diff --git a/openstates/ny/bills.py b/openstates/ny/bills.py
index 9235924f88..5927633c52 100644
--- a/openstates/ny/bills.py
+++ b/openstates/ny/bills.py
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ def scrape(self, session, chambers):
         for term in reversed(self.metadata['terms']):
             if session in term['sessions']:
                 self.term_start_year = term['start_year']
+                break
 
         for bill in self._generate_bills(session):
             bill_object = self._scrape_bill(session, bill)
diff --git a/openstates/ny/models.py b/openstates/ny/models.py
index 8fd1c0dcba..7c28174f76 100644
--- a/openstates/ny/models.py
+++ b/openstates/ny/models.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ def __init__(self, scraper, session, bill, details):
         self.bill_id = bill_id
         # This works on the assumption that the metadata term ID is
         # only the start year.
-        for term in reversed(self.metadata['terms']):
+        for term in reversed(scraper.metadata['terms']):
             if session in term['sessions']:
                 self.term_start_year = term['start_year']
                 break
-                
+
         self.letter, self.number, self.version = bill_id_parts
         self.shared_url = 'http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld='\
             '&bn={}&term={}'.format(self.bill_id, self.term_start_year)