education
- Chair - Brian Kavanagh - Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development
- Chair - Neil Breslin - Senate Committee on Insurance
- Chair - Kristen Gonzalez - Senate Committee on Internet and Technology
- Chair - James Skoufis - Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
- Chair - Brad Hoylman - Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Chair - Jessica Ramos - Senate Committee on Labor
- Chair - Iwen Chu - Senate Committee on Libraries
- Chair - Monica Martinez - Senate Committee on Local Government
- Chair - Samra Brouk - Senate Committee on Mental Health
- Chair - John Liu - Senate Committee on New York City Education
- Chair - Jeremy Cooney - Senate Committee on Procurement and Contracts
- Chair - Joseph Addabbo - Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering
- Chair - Andrea Stewart-Cousins - Senate Committee on Rules
- Chair - Roxanne Persaud - Senate Committee on Social Services
- Chair - Tim Kennedy - Senate Committee on Transportation
- Chair - Jessica Scarcella-Spanton - Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs
- Chair - Lea Webb - Senate Committee on Women’s Issues