N.Y. Legislative Law Section 7-F
Assembly historian


The speaker of the assembly may appoint an official historian, who shall compile an annual record of significant assembly accomplishments during each year and submit to the speaker such written record within one hundred twenty days after the close of each session. The historian shall serve without compensation, at the pleasure of the speaker, and be responsible for preparation of the history of the assembly during such speaker’s tenure. Appointment as assembly historian shall be made from names submitted by the majority and minority leaders of the assembly. No person shall simultaneously hold the positions of assembly historian and senate historian.

Source: Section 7-F — Assembly historian, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LEG/7-F (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

2
Exemption of members and officers from arrest
3
Expulsion of members
4
Contempts of either house
5
Compensation of members
5‑A
Allowances for member serving as an officer of either house of the legislature or in a special capacity therein
5‑B
Limit on outside earned income by members
6
Officers and employees of the senate
7
Officers and employees of the assembly
7‑A
Legislative library, librarian and assistants
7‑B
Legislative emergency health station
7‑C
Member of assembly defined
7‑D
Employees of the legislature
7‑E
Assistive listening system for the deaf and hard of hearing
7‑F
Assembly historian
7‑G
Senate historian
8
Appointments to be filed with the comptroller
9
Additional employees
10
Compensation of officers and employees
11
Designation of payrolls as annual, session or temporary
12
Authorization of expenditures
15
Duties of secretary and clerk
16
Supplies furnished by secretary and clerk
17
Accountability of secretary and clerk to comptroller
18
Duties of postmasters and assistants
19
Duties of official stenographers
20
Detail of officers and employees for special duties
21
Limitation of legislative expenses
22
Custody of legislative papers and documents
22‑A
Reproduction and destruction of certain records, books and papers of the senate
22‑B
Destruction and reproductions of assembly books and records
23
Appropriation bills, how referred
24
Legislative bill drafting commission
25
Duties of the commission
27
Appointment of secretaries of finance and ways and means committees
28
Compensation, expenses, employees
29
Sub-committees of finance and ways and means committees
30
Duties of finance and ways and means committees and secretaries
31
Appearances and inquiries in respect to the budget
32
Representation of certain legislative committees during revision of the budget
32‑A
Budget
33
Exercise of certain statutory powers during a vacancy in office of the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly

Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 7-F’s source at nysenate​.gov

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