Legislation
New York
State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S. Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second. If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House. If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate. A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
U.S. Senators representing New York should not be confused with New York State Senators. Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators. However, there are far more than 100 total senators.
New York US Senator Chuck Schumer
New York US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
New York U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with New York State House Representatives. New York has 27 U.S. House Representatives.
New York Senate
New York House
New York State Senators should not be confused with New York US Senators. New York has 63 State Senators.
New York State House Representatives should not be confused with New York US House Representatives. New York has 150 State House Representatives.
