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RULES OF THE ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
2005-2006
Rules of the Assembly for the years 2005--2006, as adopted by
Assembly Resolution number 6 of 2005 and as amended by Assembly
Resolution number 7 and as amended by Assembly Resolution number 168
of 2005.
Permanent Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly, as adopted by
Concurrent Resolution numbers 459 (Senate) and 544 (Assembly) of 1984
and as amended by Concurrent Resolution number 260 (Senate) of 1995.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Rule I SPEAKER Pg.
¤ 1 Powers and duties 5
2 Vacancy 6
3 Assembly Chamber, lobbies, rooms and property 6
4 Sergeant-at-Arms 7
5 Sexual harassment policy 7
6 Affirmative action policy 7
7 Budget adoption schedule 8
Rule II ORDER OF BUSINESS AND MOTIONS
¤ 1 Stenographer 9
2 Hours in session 9
3 Order of business 9
4 Motions; previous questions 10
Rule III BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
¤ 1 Contents 12
2 Introduction 14
3 Multi-sponsorship 16
4 Final day 17
5 Resolutions 17
6 Amendments 18
7 Reading of bills 19
8 Revision and engrossing 20
9 Transmittal of bills to the Governor 20
Rule IV COMMITTEES
¤ 1 Standing Committees 21
2 Meetings of standing committees 23
3 Sub-committees 24
4 Hearings 24
5 Consideration of bills; requests by sponsor 25
6 Reports 26
7 Discharge 28
8 Committee action reports 29
9 Annual reports by standing committees 29
10 Committee on Rules 29
11 Assembly Graduate Scholar and Internship
Committee 30
12 Assembly Committee on Conference Committees 30
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Rule V MEMBERS
¤ 1 Attendance 31
2 Voting 31
3 Name on Journal 32
4 Communications respecting bills 32
5 Making a Statement 33
6 Debate 33
7 Adjournment 33
8 Contest of election 34
9 Staff, materials and other perquisites 34
10 Use of legislative printing, mail and
mass communication facilities 34
11 Employee candidates for Senator or
member of Assembly 34
Rule VI ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE
¤ 1 Opening Day 35
2 First Year Procedure 35
3 Minority Leader 35
4 Continuity and Applicability 35
Rule VII GUIDELINES FOR A SYSTEM
OF INTERNAL CONTROLS
¤ 1 Internal Controls 36
2 Expenditure reporting 36
Rule VIII PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS
¤ 1 Intent 37
2 Disclosure policy 37
3 Public information office 38
Rule IX AMENDMENT AND SUSPENSION OF RULES
¤ 1 Amendment of Rules 39
2 Suspension of Rules 39
3 Unanimous Consent 39
Rule X TELEVISING ASSEMBLY SESSION
¤ 1 Televised Proceedings; Broadcast 40
2 Televised Proceedings; Ownership 40
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PERMANENT JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
Joint Rule I 41
¤ 1 Requirement of Fiscal Impact Notes 41
2 Sufficiency and Contents of Fiscal Impact Notes 41
3 Procedure 41
4 Exceptions 42
5 Effect of Inaccuracy 43
6 Application 43
Joint Rule II
¤ 1 Committee on Conference 44
Index 45
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RULE I
SPEAKER
Section 1. Powers and Duties. The Speaker shall: a. take the chair
each day at the hour to which the House adjourned;
b. call the House to order, lead the Members of the Assembly in the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,
and, except in the absence of a quorum, proceed to business in the
manner prescribed in these Rules; and
c. possess the powers and perform the duties herein prescribed. The
Speaker:
(1) shall preserve order and decorum, name the member entitled to
the floor when more than one member seeks to be recognized and, in
debate, prevent personal reflections and confine members to the ques-
tion under discussion;
(2) shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal to the
House and on every appeal shall have the right, from the Chair, to
assign the reason for such decision; in case of such appeal no member
shall speak more than once, nor for more than 15 minutes;
(3) shall appoint the chairpersons and members of all committees
thereof, except where the House shall otherwise order;
(4) shall create such sub-committees of each standing committee,
jointly with the chairperson of the standing committee, as may be
deemed necessary;
(5) shall appoint the chairpersons and members of all sub-commit-
tees thereof, except where the House shall otherwise order;
(6) may designate by an appointment in writing duly entered upon
the Journal of the House, any member to perform the duties of the
Chair for a period not exceeding five consecutive legislative days,
but for no longer period, except by special consent of the House and
the member so designated shall be, during the time designated, vested
with all the powers and duties conferred by these rules and section
40 of the legislative law;
(7) shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative pro-
ceedings, except where such vote would be decisive;
(8) shall be a member and Chairperson of the Committee on Rules;
(9) shall appoint a Majority Leader, who shall be a member of the
Committee on Rules, and who, together with the Minority Leader, shall
be a member ex-officio of all other standing committees of the House,
and entitled to the same rights and privileges as other members of
said committees except the right to vote;
(10) shall appoint such other officers as he or she deems necessary
to the conduct of the affairs of the Assembly;
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(11) may direct a standing committee to conduct any investigation
which the Assembly or a committee thereof is authorized to conduct,
provided, however, that the Speaker may not so direct the Committee
on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation unless requested in writing
by a majority of the membership of such Committee;
(12) shall execute the judgment of the House, without debate, in
cases of adjudged breach of its privileges; and
(13) may create such task forces of the Assembly as he or she may
deem necessary or advisable and shall appoint the chairperson and
members of each such task force.
(14) shall adopt rules and regulations, and take such other meas-
ures as may be necessary to provide for the establishment and mainte-
nance of a system of internal controls and a program of internal con-
trol review for the Assembly in accordance with the guidelines set
forth in Rule VII hereof.
¤ 2. Vacancy. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of the
Speaker, the Majority Leader shall be the Acting Speaker until the
Assembly shall re-assemble.
¤ 3. Assembly Chamber, lobbies, rooms and property. a. The use of
the Assembly Chamber, lobbies, rooms and property shall be controlled
by the Speaker. He or she shall direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to per-
form such acts as may be necessary to preserve order.
b. The following persons shall be entitled to admission to the
floor of the House during the session thereof:
(1) the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor;
(2) the members and former members of the Assembly and the Senate;
(3) the elected State officers and their deputies;
(4) persons in the exercise of an official duty directly connected
to the business of the House; and
(5) the representatives of the news media designated by the Speak-
er.
c. No other person shall be admitted to the floor during the ses-
sion, except upon the permission of the Speaker or by vote of the
House; and persons so admitted shall be allowed to occupy places only
in the seats in the rear of the Assembly Chamber. Such permission
may be revoked by the Speaker, at pleasure, or upon order of the
House.
d. No person shall be admitted to the floor of the Assembly Chamber
who is interested in pending or contemplated legislation, or who is
employed by or receives compensation from any public or private
source for influencing legislation.
e. No person other than a member shall occupy the chair of a member
during the session of the House.
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f. No person shall have access to or be permitted within or by the
Clerk's desk during the session of the House, except officers of the
House in the discharge of their official duties.
g. The Speaker may, at pleasure, recognize a member for the purpose
of introducing guests in the chamber.
¤ 4. Sergeant-at-Arms. Subject to the direction of the Speaker, the
Sergeant-at-Arms shall enforce the Rules of the House, enforce order
in the Assembly Chamber, lobbies and rooms, exclude all persons from
the floor except such as are entitled to the privileges of the same
and perform such other duties as the Speaker may direct.
¤ 5. Sexual harassment policy. The Speaker shall promulgate a poli-
cy prohibiting sexual harassment, which shall, at a minimum, be
applicable to members of the Assembly and Assembly staff, define the
conduct which is prohibited, establish a process for the resolution
of complaints of such conduct, and provide for appropriate training
for all members of the Assembly and Assembly staff. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to require the repromulgation of a sexual har-
assment policy statement which is already in effect and which meets
the requirements of this rule. Copies of the sexual harassment policy
promulgated hereunder shall be distributed to all members of the
Assembly and Assembly staff and shall be available to the public.
¤ 6. Affirmative action policy. The Speaker shall promulgate a pol-
icy with respect to affirmative action, which shall, at a minimum:
(a) prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color,
creed, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disa-
bility, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status or
military status;
(b) appoint an affirmative action officer who shall report annually
to the Speaker;
(c) create an affirmative action advisory committee to assist the
affirmative action officer in the implementation of such policy;
(d) require that the human resources office of the Assembly under-
take recruitment of minority and protected-class individuals;
(e) establish a process for the resolution of complaints of dis-
crimination; and,
(f) create a system by which such policy is disseminated and
enforced.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require the repromulga-
tion of an affirmative action policy which is already in effect and
which meets the requirements of this rule. Copies of the affirmative
action policy promulgated hereunder shall be distributed to all mem-
bers of the Assembly and Assembly staff and shall be available to the
public.
¤ 7. Budget adoption schedule. Within ten days of submission of the
budget by the Governor, the Speaker shall promulgate a schedule of
dates for consideration and passage of the budget appropriation and
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related bills. Such dates shall include dates for public hearings on
such bills, dates for the issuance of forecasts and dates for the
passage of such appropriation bills. Such schedule, to the extent
practicable, shall be promulgated jointly with the Temporary Presi-
dent of the Senate. Provided, however, upon the adoption of a budget
adoption schedule pursuant to Joint Rule II, the provisions of such
Joint Rule shall supercede the provisions of this section.
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RULE II
ORDER OF BUSINESS AND MOTIONS
Section 1. Stenographer. It shall be the duty of the Stenographer
of the Assembly to be present at every session of the House. A daily
stenographic record of the proceedings of the House shall be made and
copies thereof shall be available to the public, at a place desig-
nated by the Speaker, within ten days following the date upon which
the proceedings took place.
¤ 2. Hours in session. The House shall convene at 2:00 P.M. on Mon-
day and 11:00 A.M. on other days unless otherwise ordered. No session
shall extend beyond eight hours nor shall it occur between 12:00 A.M.
and 6:00 A.M. provided, however, the House may remain in session to
complete action on a measure or measures being debated or to take
action on a measure or measures if a message of necessity has been
received from the governor in connection with such measure or meas-
ures or upon a majority vote of all of the members elected to the
Assembly. For the purposes of this section, the passage of time shall
be observed in accordance with section fifty-two of the general con-
struction law and shall not include time that the House is in recess
or standing at ease.
¤ 3. Order of business. a. The first business of each day's session
shall be the reading of the Journal of the preceding day, and the
correction of any errors that may be found to exist therein, pro-
vided, however, that such reading of the Journal may be waived, with-
out debate, upon a majority vote of the members present and provided
further that on any day on which bills on any order of third reading
are before the House for final disposition, and a vote is to be taken
thereon, a roll call of the members shall be taken for attendance
purposes prior to the reading of such Journal. Such roll call may be
taken by electronic device. Immediately thereafter, except on days
and at times set apart for the consideration of special orders, the
order of business, which shall not be departed from except by a vote
of two-thirds of the members present, to be determined by a call of
the roll, shall be as follows:
(1) messages from the Governor and from the Senate, communications
from State officers and reports from State institutions;
(2) introduction of bills and reference to committee;
(3) reports of committees;
(4) bills on second reading;
(5) bills on third reading;
(6) Assembly bills amended by the Senate; and
(7) introduction of original resolutions.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a of this section,
messages from the Governor and Senate, communications and reports
from State officers, reports from the Judiciary Committee which
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involve the right of a member to his or her seat and reports from the
Committee on Rules shall be received at any time.
c. When consideration of the orders of the day is not finished,
those not acted upon shall be the orders for the next and each suc-
ceeding day until disposed of, and shall be entered first in the Cal-
endar without change in their order.
d. Any matter may be made a special order for any particular day by
the assent of two-thirds of the members present. When so made, a
similar vote shall be required to rescind or postpone such matter.
e. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances may be presented to the
Clerk of the Assembly at the close of each day's session.
¤ 4. Motions; previous questions. a. When a question is before the
Assembly, only the following motions shall be received, and such
motions shall have precedence in the order stated:
(1) for an adjournment of the House;
(2) a call of the House;
(3) for the previous question;
(4) to lay on the table;
(5) to postpone to a certain day;
(6) to commit;
(7) to amend;
(8) to postpone indefinitely; and
(9) to strike from the Calendar.
b. A motion to reconsider any vote must be made on the same day on
which the vote proposed to be reconsidered was taken, or within the
three legislative days next succeeding such day, and except in the
case of a vote on the final passage of a bill, by a member who voted
in the majority, providing, however, that the vote upon the final
passage of a bill recalled from the Senate may be reconsidered at any
time after it is returned to the House. A motion to reconsider may
be made under any order of business but shall be considered only
under the order of business in which the vote proposed to be recon-
sidered occurred. The motion to reconsider the vote on the final pas-
sage of any bill shall be privileged to any member, but no motion for
the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order, after a bill,
resolution, message, report, amendment or motion upon which the vote
was taken shall have gone out of the possession of the House, unless
subsequently recalled by a vote of the House and in possession of the
Clerk of the Assembly.
c. When a motion for reconsideration is decided, that decision
shall not be reconsidered, and no question shall be twice reconsid-
ered; nor shall any vote be reconsidered upon the following motions:
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(1) to adjourn;
(2) to lay on the table;
(3) to take from the table; and
(4) for the previous question.
d. The "previous question" shall be put as follows: "Shall the main
question now be put?" and until it is decided, shall preclude all
amendments or debate. When, on taking the previous question, the
House shall decide that the main question shall not now be put, the
main question shall be considered as still remaining under debate.
The "main question" shall be the advancement or passage of the bill,
resolution or other matter under consideration; but when amendments
are pending, the question shall first be taken upon such amendments
in their order.
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RULE III
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Section 1. Contents.
a. Title.
(1) The title of every bill shall briefly state the subject there-
of.
(2) The title of every bill amending or repealing any provision of
a consolidated law shall refer to such law.
(3) The title of every bill amending or repealing any unconsol-
idated law shall refer to such law by its short title, if it have
one; if it have no short title, the title of such bill shall state
the chapter number, year of enactment and the complete title of the
original bill or a short summary of the provisions to which the law
relates.
(4) If such bill is amending or repealing a proposed provision of
law contained in a bill that has not been enacted into law, the title
shall state the number of the bill containing the proposed provision
of law to be amended or repealed, with suffix, if there be one, and
the subject of the provisions to which the amendatory bill relates.
b. Bill sections.
(1) In any bill, each section proposing an amendment to or the
repeal of: (i) any consolidated law, or any part thereof; or (ii) the
Family Court Act, the Court of Claims Act, the Uniform District Court
Act, the Uniform Justice Court Act, the Uniform City Court Act, the
New York City Charter, the Administrative Code of the City of New
York, the New York City Civil Court Act, the New York City Criminal
Court Act, or the Charter of the City of Buffalo, or any part thereof
shall refer to such law, act, charter or code.
(2) In any bill, each section proposing an amendment to or the
repeal of an unconsolidated law having a short title, or any part
thereof, shall refer to such law by its chapter number and year of
enactment and its short title. If an unconsolidated law shall have
no short title, each section shall state the chapter number and year
of enactment of such law and a short summary of the provisions to
which the law relates or the complete title of the original bill.
(3) If such section amends or repeals a proposed provision of law
contained in a bill that has not been enacted into law, each section
shall state the number of the bill containing such proposed pro-
visions of law to be amended or repealed, with suffix, if there be
one.
(4) If the portion of the law proposed to be amended has been
added, renumbered or amended since the original enactment or last
general revision of the law of which it is a part, such section shall
also state the chapter number and year of the last act adding, renum-
bering or amending the same, as the case may be.
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c. Body.
(1) Every bill amending, adding to or repealing existing law, upon
its introduction, and if reprinted, must, in the body of the bill
have:
(a) All new matter to be added to or inserted in existing law
underscored;
(b) All matter to be eliminated by amendment from existing law
printed in its proper place in the bill enclosed in black-faced
brackets;
(c) The word "repealed," when any existing law or part thereof is
proposed to be repealed, printed in boldface type; and
(d) Whenever it is proposed to amend only a part of a word in
existing law, the whole of such word shall be printed in its proper
place enclosed in black-faced brackets and the whole word as proposed
shall be underscored.
(2) Whenever a bill is amended by eliminating proposed new matter,
such new matter shall be omitted in the reprint of the bill.
d. Explanatory note.
There shall be appended at the end of every bill introduced in the
Assembly, which proposes the repeal or extension of any existing law,
or part thereof, merely by reference thereto, without setting forth
the text thereof, an explanatory note which shall briefly and con-
cisely state the subject matter of the law, or part thereof, proposed
to be repealed or extended, unless such subject matter is stated in
the title of such bill.
e. Nonconforming bills.
Whenever it shall be called to the attention of the Speaker that
any bill introduced is not drawn or printed in accordance with the
provisions of this Rule, the Speaker may, in his or her discretion,
direct the Index Clerk to cause such bill to be immediately amended
and reprinted so as to comply therewith, and when reprinted said bill
shall be restored to the place it held when such direction was given.
f. Introducer's memorandum.
There shall be appended to every bill introduced in the Assembly,
an introducer's memorandum setting forth the purpose of the bill, a
summary of its provisions, a statement of its fiscal impact on the
state, a statement of its impact on the regulation of businesses and
individuals and a statement as to whether the bill imposes or changes
any fine, term of imprisonment, forfeiture of rights or other penal
sanction, together with the nature of such imposition or change in a
format and length to be prescribed by the Speaker. Whenever a bill is
amended by its sponsor, it shall be the duty of the sponsor to file
an amended memorandum setting forth the same material as required in
the original memorandum. In addition, whenever a bill is reported by
a committee as amended, it shall be the duty of the committee to sub-
mit an amended memorandum.
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¤ 2. Introduction.
a. Every bill introduced in the House shall be in duplicate and
accompanied by the introducer's memorandum in quadruplicate. Such
bill shall be presented by the introducer to the Index Clerk and
delivered by the Index Clerk to the Office of Assembly Revision for
the purposes set forth in subdivision a of section eight of this
Rule. Thereafter, such bill shall be referred to a standing committee
by the Speaker, assigned a number, printed and placed on the desks of
the members. The Index Clerk shall, on the day of its introduction,
cause such bill to be transmitted to the printer. A copy of each bill
shall be available for public inspection in the Office of Assembly
Revision. The Office of Assembly Revision shall maintain a photocopy
machine for use by the public to copy any such bill at a per page
price to be established by the Speaker pursuant to the "Freedom of
Information Law".
b. Each time a bill is amended and reprinted, a letter of the
alphabet, starting with "A", shall be added to its number.
c. All bills, whether introduced in the House or communicated by
message from the Senate, or by the Governor pursuant to Article VII
of the Constitution, shall be deemed to have had their first reading
unless otherwise ordered by the House and shall be referred to a
standing committee, to consider and report thereon. At any time the
Speaker may, with the consent of the House, change the reference of
any bill. Every message from the Senate communicating an amendment to
an Assembly bill shall, except with unanimous consent for immediate
passage, be referred to the committee which reported the bill with
power to report at any time.
d. No bill shall be introduced in the House except in one of the
following modes:
(1) by a member;
(2) by a report of a standing committee;
(3) by order of the House;
(4) by message from the Senate; and
(5) by the Governor under Article VII of the Constitution.
e. (1) Any Assembly bill introduced in the regular legislative ses-
sion of the first year of the term of the Assembly shall be deemed to
be reintroduced for the second year of such term, provided such bill
was:
(a) not reported from a standing committee;
(b) reported and referred;
(c) recommitted to a standing committee; or
(d) referred back to a standing committee by the Committee on Rules
immediately prior to adjournment sine die.
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(2) Any Assembly bill which in the first year of the term of the
Assembly was passed by the Assembly and did not become law, was not
vetoed, or was substituted by a Senate bill which did not become law
or which was not vetoed, shall be deemed to be reintroduced for the
second year of such term and shall be committed to the Committee on
Rules which shall, by the third Wednesday in April, order the bill to
a special order of second and third reading, except that:
(a) any such bill which in such first year required a home rule
message for passage shall be referred to the committee to which such
bill was originally referred;
(b) upon request of the introducer or the chairperson of the com-
mittee to which such bill was originally referred such bill shall be
referred to the committee to which it was originally referred pro-
vided, however, such request may not be made later than the first
Tuesday in February;
(c) any such bill making an appropriation of money which was not
referred to a committee other than the Committee on Rules pursuant to
the provisions of this paragraph, shall be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means; and
(d) upon the request of the chairperson of the Committee on Ways
and Means, any bill not referred to a committee pursuant to subpara-
graph (a) or (b) of this paragraph, which in such first year was
reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to
section six of Rule IV shall be committed to the Committee on Ways
and Means provided, however, such request may not be made later than
the first Tuesday in February.
f. When a bill is submitted or proposed by the Governor by authori-
ty of Article VII of the Constitution, it shall become, for all leg-
islative purposes, a legislative bill, and upon receipt thereof by
the Assembly it shall be endorsed "Budget Bill" and be given a number
by the Index Clerk, and shall be referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means and be printed. Bills submitted by the Governor, other
than those submitted pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution,
shall carry the designation "Introduced at the request of the Gover-
nor".
g. Whenever a member requests the preparation of legislation from
the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission, the bill drafter assigned
to prepare such legislation shall determine if a similar bill has
already been introduced, and, if a similar bill has been introduced,
the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission, on forms prescribed by the
Commission, shall notify the member of such fact and inform him that
subdivision b of section three of Rule III hereof permits a member to
become a multi-sponsor of a bill already printed by filing a request
therefor with the Index Clerk. Notwithstanding that a similar bill
has previously been introduced, a member shall have the right to have
the legislation requested prepared by the Commission for introduc-
tion.
¤ 3. Multi-sponsorship. a. Any number of members of the Assembly
may join in the multi-sponsorship of a bill. When a bill is first
introduced and before it is printed, the names of all multi-sponsors
shall appear on the printed bill upon the following conditions:
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(1) Multi-sponsors shall file a written request to act as such with
the Index Clerk of the Assembly on forms provided. The request so
filed shall indicate that the first name appearing on the bill shall
be deemed the introducer and all others deemed multi-sponsors.
(2) The introducer shall at all times retain exclusive control of
the bill.
(3) After a multi-sponsored bill has been printed, any multi-spon-
sor desiring to withdraw from such multi-sponsorship shall file a
written request on forms provided, so that such member's name will be
stricken as a multi-sponsor from the records of the Index Clerk. The
printed bill, however, shall not be reprinted.
b. Members of the Assembly and members-elect may multi-sponsor
bills that have been pre-filed and bills introduced after the opening
of each legislative session upon the following conditions:
(1) After a bill has been introduced and printed and before final
passage any member or members may file with the Index Clerk, on forms
provided, to become a multi-sponsor of such bill, which forms must be
signed by the introducer and the multi-sponsor.
(2) Such bill shall not be reprinted solely for the purpose of add-
ing or deleting names of multi-sponsors.
(3) The introducer shall at all times retain exclusive control of
such bill.
(4) Any member, having become a multi-sponsor of a bill, may with-
draw from such by filing a written request with the Index Clerk, on
forms provided, requesting such member's name be stricken as a mul-
ti-sponsor from such clerk's records.
(5) Any member who has become a multi-sponsor of a bill in the man-
ner set forth herein shall have the right to distribute such bill
bearing the endorsement "multi-sponsored by" and insert his or her
own name as multi-sponsor.
¤ 4. Final day. a. The final day for the unlimited introduction of
bills, including those recommended by the state government, local
governments, public authorities and other public corporations and all
departments, agencies and other instrumentalities thereof shall be
the first Tuesday in May. After the first Tuesday in May, each mem-
ber of the Assembly may continue to introduce bills, through the last
Tuesday in May, provided, however, no member may introduce more than
ten bills during such latter period. After the last Tuesday in May,
no bill shall be introduced except by the Committee on Rules, by mes-
sage from the Senate or, with the consent of the Speaker, by members
elected at a special election who take office on or after the first
Tuesday in May.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a of this section,
bills may be introduced at any time by unanimous consent of the
House.
¤ 5. Resolutions.
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a. Original resolutions, concurrent or otherwise other than privi-
leged resolutions may be introduced by a member under the proper
order of business on or before the last Tuesday in May. After the
last Tuesday in May no such resolution shall be introduced except by
the Committee on Rules or by message from the Senate or, with the
consent of the Speaker, by members elected at a special election who
take office on or after the last Tuesday in May. Such resolutions
shall be in quadruplicate and bear the name of the introducer and
shall be referred to a standing committee for consideration and
report. No such resolution may be introduced unless copies thereof
first shall have been furnished to the Speaker, the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader. Before the House may vote on a resolution,
copies of such resolution shall be placed on each member's desk prior
to such vote.
b. The following resolutions and motions relating thereto shall be
considered privileged and their presentation and consideration shall
be in order under any order of business:
(1) resolutions recalling a bill from the Senate;
(2) resolutions returning a bill to the Senate;
(3) resolutions relating to the disposition of matters immediate-
ly before the House;
(4) resolutions relating to the business of the day including
adjournment or recess;
(5) resolutions relating to the impeachment of State or judicial
officers;
(6) resolutions relating to printing bills, documents or chapter
slips;
(7) resolutions relating to the reports of joint legislative com-
mittees; and
(8) resolutions in memorium or honorific in nature.
c. Messages from the Senate communicating a concurrent resolution
shall, if objection is made to immediate consideration, be referred
to the appropriate committee with power to report at any time.
d. Concurrent resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution
of the State and concurrent resolutions ratifying proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the United States shall, for all legislative
purposes, be deemed to be and treated as bills.
e. All resolutions calling for or leading to expenditures, except
resolutions for printing extra copies of bills, documents and chapter
slips, shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and all
other resolutions shall be referred to the appropriate standing com-
mittee or to an assembly calendar, as the Speaker may designate.
f. All resolutions shall be adopted by a majority vote of the mem-
bers present and voting, provided, however, concurrent resolutions
proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State or ratifying
amendments to the Constitution of the United States and resolutions
calling for or leading to the expenditure of money shall be adopted
by a vote of a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly.
¤ 6. Amendments.
a. No amendment to a bill may be offered unless the member propos-
ing the amendment delivers three copies of the bill with the proposed
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amendment correctly marked thereon and six copies of the detailed
description of such amendment to the Clerk of the Assembly.
b. A copy of each amendment offered by the sponsor of a bill shall
be provided by Journal Operations to the chairperson and ranking
minority member of any standing committee that previously reported
such bill.
c. Prior to the commencement of debate on a bill to which an amend-
ment is offered by a member other than the introducer, the Clerk of
the Assembly shall make copies thereof and cause one copy to be
placed on the desk of each member of the House. When there is more
than one amendment to a bill and one of such amendments is adopted,
any of the other amendments so offered shall, if so requested by the
member offering same, be debated and voted upon immediately after
such adoption, provided, however, that such other amendments are
offered to those provisions of the bill not changed by the adopted
amendment and are consistent with the provisions of the adopted
amendment.
d. If a motion to amend prevails, the Clerk of the Assembly shall
distribute copies of the bill with the amendment correctly marked
thereon together with copies of the detailed description of the
amendment to the appropriate Assembly offices for purposes of renum-
bering and printing the bill as amended.
e. No amendment shall be allowed to any bill which is not germane
to the original object or purpose thereof.
¤ 7. Reading of bills. a. Every bill shall receive three separate
readings, and on three different days, previous to its passage,
except by unanimous consent or when made a special order, or when
accompanied by a message of necessity pursuant to section 14 of Arti-
cle III of the Constitution.
b. Bills on the order of second reading shall be subject to debate
before the motion to order them to a third reading is entertained.
One-half hour shall be allowed for such debate, but no person shall
speak more than fifteen minutes, except by consent of the House. The
main question, however, if ordered, shall be on the advancement of
the bill; but when amendments are pending the question shall first be
taken upon such amendments in their inverse order.
c. No bill shall be considered for third reading until it shall
have been on the printed Calendar of the House on two legislative
days on that order, except where made a special order by report of
the Committee on Rules, in which case it may be considered on second
and third reading on the same day.
d. In all cases where unanimous consent is asked for advancing a
bill or entertaining a motion or resolution out of its order, it
shall be the duty of the Speaker to proclaim such request and deter-
mine if such consent will be granted.
e. A bill appearing on the Calendar may be "starred" by or at the
request of the introducer, whereupon all further action on such bill
shall be suspended, although it retains its place on the Calendar.
Other than for the purpose of amendment or recommittal, a star may
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not be removed from a bill until one day after the request therefor.
A bill on any order of third reading which has been laid aside by or
at the request of the introducer on three separate days shall be
automatically starred.
f. Substitution of Bills. Where there is a Senate bill in a stand-
ing committee and the identical Assembly bill is on the order of sec-
ond or any order of third reading, the Senate bill may be substituted
for the Assembly bill upon a motion by, or on behalf of, the intro-
ducer and a vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
The motion to substitute may also be made on an identical Assembly
bill which has been passed, recalled, vote reconsidered and restored
to third reading.
¤ 8. Revision and engrossing.
a. The Office of Assembly Revision shall examine and correct all
bills, for the purpose of avoiding repetitions, insuring accuracy in
the text and references, and consistency with the language of the
existing statutes. Any recommendation of the Office of Assembly
Revision which requires further amendment of the bill shall be han-
dled by the member introducing it or by the Majority or Minority
Leader as a regular amendment to the bill.
b. All bills when ordered to a third reading except Senate bills
which have not been amended in the House, or bills, which have been
made a special order on second and third reading, shall be sent to
the Index Clerk to be jacketed with the proper jurat for certif-
ication of final passage. Each such bill shall, after passage by both
Houses, be engrossed, if so ordered by the Speaker, or stamped
"Engrossed Copy" in which case it shall be deemed to have been
engrossed.
¤ 9. Transmittal of bills to the Governor. All Assembly bills
passed by the Assembly and sent to the Senate for action shall, upon
passage and return by the Senate to the Assembly, be transmitted by
the Index Clerk to the Governor within ten legislative days after
receipt from the Senate, except that any bill returned for transmit-
tal to the Assembly after the first of May and before the first of
June shall be transmitted to the Governor within thirty days of such
receipt, and any bill returned for transmittal to the Assembly on or
after the first of June shall be transmitted to the Governor within
forty-five days of such receipt.
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RULE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Standing Committees. a. The standing committees shall be
as follows:
Name of Committee Number of Members
Aging ............................................ 28
Agriculture ...................................... 22
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse ........................ 13
Banks ............................................ 30
Children and Families ............................ 16
Cities ........................................... 14
Codes ............................................ 18
Consumer Affairs and Protection .................. 14
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions ........ 24
Correction ....................................... 12
Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce
and Industry** ................................... 24
Education ........................................ 31
Election Law ..................................... 14
Energy ........................................... 14
Environmental Conservation ....................... 28
Ethics and Guidance ............................... 8
Governmental Employees ........................... 12
Governmental Operations .......................... 10
Health ........................................... 24
Higher Education ................................. 24
Housing .......................................... 28
Insurance ........................................ 25
Judiciary ........................................ 21
Labor ............................................ 27
Libraries and Education Technology Committee ...... 9
Local Governments ................................ 19
Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities* .................................... 12
Oversight, Analysis and Investigation ............. 7
Racing and Wagering .............................. 11
Real Property Taxation ............................ 9
Rules ............................................ 31
Small Business ................................... 14
Social Services .................................. 18
Tourism, Arts and Sports Development ............. 18
Transportation ................................... 24
Veterans' Affairs ................................ 18
Ways and Means ................................... 35
* Also known as Mental Health
** Also known as Economic Development
b. The number of majority members of each standing committee shall
be in the same ratio as the majority members of the House are to the
entire membership of the House, with all fractional members plus one
member being credited to the majority; provided, however that there
shall be at least one minority member on each standing committee. A
member who in any calendar year has three or more unexcused absences,
as determined by the chairperson or ranking minority member, as
appropriate, from any regularly scheduled meeting of a standing com-
mittee at which bills are scheduled to be considered shall be removed
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from one or more of the standing committees to which he or she is
assigned. The standing committee shall notify the member upon each
unexcused absence and shall notify the Committee on Committees upon
the second and any subsequent unexcused absences. The Committee on
Committees shall notify the member of any resulting reduction in his
or her committee assignments.
c. Members of the Assembly shall serve on no more than six standing
committees; provided, however that members serving as the chairperson
of a standing committee shall serve on no more than five standing
committees. Such limitations shall not apply to a member of the
Assembly serving as an ex officio member of a committee pursuant to
paragraph nine of subdivision c of section one of Rule I or for any
member serving on a standing committee on an interim basis.
d. All standing committees shall operate on an annual basis and
their jurisdiction shall include, but not be limited to, the subject
matter of each bill or resolution referred to them by the Speaker.
Each standing committee shall propose legislative action and conduct
such studies and investigations as may relate to matter within their
jurisdiction. Each standing committee shall, furthermore, devote sub-
stantial efforts to the oversight and analysis of the activities,
including but not limited to the implementation and administration of
programs, of departments, agencies, divisions, authorities, boards,
commissions, public benefit corporations and other entities within
its jurisdiction. After adjournment sine die of the Legislature in an
odd numbered year, standing committees may consider and act on pre-
filed bills and bills carried over pursuant to subdivision e of sec-
tion two of Rule III and may report such bills to the order of second
reading for consideration by the Assembly at the next succeeding reg-
ular legislative session.
e. No select, joint or joint legislative committee, except for the
Temporary Joint Legislative Committee on Disaster Preparedness and
Response, shall be created to make special studies or investigations
by Assembly resolution or by any other resolution requiring the
approval or concurrence of the Assembly except that an Assembly
standing committee or subcommittee, or the staff thereof, may jointly
consider, study or investigate with an appropriate Assembly or Senate
standing committee or subcommittee or the staff thereof any subject
matter which is within their jurisdiction.
¤ 2. Meetings of standing committees. a. Meetings of standing com-
mittees. Standing committees shall hold meetings at a regular weekly
time and day as scheduled by the committee chairperson in consulta-
tion with the committee coordinators, as designated by the Speaker,
and such set time shall be posted on the Assembly committee board and
Assembly Internet site. The weekly committee schedule shall be avail-
able the preceding Thursday, as provided for in subdivision b of this
section. If on the first Tuesday of any month of the regular legisla-
tive session, excluding January, a standing committee shall have 50
or more bills pending committee action, such committee shall be
required to meet at least once during such month to consider legis-
lation.
b. Each chairperson of a standing committee shall, by the Thursday
of the week preceding, furnish to the Speaker, the Majority and
Minority Leaders, and make available to each member of such commit-
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tee, a copy of the agenda of all meetings scheduled for the following
week, together with a copy of the introducer's memorandum for each
bill listed on such agenda. Further, each chairperson shall furnish
to the Speaker, the Majority and Minority Leaders and to the ranking
minority member of such committee, a list of all bills referred to
such committee to date together with the above agenda and memoranda.
In addition, copies of such agenda shall be made available not later
than such Thursday to representatives of the news media and to the
general public by the filing thereof with the Legislative Library and
the Assembly Public Information Office. The notice provisions of
this subdivision and of subdivision c shall not apply to the Commit-
tee on Rules. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed
to waive any of the provisions of article seven of the Public Offi-
cers Law known as the "Open Meetings Law".
c. The chairperson of a standing committee may call a special meet-
ing or add or delete items on the agenda of a regular meeting by giv-
ing one day's notice of the agenda of such special meeting or such
additions or deletions in the same manner and to the same extent as
notice of agenda for regular meetings, provided, however, that such
one day's notice shall not be required if a message of necessity has
been received from the governor in connection with the bill under
consideration or the ranking minority member of the committee con-
sents thereto.
d. All standing committee meetings shall be open to representatives
of the news media and general public, except that the committee, upon
a two-thirds vote of the members of the committee present or upon a
majority vote of the total membership of the committee, whichever is
the greater, may hold an executive session at which only members of
such committee shall be in attendance. The subjects to be acted upon
at the executive session shall be limited to the subjects enumerated
in section one hundred five of the Public Officers Law. No bill shall
be voted upon at such executive session. No committee shall vote to
report any bill unless a majority of all the members thereof is actu-
ally present. The affirmative vote of a majority of all the members
appointed to a standing committee shall be necessary to every report.
The negative vote of such a majority shall be necessary to defeat a
bill in committee. No proxy vote shall be valid.
e. At the conclusion of a committee meeting the committee clerk of
such committee shall deliver to the Office of Journal Operations a
roll call on each of the bills considered by the committee and on
each vote to hold an executive session indicating the attendance of
the members and the ayes and nays. Such roll call shall be reproduced
not later than 24 hours after transmittal to such Office and shall be
made available for inspection by the general public and represen-
tatives of the news media in the Assembly Public Information Office.
f. The report of a committee upon any matter referred to it other
than a bill, may include a brief statement of the opinion of any mem-
ber or members of the committee voting in either the majority or
minority.
¤ 3. Sub-committees. A sub-committee of a standing committee cre-
ated pursuant to paragraph four of subdivision c of section one of
Rule I shall be comprised of at least three members of the standing
committee; provided, however that there shall be at least one minori-
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ty member on each subcommittee. The chairperson of such standing com-
mittee may request that a sub-committee report back to the committee
within a specified period of time with respect to the following:
analysis and recommendations regarding a bill referred to the stand-
ing committee; recommendations for proposed legislative action; and
the findings and recommendations of the sub-committee resulting from
any hearings, studies or investigations relating to matter within the
jurisdiction of the standing committee. Any report issued by a sub-
committee to a standing committee must be in writing and indicate any
dissenting opinion. Meetings of sub-committees shall be subject to
the provisions of article seven of the Public Officers Law known as
the "Open Meetings Law".
¤ 4. Hearings. a. During each legislative session, chairpersons of
standing committees may call public hearings to permit interested
persons, groups or organizations the opportunity to testify orally or
in writing on legislation or other matters pending before such stand-
ing committee provided, however, that each chairperson shall call
such public hearings upon a petition signed by a majority of the mem-
bers of the committee.
b. Consistent with the provisions of subdivision c of section one
of Rule IV hereof, the chairperson of each standing committee shall
call at least one public hearing after the adoption of the state
budget regarding the implementation and administration of programs of
departments, agencies, divisions, authorities, boards, commissions,
public benefit corporations and other entities within the jurisdic-
tion of such committee. The purpose of such public hearing shall
include, but not be limited to, the impact, if any, of the state
budget on the implementation and administration of the programs with-
in such entities' jurisdiction.
c. Other public hearings may be called by committee chairpersons
with prior consent of the Speaker and in accordance with procedure
established by law.
d. Each chairperson shall prepare a schedule setting forth the date
and place for hearings and the subject matter to be considered ther-
eat. Copies of such schedule shall be made available to the general
public and representatives of the news media at least seven days
prior to the date of such hearing and filed with the Assembly Public
Information Office.
¤ 5. Consideration of bills; requests by sponsor. a. Each standing
committee may consider any bill referred to it at any time if other-
wise in conformity with these Rules. The sponsor of a bill referred
to a standing committee may require the committee to formally vote
upon such bill by filing a request therefor on an appropriate form to
be furnished by the Office of Journal Operations. The clerk of each
standing committee, upon receiving such a request must immediately
issue a receipt therefor acknowledging the date and time of filing.
Such request must be submitted no later than the fourth Tuesday in
April except with respect to requests made by the Committee on Rules
on bills sponsored by it, provided that such bill is printed and pro-
vided further that in the case of a bill that is referred to another
standing committee, such request may be submitted within thirty days
after such referral. Except with respect to bills referred to a
standing committee pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of
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subdivision e of section two of Rule III, requests for consideration
of any bill introduced by or at the request of a member may be made
only once in any two-year term of the Assembly and, once a committee
has acted pursuant to such request, such committee shall not be
required, during such two-year term, to again consider such bill or
to consider any substantially duplicative bill introduced by, or at
the request of such member subsequent to the consideration of such
bill by the committee. In considering any bill, the committee may
vote favorably, unfavorably or to hold the bill for further action
and/or study. A motion to hold which fails shall not be deemed to
satisfy a request for consideration. Insofar as may be practicable,
each standing committee shall vote upon such bills in the order in
which such requests are filed, provided, however, that a chairperson
may schedule the consideration of bills jointly if such bills deal
with similar subject matter.
b. No bill shall be considered by a standing committee unless the
final printed copy of the bill has been available to each member of
the committee for at least seven days and copies thereof have been
available to the general public and representatives of the news media
for at least such period of time.
A bill reported by a standing committee with amendments shall not
be deemed to be a new bill for the purposes of the provisions of this
subdivision requiring bills to be available for at least seven days
prior to consideration by a standing committee. Provided, however,
that upon consent of a majority of the members of such committee, any
bill which is not in compliance with the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph, may be transmitted to the Committee on Rules for further
action in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (b) of para-
graph one of subdivision b of section ten of this Rule.
¤ 6. Reports. a. A standing committee may report any bill, either
with or without amendments, or it may report adversely to the same or
it may report that a bill has been held for further action and/or
study. Upon a favorable report of the committee on an Assembly Bill
amended by the Senate, the bill shall appear upon the Calendar under
the heading "Assembly Bills amended by the Senate".
b. A report of a committee must contain the name of the committee
making the same, the matter reported on, the name of the introducer
and if a bill or resolution, the number of such bill or resolution.
Such report shall state whether such matter was reported:
(1) favorably, with or without amendments or referred to another
committee;
(2) for the consideration of the House;
(3) adversely;
(4) for concurring in Senate amendments;
(5) for repassing a Senate bill which has been recalled and
amended; or
(6) held for further action and/or study.
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c. If the report be on a resolution, petition, memorial or remon-
strance it must contain the recommendations, if any, of the committee
thereon.
d. A list of the bills reported under their final numbers shall be
filed by the clerks of the committees with the Speaker, the Majority
Leader, the Minority Leader, the Clerk of the Assembly, the Office of
Assembly Revision and the Index Clerk. The Committee on Rules shall
not be required to file such lists with the Speaker, the Majority
Leader or the Minority Leader.
e. All bills, except budget appropriation bills, reported favorably
or for consideration, if reported with amendments, shall be reprinted
immediately, and all new matter proposed by the committee to be added
or inserted in existing law shall be underscored and all matter to be
eliminated from existing law, shall be printed in its proper place
enclosed in black-faced brackets. Where a committee amends a bill by
eliminating proposed new matter, such new matter shall be omitted in
the reprint of the bill.
f. All budget appropriation bills reported favorably or for consid-
eration, if reported with amendments, shall be immediately reprinted,
and the amendments proposed by the committee shall be underscored in
their proper place except in cases where the committee recommends
eliminating certain words or figures, in which cases such words or
figures shall be printed enclosed in black-faced brackets.
g. All bills favorably reported shall, if the report be agreed to,
be placed on the order of second reading, except that any bill pro-
viding for a state appropriation, or creating or increasing a charge
(i) upon the state or (ii) upon a local government shall, when favor-
ably reported by any committee other than the Committee on Ways and
Means, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. In the event
such a bill is not referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, the
chairperson of such Committee may require such referral, subject to
the approval of the Speaker. Where a committee report is not agreed
to, the bill shall be before the House for disposition.
h. Any bill, the subject matter of which is also within the juris-
diction of another committee of the House may, subject to the
approval of the Speaker, be favorably reported and referred or simply
referred to such other committee for review and recommendation only.
i. Any bill which is referred to a standing committee other than
the Committee on Codes and which:
(1) imposes or changes any fine, term of imprisonment, forfeiture
of rights or other penal sanction; or
(2) relates to the procedure by which such fine, term of imprison-
ment, forfeiture of rights or other penal sanction is imposed or
changed, shall, when favorably reported by the committee having ori-
ginal jurisdiction, be referred to the Committee on Codes for the
purpose of having such Committee review and consider only such penal-
ty or procedural provisions of such bill and to thereafter favorably
report such bill with amendments, if necessary, to such penalty or
procedural provisions. In the event that such a bill is not referred
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to the Committee on Codes, the chairperson of such Committee may
require such referral, subject to the approval of the Speaker.
j. Where a bill has been reported adversely, and such report shall
be agreed to by the House, it shall be considered rejected. No bill
shall be reported adversely by any committee until ten days after the
reference of such bill to the committee and the bill shall have been
printed and been upon the desks of the members for ten days.
k. No bill shall be reported by a committee, except in its last
amended form at the time of such report. Whenever a bill which is in
committee is amended, the clerk of such committee shall promptly
return to the Office of Journal Operations the original copy of such
bill.
l. Where a "home rule" request, or a certificate of necessity or an
emergency message from the Governor is required as provided in any
section of Article IX or Article XIII of the Constitution, such
request, certificate or message must be filed with the Office of
Journal Operations before such bill can be reported by a committee.
m. Concurrent resolutions proposing amendments to the State Consti-
tution shall be initially referred to the standing committee having
jurisdiction over the subject matter of the contents of such resol-
ution. Such concurrent resolution shall, when favorably reported by
such committee, be referred to the Committee on Judiciary for final
consideration. In the event that such a resolution is not referred to
the Committee on Judiciary, the chairperson of such Committee may
require such referral subject to the approval of the Speaker.
n. On and after the first legislative day in June, all bills favor-
ably reported by a standing committee which would otherwise be placed
on the order of second reading shall be referred, in accordance with
paragraph one of subdivision b of section ten of Rule IV, to the Com-
mittee on Rules.
¤ 7. Discharge. a. No standing committee shall be discharged from
the consideration of a bill or resolution until after the printed
bill or resolution has been assigned by the Index Clerk to the com-
mittee and only in accordance with the provisions of this section.
b. A standing committee shall not be discharged from the consider-
ation of a bill or resolution except upon motion and by a vote of a
majority of all the members elected to the Assembly. No such motion
shall be in order, until the committee has had sixty days from the
date of referral to such committee to consider such bill nor shall
such motion be in order on or after the fourth Tuesday in April
except with unanimous consent of the members or in the discretion of
the Speaker where proper notice has been given prior to the fourth
Tuesday in April.
c. (1) On any legislative day, not more than one motion to dis-
charge shall be in order;
(2) A motion to discharge may only be made by the sponsor of the
bill or resolution who has timely filed a request for consideration
pursuant to section five of this rule.
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d. Each motion to discharge, when timely made, shall be placed on
the Motion to Discharge Calendar, which shall be printed within two
legislative days. No motion to discharge may be considered by the
House until such motion has been on such calendar for a period of
five calendar legislative days.
¤ 8. Committee action reports. a. All committees shall have the
authority to act upon bills until the adjournment sine die of the
House.
b. Each committee shall, upon adjournment sine die of the House,
file an action report which includes a summary of its action on all
bills originally referred to it, setting forth the total number of
such bills, and the number thereof:
(1) reported to the House;
(2) defeated in committee;
(3) otherwise disposed of; and
(4) held for further consideration and action.
¤ 9. Annual reports by standing committees. On or before December
fifteenth in each year each standing committee shall make a report to
the Speaker of the Assembly of its activities together with its leg-
islative proposals.
¤ 10. Committee on Rules. a. At any time during the session, a bill
or resolution may be introduced by the Committee on Rules and shall
be referred to a standing committee for consideration. A bill or
resolution introduced at the request of a member shall, if the member
so requests, have his or her name included on both the original and
printed copies of the bill or resolution as follows:
"Introduced by the Committee on Rules (at the request of M. of
A.........)."
b. The general functions of the Committee on Rules shall be:
(1) to determine the order on the Calendar of bills reported by the
other standing committees of the Assembly and such Committee shall be
deemed to be a standing committee only for the purpose of regulating
Calendar practices including:
(a) the introduction of a bill;
(b) the ordering of a bill directly to special order of second and
third reading transmitted to it from any other standing committee as
provided by these Rules;
(c) the ordering of a bill, otherwise on second reading, directly
to a special order of second and third reading;
(d) the ordering of a bill committed to the Committee on Rules,
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of subdivision e of sec-
tion two of Rule III, directly to a special order of second and third
reading;
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(e) the recommittal of a bill committed to the Committee on Rules
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of subdivision e of sec-
tion two of Rule III; and
(f) the review of each message of necessity issued by the Governor
pursuant to Article III of the Constitution and the ordering of a
bill to a special order of second and third reading for which any
such message has been issued; provided, however that prior to the
ordering of a bill for second and third reading, such message must be
accepted by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of
the Committee on Rules;
(2) to regulate the housekeeping practices of the Assembly;
(3) to establish minimum qualifications for each category of staff
employees; and
(4) to establish and maintain minimum duties and standards of
effectiveness for all staff employees.
¤ 11. Assembly Graduate Scholar and Internship Committee. There
shall be an Assembly Graduate Scholar and Internship Committee to
consist of the Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Deputy Majority
Leader, Assistant Speaker, Minority Leader, Chairperson of the Higher
Education Committee, Ranking Minority Member of the Ways and Means
Committee and Ranking Minority Member of the Higher Education Commit-
tee. The Speaker shall appoint the chairperson from among the member-
ship of this Committee.
¤ 12. Assembly Committee on Conference Committees. There shall be
an Assembly Committee on Conference Committees to consist of five
members; provided, however that there shall be at least one minority
member on such committee. Members of such committee shall be
selected from among Assembly leadership positions. The Speaker shall
appoint the chairperson from among the membership of the committee.
Such committee shall meet as necessary to review legislation passed
by both houses for the purpose of making recommendations for the con-
vening of conference committees pursuant to Joint Rule II of the Per-
manent Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. The committee may
review requests for conference committee made by the introducer of
legislation. Recommendations issued by the committee must be in writ-
ing and indicate any dissenting opinion. Meetings of the Assembly
Committee on Conference Committees shall be subject to the provisions
of article seven of the Public Officers Law known as the "Open Meet-
ings Law".
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RULE V
MEMBERS
Section 1. Attendance. a. Attendance of members in the bar of the
House during sessions of the House shall be continuously recorded
electronically unless otherwise ordered by the Speaker.
b. The bar of the House shall be deemed to include the entire
Assembly Chamber and lobbies contiguous thereto as designated by the
Speaker.
c. In all cases of the absence of members during the session of the
House, the members present may take such measures as they shall deem
necessary to secure their presence, and in addition to suspending
them from the service of the House for a given period, may inflict
such censure or pecuniary penalty as they may deem just on those who,
on being called on for that purpose, shall not render a sufficient
excuse for their absence. For the purpose of securing the attendance
of members, a call of the House may be made, but such call shall not
be in order after voting on the question has commenced, unless the
roll call has been withdrawn by the introducer. While a call of the
House is in progress no other business shall be transacted except by
order of the House.
¤ 2. Voting. a. Every member who shall be within the bar of the
House when a question is stated from the Chair shall vote thereon,
provided, however, no vote shall be recorded for any member who is
not present within the bar of the House at the time of such vote. The
roll of absentees shall not be called more than once. Unless other-
wise directed by the Speaker, all votes shall be recorded electron-
ically. A member may abstain from a vote only on the grounds that
such vote will constitute a conflict of interest.
b. The yeas and nays shall be taken individually of each member on
the final passage of a bill and on any other question whenever
required by any fifteen members (unless a division by yeas and nays
be pending), and when so taken each member's affirmative or negative
vote shall be entered through the electronic voting system or in such
other manner as may be prescribed by the Speaker and entered on the
Journal. Such roll call shall remain open for a period of not less
than one minute, and shall be designated a slow roll call. During
such roll call, no vote shall be recorded unless the member voting is
at his or her regularly assigned seat or is serving or acting as
Speaker, Majority or Minority Leader.
c. In the event a slow roll call is not required pursuant to subdi-
vision b, the yeas and nays shall be taken by a fast roll call and a
member desiring to vote in the negative on such a roll call shall do
so by entering a negative vote through the electronic voting system
or in such other manner as may be prescribed by the Speaker. All
other members shall be recorded in the affirmative. On such a roll
call the Clerk of the Assembly shall call the names of the members
who are recorded in the negative.
d. The Speaker may allow a member to record his or her vote within
fifteen minutes after the results of the roll call have been
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announced when such vote does not change the final result of the vote
of the House and such member has been previously recorded on a roll
call on a bill during the legislative session day.
e. Copies of all roll calls shall be made available to the Majori-
ty and Minority Leaders and representatives of the news media within
thirty minutes after completion thereof and, as soon as practicable
thereafter, shall be made available for public inspection at a place
designated by the Speaker.
f. When less than a quorum vote on any subject under the consider-
ation of the House, it shall be in order, for any member to move for
a call of the House. Whereupon the roll of members shall be called
by the Clerk of the Assembly. After completion of the call only the
Majority Leader, or acting Majority Leader, may move that the call be
made a closed call of the House. Immediately following a closed call
of the House, the Clerk of the Assembly, upon request, shall read the
names of the members who are not present in the House. Copies of
each closed call shall be available in the Office of Journal Oper-
ations at the end of each daily session. If it is ascertained that a
quorum is present, either by answering to their names, or by their
presence in the House, the yeas and nays shall again be ordered by
the Speaker, and if any member present refuses to vote, such refusal
shall be deemed a contempt, and unless purged, the House may order
the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove said member or members without the bar
of the House, and all privileges of membership shall be refused the
person or persons so offending until the contempt be duly purged.
g. A member who was absent at the time a prior vote was taken upon
any matter may, within thirty days following the date of his or her
first recorded vote subsequent to such prior vote, file a statement
of how such member would have voted had he or she been present at the
time of such prior vote. Such statement shall be in writing and filed
with the Clerk of the Assembly and the contents thereof shall be duly
noted on the roll call by such Clerk.
¤ 3. Name on Journal. Except for the advancement of a Senate bill
which has been substituted for an Assembly bill, where a bill, order,
motion or resolution shall be entered on the Journal, the name of the
member introducing or moving the same shall also be entered on the
Journal.
¤ 4. Communications respecting bills. All written communications
from public officers and agencies of the State or local governments
furnished to a committee, respecting a bill which has been referred
to such committee, for consideration, shall be available to the
introducer of the bill for examination. In lieu of such examination,
the chairperson of the committee may elect to furnish the introducer
with copies of such communications.
¤ 5. Making a Statement. Immediately after the completion of the
orders of the day, and with the unanimous consent of the House, a
member may make a statement, not exceeding fifteen minutes in length,
concerning a subject or matter not pending before the House for con-
sideration.
¤ 6. Debate. a. No member rising to debate, to give notice, make a
motion or report, or to present a petition or other paper, shall pro-
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ceed until such member shall have addressed the Speaker from his or
her place and has been recognized by the Speaker. While a member is
speaking, no member shall entertain any private discourse or pass
between the member speaking and the Chair.
b. Unless otherwise provided by these Rules, no member shall speak,
except in his or her place, nor more than twice on any question,
without leave of the House. No member shall speak for more than fif-
teen minutes at a time except by consent of two-thirds of the members
present, except that a member desiring to explain his or her vote
upon the final passage of a bill or upon the passage of a resolution
requiring the expenditure of money may make a brief statement, not to
exceed two minutes, in explanation of such vote.
c. If any member, in speaking, transgresses the Rules of the House,
the Speaker may call such member to order, in which case the member
so called to order shall immediately sit down, and shall not rise
unless to explain or proceed in order.
d. While the Speaker is putting a question, or a roll call is in
progress or a count is being had, no member shall speak or leave his
or her place. When the House shall be equally divided on any ques-
tion, including the Speaker's vote, the question shall be deemed to
be lost. All questions relating to the priority of one question or
subject matter over another, under the same order of business, shall
be decided without debate. If any question contains several distinct
propositions, it shall be divided by the Chair at the request of any
member, but a motion to strike out and insert shall be indivisible.
All questions of order, as they shall occur, with the decisions ther-
eon, shall be entered in the Journal, and, at the close of the ses-
sion, a statement of all such questions and decisions shall be print-
ed at the close of and as an appendix to the Journal.
¤ 7. Adjournment. a. When a motion to adjourn is carried, the mem-
bers and officers shall keep their seats and places until the Speaker
declares the House adjourned.
b. No motion to adjourn sine die shall be in order until all bills
transmitted to the Governor shall have been acted upon by him or her,
and in the case of vetoed bills, until such bills have been returned
to each House for at least three legislative calendar days.
¤ 8. Contest of election. A contest of the election of any member
shall be referred to the Judiciary Committee for investigation and
report.
¤ 9. Staff, materials and other perquisites. Each member of the
House shall be entitled to an equal allocation of printed newsletters
and other printed materials and postage therefor, and stationery and
other similar perquisites, and each member shall receive an equal
allowance for staff personnel, except that the allocation of station-
ery and other similar perquisites and the allowance for staff person-
nel may be greater for members in majority and minority leadership
positions, committee, subcommittee and task force chairpersons and
ranking minority members of committees, subcommittees and task forc-
es. Such greater allotment or staff shall be commensurate with the
additional duties assigned to such member.
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¤ 10. Use of legislative printing, mail and mass communication
facilities. a. The use of legislative printing and mail facilities
for newsletters and other forms of mass mailings which bear the name
or likeness of a candidate in a local, special, primary or general
election shall be prohibited within thirty days of such local, spe-
cial, or primary election and be prohibited within sixty days of such
general election. Members may not utilize other forms of Assembly-
funded mass communication media during such thirty day and sixty day
periods, respectively.
b. The Assembly shall maintain a file containing a copy of each
newsletter provided by Assembly facilities which file shall be avail-
able to the public.
c. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all commu-
nications addressed to the geographic area in which the member is
running for election.
¤ 11. Employee candidates for Senator or member of Assembly. No
Assembly employee shall remain on the Assembly payroll while a candi-
date for Senator or member of Assembly. For the purposes herein, an
employee shall be deemed a candidate for Senator or member of the
Assembly upon the filing of designating petitions for such office or,
where nominations for such office are made other than by petition,
upon nomination. Such employee shall remain off the Assembly payroll
until such time as his or her candidacy shall cease or upon the day
following election day for such office, whichever comes first.
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RULE VI
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE
Section 1. Opening Day. Pursuant to section four of Article XIII of
the Constitution, the Assembly shall convene on the first Wednesday
after the first Monday in January at 12:00 noon in the Assembly Cham-
ber.
¤ 2. First Year Procedure. a. In every odd-numbered year, the Clerk
of the Assembly during the prior year shall convene the Assembly as
Acting Clerk thereof, unless otherwise provided by the Members of
Assembly present.
b. A member of the clergy shall offer prayer.
c. The Acting Clerk of the Assembly or designee thereof shall
administer the ceremonial oath of office to the Members of Assembly
en banc.
d. The Acting Clerk of the Assembly or designee thereof shall lead
the Members of Assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of
the United States of America.
e. The Acting Clerk of the Assembly shall call the roll to ascer-
tain the presence of a quorum.
f. Nominations shall be in order for the office of Speaker of the
Assembly for a term of two years, and a vote shall be had thereon.
g. Nominations shall be in order for the office of the Clerk of the
Assembly for a term of two years, and a vote shall be had thereon.
h. Nominations shall be in order for the office of Official Stenog-
rapher of the Assembly for a term of two years, and a vote shall be
had thereon.
i. Nominations shall be in order for the office of Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Assembly for a term of two years, and a vote shall be had
thereon.
¤ 3. Minority Leader. The recognized leader of the Minority shall
be the Minority Leader of the Assembly for a term of two years.
¤ 4. Continuity and Applicability. Section two of this Rule shall
continue and apply on the first Wednesday following the first Monday
in January following a general election of the Members of Assembly,
notwithstanding that the rules of the House have not yet been adopted
by the Members of Assembly, unless otherwise provided by the Members
of Assembly present.
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RULE VII
GUIDELINES FOR A SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROLS
Section 1. Internal Controls. Pursuant to Article six of the Legis-
lative Law as enacted by the New York State Governmental Accountabil-
ity, Audit and Internal Control Act of 1999, the following guidelines
for a System of Internal Controls are hereby established.
a. All financial transactions shall be executed in accordance with
the general or specific authorization of the Speaker or his or her
designated representative.
b. All financial transactions shall be recorded in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles or other applicable criteria
in a manner to maintain accountability for assets.
c. Access to assets shall be permitted only in accordance with the
authorization of the Speaker or his or her designated representative.
d. The recorded accountability for assets shall be compared with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
shall be taken with respect to any differences.
e. The System of Internal Controls shall provide reasonable assur-
ance that the foregoing are accomplished.
¤ 2. Expenditure reporting. Not later than January thirty-first,
nineteen hundred ninety-six, the Speaker shall cause the establish-
ment of a system of expenditure reporting whereby expenditures of the
House shall be reported by such categories as he or she shall deter-
mine. Reports of expenditures by such system shall be published in a
form to be prescribed by the Speaker, and shall report on all expend-
itures of the House during each preceding reporting period.
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RULE VIII
PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS
Section 1. Intent. It is the intent of the Assembly that central
administrative records maintained by the Assembly be governed by the
same presumption of disclosure which governs access to executive
agency records, with similar enumerated exceptions.
¤ 2. Disclosure policy. a. In addition to any records required to
be made available pursuant to the provisions of section eighty-eight
of the public officers law and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, all other existing records maintained by the Assembly
shall be available for public inspection and copying, except that the
Assembly may deny access to records or portions thereof that:
(1) are specifically exempted from disclosure by state or federal
statute or a Rule of the Assembly, or Permanent Joint Rule of the
Senate and Assembly;
(2) if disclosed would constitute an unwarranted invasion of per-
sonal privacy as defined in subdivisions two and two-a of section
eighty-nine or section ninety-six of the public officers law, includ-
ing, but not limited to:
(a) the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a par-
ticular person or matters leading to the appointment, employment,
promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of
such person; or
(b) names, addresses, numbers or other personal identifying details
of telephone communications or mail correspondence made by or to Mem-
bers of the Assembly or employees thereof;
(3) if disclosed would impair present or imminent contract awards
or collective bargaining negotiations;
(4) if disclosed would impair negotiations relating to pending or
proposed legislation;
(5) are trade secrets or proprietary information which, if dis-
closed, would cause substantial harm to the subject enterprise;
(6) are compiled for legislative purposes and which, if disclosed,
would:
(a) interfere with legislative investigations, law enforcement
investigations or judicial proceedings;
(b) deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial adju-
dication;
(c) identify a confidential source or disclose information relating
to a legislative or criminal investigation; or
(d) reveal criminal or legislative investigative techniques or pro-
cedures, except routine techniques and procedures;
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(7) if disclosed would endanger the life or safety of any person;
(8) are inter-agency or intra-agency materials which are not:
(a) statistical or factual tabulations of data of or with respect
to, material otherwise available for public inspection and copying
pursuant to section eighty-eight of the public officers law;
(b) instructions to staff that affect members of the public;
(c) final reports and formal opinions submitted to the legislature;
(d) final reports or recommendations and minority or dissenting
reports and opinions of members of committees, subcommittees, or com-
missions of the legislature;
(9) are computer access codes;
(10) are material prepared for litigation or constituting attorney
work product.
b. For purposes of this rule, "agency" shall have the same meaning
as that term is defined in section eighty-six of the public officers
law, but shall also include either or both houses of the legislature.
c. In order to facilitate access to records made available in
accordance with this rule, a copy of this rule shall be posted at a
public location to be determined by the Assembly.
d. The determination of the Assembly, with respect to the denial of
access to any materials of such house to which access is sought under
this rule shall be final and not subject to further review.
¤ 3. Public information office. There shall be an Assembly Public
Information Office to provide and disseminate information to the
media and to the general public in accordance with the provisions of
the "Freedom of Information Law" and this rule.
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RULE IX
AMENDMENT AND SUSPENSION OF RULES
Section 1. Amendment of Rules. No standing Rule or order of the
House shall be amended unless three days' notice shall have been
given of the motion therefor; nor shall such amendment be made unless
by a vote of a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly.
¤ 2. Suspension of Rules. a. No standing Rule or order of the House
shall be suspended unless one day's notice shall have been given of
the motion therefor; nor shall such suspension be made unless by a
vote of a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly.
b. Such notice and motion shall, in all cases, state specifically
the object of the suspension, and every case of suspension of a Rule
under such notice and motion shall be held to apply only to the
object specified therein.
c. Such notice shall be given and such motion made under the order
of business in which the matter proposed to be advanced by the sus-
pension shall stand, provided, however, such notice shall not be
required on the last day of the session.
¤ 3. Unanimous Consent. Any Rule or order may be amended or sus-
pended by unanimous consent without prior notice.
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RULE X
TELEVISING ASSEMBLY SESSION
Section 1. Televised Proceedings; Broadcast. Any televised pro-
ceedings of sessions of the New York State Assembly shall be made
available for statewide television broadcast, pursuant to the follow-
ing:
a. All televised proceedings of the Assembly session shall be uned-
ited, except that only accredited news organizations, educational
institutions, and public affairs documentary programs may utilize any
portion of the Assembly television feed.
b. No portion of the televised proceedings (either live or taped)
authorized pursuant to this section may be utilized for:
(1) campaign or political purposes or to promote or oppose a ballot
issue or the candidacy of any person for any elective office; or
(2) any paid commercial advertisements.
¤ 2. Televised Proceedings; Ownership. The televised proceedings
of sessions of the New York State Assembly as provided for in section
one of this Rule, in any form, shall be deemed the property of the
New York State Assembly.
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PERMANENT JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
JOINT RULE I
Section 1. Requirement of Fiscal Impact Notes. Fiscal impact notes
shall be required for all bills and amendments, other than those
excepted as provided in section four hereof, which would substantial-
ly affect the revenues or expenses, or both, of any county, city,
town, village, school district or special district (hereinafter
referred to as "political subdivisions"). For purposes of this Joint
Rule and section 51 of the Legislative Law, the term "special dis-
trict" shall mean a district possessing the power to contract indebt-
edness and levy or require the levy of taxes or benefit assessments
upon real property.
¤ 2. Sufficiency and Contents of Fiscal Impact Notes. Fiscal impact
notes shall be deemed sufficient for purposes of this Joint Rule if
prepared in conformity with this section.
A. Scope of fiscal estimates. Fiscal impact upon political subdivi-
sions shall be estimated on the basis of any one or more of the fol-
lowing:
(i) Individual political subdivisions; or
(ii) Aggregates of political subdivisions (a) statewide or by less-
er geographic area, or (b) by classification or subclassification of
relevant characteristics; or
(iii) Representative political subdivisions with relevant charac-
teristics thereof quantitatively set forth, e.g., population, area,
weighted average daily attendance of pupils; or
(iv) Any other appropriate, convenient or accessible grouping of
political subdivisions.
B. Units of measurement. Fiscal impact measurements shall be made
in units of money, personal services, equipment, or any other appro-
priate, convenient or accessible units of measurement.
C. Negligible Impact. A fiscal impact note filed by the sponsor of
a bill which states that the fiscal impact of the bill is negligible
shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Joint Rule.
¤ 3. Procedure. A. (i) The Temporary President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the Assembly shall each designate a person in such
officer's respective house to examine each bill in such house, with-
out regard to its house of origin, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether a fiscal impact note is required pursuant to this Joint Rule,
and if such note is required, such person shall so notify the sponsor
of such bill.
(ii) The sponsor of such bill shall provide such fiscal impact note
on a separate form prescribed therefor by the Temporary President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly jointly.
(iii) Such fiscal impact note shall state the source thereof, which
may be the sponsor; provided, however, that in the case of a bill
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proposed by a state department or agency, such note shall be prepared
and furnished by such department or agency.
(iv) Such designated person in each house shall thereupon review
each fiscal impact note for compliance with the provisions of this
Joint Rule.
B. No bill requiring a fiscal impact note shall be reported to the
floor of the house unless accompanied by the appropriate note for the
version of such bill so reported, except as provided in section four
hereof.
C. If an amendment to a bill has a fiscal impact, the member offer-
ing such amendment shall provide the fiscal impact note required by
such amendment. If such amendment prevails, the sponsor shall provide
a fiscal impact note for the amended bill before final passage,
unless excepted pursuant to subdivision F of section four hereof.
¤ 4. Exceptions. A fiscal impact note shall not be required for a
bill:
A. subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Legislative Law;
B. requested by a county, city, town or village in accordance with
the provisions of paragraph two of subdivision (b) of section two of
Article IX of the Constitution;
C. which provides discretionary authority to a political subdivi-
sion;
D. submitted pursuant to section 24 of the State Finance Law;
E. reported to the floor of the House by the Rules Committee, if
such committee, in its discretion, determines that such action is in
the public interest;
F. which has been amended on the floor of either house, where a
fiscal impact note would otherwise have been required for such
amended bill by this Joint Rule and section 51 of the Legislative
Law, if the Temporary President of the Senate or the Speaker of the
Assembly, respectively, in such officer's discretion, determines that
the amended bill may be acted on in such officer's house without such
note; or
G. which inadvertently passes the Legislature where a fiscal impact
note would otherwise have been required by this Joint Rule and sec-
tion 51 of the Legislative Law.
¤ 5. Effect of Inaccuracy. If the estimate or estimates contained
in a fiscal impact note are inaccurate, such inaccuracy shall not
affect, impair or invalidate such bill.
¤ 6. Application. The provisions of this Joint Rule shall apply to
bills and amendments proposed for introduction at the nineteen hun-
dred eighty-five regular legislative session and permanently there-
after.
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JOINT RULE II
Section 1. Committee on Conference. The Temporary President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly may jointly convene a Joint
Committee on Conference to consider and report upon substantially
similar but not identical legislation that has passed each House of
the Legislature. Such committee shall be constituted by the filing of
a joint certificate by the Temporary President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly with the Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the Assembly, and shall consist of the same number of mem-
bers from each House. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate,
there shall be five members on such committee from each House to be
appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate who shall appoint
the members from the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly who shall
appoint the members from the Assembly; provided, however, that of
each House's delegation at least one member shall represent the
minority in each House. The Temporary President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a co-chairperson of the
committee and such co-chairpersons shall convene and recess meetings
of the committee. Meetings jointly convened by the co-chairpersons
shall be subject to the provisions of Article 7 of the Public Offi-
cers Law. The committee shall file a written report setting forth
the joint recommendations of a majority of each House's delegation
with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the Assembly or
such other committees or officers as may be set forth in the certif-
icate and such report may include specific bill language that would
implement the joint committee's recommendations. No report shall be
filed except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members
of each House's delegation on the committee.
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INDEX TO ASSEMBLY RULES
A
Rule
ABSENTEES-----
Filing of voting statement ........................... V Sec. 2, par g
Limit calling of roll of ............................. V Sec. 2, par a
Securing attendance of ............................... V Sec. 1, par c
Unexcused ........................................... IV Sec. 1, par b
ADJOURNMENT-----
Motion for ........................................... V Sec. 7, par a
Prohibiting motion for ............................... V Sec. 7, par b
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION-----
Policy on ................................................... I Sec. 6
APPROPRIATION BILL-----
Amendment on ........................................ IV Sec. 6, par f
ASSEMBLY-----
Adjournment ................................................. V Sec. 7
Appeal from decision of chair ........................ I Sec. 1, par c
Application, continuation or reform of
organization of house .................................... VI Sec. 4
Appointment of committees and sub-committees ......... I Sec. 1, par c
Chamber, lobbies, rooms and property ........................ I Sec. 3
Convening legislative term ................................. VI Sec. 1
Hours of sessions, limiting ................................ II Sec. 2
Motions, precedence of .............................. II Sec. 4, par a
Order of business .......................................... II Sec. 3
Organization of the house ......................................... VI
Pledge of Allegiance ................................. I Sec. 1, par b
VI Sec. 2, par d
Prayer .............................................. VI Sec. 2, par b
Speaker's powers and duties ................................. I Sec. 1
Televising session ....................................... X Sec. 1, 2
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER-----
Admission to floor .................................... I Sec. 3 par b
Application, continuation or reform of organization
of house ................................................. VI Sec. 4
Control in speaker .......................................... I Sec. 3
Deemed bar of house .................................. V Sec. 1, par b
Disturbance in .............................................. I Sec. 3
Introductions ............................................... I Sec. 3
Lobbyists, prohibiting in ................................... I Sec. 3
Organization of the house ......................................... VI
Pledge of Allegiance ................................. I Sec. 1, par b
VI Sec. 2, par d
Prayer .............................................. VI Sec. 2, par b
Preserving order in ................................... I Sec. 1, 3, 4
Televising session ....................................... X Sec. 1, 2
Use by other bodies ......................................... I Sec. 3
B
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BAR OF HOUSE-----
Definition of ........................................ V Sec. 1, par b
BILLS-----
Advancement, unanimous consent for ................. III Sec. 7, par a
Adverse report of committee ......................... IV Sec. 6, par j
Amending, adding letter of alphabet to
original number .................................. III Sec. 2, par b
Amending existing law, how drawn ................... III Sec. 6, par d
Amending to comply with rules ...................... III Sec. 1, par e
Amendment, delivering copy prior to debate ......... III Sec. 6, par a
Amendments, germane to original purpose ............ III Sec. 6, par e
Amendments, how made and distribution .............. III Sec. 6, par a
Amendments, offering more than one ................. III Sec. 6, par c
Appropriation - budget .............................. IV Sec. 6, par f
Assembly bills amended by Senate ............. III Sec. 2, 7, par c, d
Automatic reintroduction of ........................ III Sec. 2, par e
Budget ............................................. III Sec. 2, par f
Budget adoption schedule .................................... I Sec. 7
Committee reports .................................... IV Sec. 6, 7, 8
Contents of, form and titles,
bill sections, body ..................................... III Sec. 1
Correction of errors ...................................... III Sec. 8
Determining similarity of, notifying member ........ III Sec. 2, par g
Discharge of committee from consideration of ............... IV Sec. 7
Engrossing of ............................................. III Sec. 8
Explanatory note to be appended to certain ......... III Sec. 1, par d
Final day for introduction of ............................. III Sec. 4
First reading ...................................... III Sec. 2, par c
Hearings, notices of public ................................ IV Sec. 4
Home Rule requests received before
committee report .................................. IV Sec. 6, par l
Introduction of ..................................... III Sec. 2, 3, 4
Distribution of originals ........................ III Sec. 2, par a
Last day for state departments, etc. .................... III Sec. 4
Legislative Bill Drafting Commission,
preparation of ................................... III Sec. 2, par g
Memorandum required .................................... III Sec. 1, 2
Multi-sponsorship of ...................................... III Sec. 3
Placing on desks of members ........................ III Sec. 2, par a
Reading of, requiring three separate
days before passage............................... III Sec. 7, par a
Reconsider on final passage ...................... II Sec. 4, par b, c
Reference to another committee ................ IV Sec. 6, par g, h, i
Reference to committee or sub-committee
by speaker ................................... III Sec. 2, par a and
IV Sec. 3
Reference to rules committee
and report thereon ...................................... IV Sec. 10
Repealed, word printed in bill ..................... III Sec. 1, par c
Reprinting of, improperly drawn .................... III Sec. 1, par e
Resolutions to print extra copies .................. III Sec. 5, par a
Revision of ............................................... III Sec. 8
Second reading, report on and debate ............... III Sec. 7, par b
Starred ............................................ III Sec. 7, par e
Subject to public inspection ....................... III Sec. 2, par a
Submitted by Governor .............................. III Sec. 2, par f
Substitution of .................................... III Sec. 7, par f
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Third reading, requiring 2 days
on calendar ...................................... III Sec. 7, par c
Title to state purpose of bill ..................... III Sec. 1, par a
Transmittal to Governor ................................... III Sec. 9
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE .................................... I Sec. 1, par c
BUDGET BILL (Also see "BILLS")
Introduction of .................................... III Sec. 2, par f
Reporting of, from committee ........................ IV Sec. 6, par f
BUSINESS, Order of ........................................... II Sec. 3
C
CALENDAR, Bills on third reading ..................... III Sec. 7, par c
CALL OF HOUSE----
Absentees ................................................... V Sec. 1
Closed, majority leader .............................. V Sec. 2, par f
To secure attendance of members ...................... V Sec. 1, par c
When less than quorum ................................ V Sec. 2, par f
When not in order .................................... V Sec. 1, par c
While in progress, prohibiting other business,
exception ................................................. V Sec. 1
CLERK----
Access to desk of .................................... I Sec. 3, par f
Acting .............................................. VI Sec. 2, par a
Duties ........................................ VI Sec. 2, par c, d, e
Nomination .......................................... VI Sec. 2, par g
Presentation of petitions, etc. to .................. II Sec. 3, par e
COMMITTEES----
Acting on pre-filed and carried over bills .......... IV Sec. 1, par d
Appointment of ....................................... I Sec. 1, par c
Amending bills in, returning of original
copy .............................................. IV Sec. 6, par k
Change of reference ........................................ IV Sec. 6
Conference Committee, on .................................. IV sec. 12
Considering bills jointly ........................... IV Sec. 1, par e
Discharge from consideration, notice, vote
time limit ............................................... IV Sec. 7
Ex-officio members of ................................ I Sec. 1, par c
Hearings by, filing of schedules ........................... IV Sec. 4
Internship ................................................ IV Sec. 11
Joint legislative .......................................... IV Sec. 1
Judiciary, contest in election of member .................... V Sec. 8
Meetings of:
Agendas, changing of .............................. IV Sec. 2, par c
Agendas, furnishing and filing of,
making available ................................ IV Sec. 2, par b
Attendance records ................................. IV Sec. 2, par e
Coordinators ....................................... IV Sec. 2, par a
Defeat of bills in ................................. IV Sec. 2, par d
Executive sessions ................................. IV Sec. 2, par d
Functions until adjournment sine die ...................... IV Sec. 8
Limiting consideration of bills,
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7 day provision ................................... IV Sec. 5, par b
Open to public ..................................... IV Sec. 2, par d
Operating on annual basis .......................... IV Sec. 1, par d
Posting schedule of ................................ IV Sec. 2, par a
Proxy votes ........................................ IV Sec. 2, par d
Membership of ............................................. IV Sec. 1
Naming of ................................................. IV Sec. 1
Reference of bills to, including
sub-committees ............................... III Sec. 2, par a and
IV Sec. 3
Reports of:
Adverse ............................................. IV Sec. 6, par j
Amendment, reprinting of bill .................... IV Sec. 6, par e, f
Annual ..................................................... IV Sec. 9
Assembly bill amended by Senate ..................... IV Sec. 6, par a
Bill in last amended form only ...................... IV Sec. 6, par k
Budget appropriation bills with
amendments ........................................ IV Sec. 6, par f
Contents of ......................................... IV Sec. 6, par b
Distributing lists of ............................... IV Sec. 6, par d
Dual reference ................................ IV Sec. 6, par g, h, i
Final, filing summary of ................................... IV Sec. 8
Holding for further action or study ................. IV Sec. 5, par a
Prohibiting ...................................... IV Sec. 6, par k, l
Referred to another committee ................. IV Sec. 6, par g, h, i
Resolutions, petitions, memorials or
remonstrances ..................................... IV Sec. 6, par c
Roll calls, making available to public .............. IV Sec. 2, par e
Statements of opinion ............................... IV Sec. 2, par f
Vote required to report bills .............................. IV Sec. 6
Requests filed requiring consideration of
bills by sponsor .................................. IV Sec. 5, par a
Select .............................................. IV Sec. 1, par e
Standing, list of ................................... IV Sec. 1, par a
COMMUNICATIONS-----
From Governor, Senate, State Officers ............ II Sec. 3, par a, b
Respecting bills, right of
introducer to examine ..................................... V Sec. 4
CONTEMPT-----
Punishment for ....................................... V Sec. 2, par f
Purging of ........................................... V Sec. 2, par f
Refusal of member to vote ............................ V Sec. 2, par f
CONSTITUTION, Bills amending ...................... III Sec. 5, par d, f
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DEBATE-----
Confinement to question ................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (1)
V Sec. 1, par c
Main question, definition and debate on ............ II, III Sec. 4, 7
Maintaining order during .................................... V Sec. 6
Limiting of ..................................... III Sec. 7, V Sec. 6
None on breach of privilege .............. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (12)
Personal reflection ....................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (1)
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On second reading .................................. III Sec. 7, par b
Stenographic record of ..................................... II Sec. 1
Televising ............................................... X Sec. 1, 2
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FLOOR-----
Admission to ...................................... I Sec. 3, par b, c
Exclusion from, by sergeant-at-arms ......................... I Sec. 4
Lobbyist not permitted on ............................ I Sec. 3, par d
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GOVERNOR-----
Admission to floor ........................ I Sec. 3, par b subpar (1)
Bills submitted by ................................. III Sec. 2, par f
Introduction of bill under Art. 7
of Constitution .................................. III Sec. 2, par f
Message from ..................................... II Sec. 3, par a, b
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HEARINGS-----
Calling of ...................................... IV Sec. 4, par a,b,c
Filing schedule of .................................. IV Sec. 4, par d
HOME RULE, Request required before
committee report .................................... IV Sec. 6, par l
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IMPEACHMENT, Resolutions ............................. III Sec. 5, par b
INTERNAL CONTROLS, SYSTEM ................................. VII Sec. 1
INTERNSHIP COMMITTEE ...................................... IV Sec. 11
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JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES .......................... IV Sec. 1, par e
JOINT RULES (See "PERMANENT JOINT RULES") ............... PJR I Sec. 1-6
JOURNAL-----
Correction of errors in ............................. II Sec. 3, par a
Entry and printing of question of order .............. V Sec. 6, par d
Entry of yeas and nays ............................ V Sec. 2, par b, c
Name of member introducing bill, etc. ....................... V Sec. 3
Reading of, of preceding day ........................ II Sec. 3, par a
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LEADER-----
Majority, appointed by Speaker ............ I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Majority, when to act as Speaker ............................ I Sec. 2
Minority .................................. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
LEGISLATIVE BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION ................. III Sec. 2, par g
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, Admission to Assembly ............. I Sec. 3, par b
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subpar (1)
LOBBYIST, Not allowed on floor ......................... I Sec. 3, par d
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MAIN QUESTION-----
Call of house not in order ........................... V Sec. 1, par c
Debate on ........................................... II Sec. 4, par d
Definition of ....................................... II Sec. 4, par d
On advancement of bill ............................. III Sec. 7, par b
MAJORITY LEADER-----
Appointment of ............................ I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Ex-officio member of all committees ....... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Filing list of bills reported from
committee with .................................... IV Sec. 6, par d
Member of rules committee ................. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Quorum, moving for closed call of the house .......... V Sec. 2, par f
When to act as speaker ...................................... I Sec. 2
MEETINGS, Standing committees ................................ IV Sec. 2
MEMBERS-----
Absentees, filing of voting statement ................ V Sec. 2, par g
Absentees, limiting call of .......................... V Sec. 2, par a
Appointment as temporary speaker .......... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (6)
Attendance of, during sessions .............................. V Sec. 1
Bills, introduction by ................................. III Sec. 2, 3
Calling of, into the House .................................. V Sec. 2
Communications respecting bills available
to introducers ............................................ V Sec. 4
Confinement of, to question ............... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (1)
Contempt, refusal to vote ............................ V Sec. 2, par f
Contest of election of ...................................... V Sec. 8
Debate .......................................... III Sec. 7, V Sec. 6
Employee candidates for Senate or Assembly ................. V Sec. 11
Journal:
Entering name of .......................................... V Sec. 3
Entering questions of order by ..................... V Sec. 6, par d
Judiciary committee report on seating of ............ II Sec. 3, par b
Loss of privileges ................................... V Sec. 2, par f
Multi-sponsorship of bills ................................ III Sec. 3
Personal reflections ...................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (1)
Prohibit speaking or leaving seat .................... V Sec. 6, par d
Quorum ............................................... V Sec. 2, par f
Recognition of, in speaking .......................... V Sec. 6, par a
When to rise ............................ I Sec. 1, par c subpar (1)
Removal from bar of house ............................ V Sec. 2, par f
Restricted use of printing, mail and mass
communication facilities ................................. V Sec. 10
Seats of:
Keeping until house adjourns ....................... V Sec. 7, par a
Prohibiting occupation by other persons ............ I Sec. 3, par e
Speaking:
Limitations on ................................ III Sec. 7, V Sec. 6
Limiting appeal to house ................ I Sec. 1, par c subpar (2)
Staff, materials, etc. ...................................... V Sec. 9
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Statement of opinion, included in
committee report .................................. IV Sec. 2, par f
Statement on matter not pending before the house ............ V Sec. 5
Stenographic record ........................................ II Sec. 1
Transgression of rules ............................... V Sec. 6, par c
Voting by:
Abstaining from ...................................... V Sec. 2, par a
Equally divided question ............................. V Sec. 6, par d
Explanation .......................................... V Sec. 6, par b
For special order for day .................................. II Sec. 3
Refusal .............................................. V Sec. 2, par f
Required .................................................... V Sec. 2
Slow roll call ....................................... V Sec. 2, par b
To discharge bill from committee ........................... IV Sec. 7
To suspend rules ........................................... IX Sec. 2
To rescind or postpone a special order
for the day ....................................... II Sec. 3, par d
On departure from order of business ........................ II Sec. 3
Unanimous consent to advance bill, etc. ............ III Sec. 7, par d
MEMORIALS, Presentation of ............................ II Sec. 3, par e
MESSAGES-----
From Governor, Senate, State Officers ..... II Sec. 3 par a subpar (1)
From Senate to introduce bill ...................... III Sec. 2, par c
MINORITY LEADER-----
Ex-officio member of all committees ....... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Filing list of bills reported with .................. IV Sec. 6, par d
MOTIONS-----
Call of the House ................................... V, Sec. 1, par c
For the previous question ........................... II Sec. 4, par d
List of various ..................................... II Sec. 4, par a
Order of precedence ................................. II Sec. 4, par a
To adjourn .................................................. V Sec. 7
To discharge committees .................................... IV Sec. 7
To reconsider vote ............................... II Sec. 4, par b, c
To amend or suspend rules ......................................... IX
MULTI-SPONSORED BILLS-----
Filing of requests by members ................... III Sec. 3, par a, b
Permitting members to add or withdraw
their names ................................... III Sec. 3, par a, b
Introduced but not printed ..................... III Sec. 3, par a
Pre-filed and printed .......................... III Sec. 3, par b
Upon introduction and before printing ................. III Sec. 3
Retention of control by introducer .............. III Sec. 3, par a, b
Control thereof to be retained by introducer .............. III Sec. 3
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NOTICE-----
Committees hearings, filing schedules ............... IV Sec. 4, par d
To discharge committees .................................... IV Sec. 7
To make bill a special order ....................... IV Sec. 10, par b
To amend or suspend rules ......................................... IX
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OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHER (see "STENOGRAPHER")
ORDER AND DECORUM ...................................... I Sec. 1, par c
ORDER OF BUSINESS-----
General .................................................... II Sec. 3
Bills, introduction of .............................. II Sec. 3, par a
Bills on second reading ............................. II Sec. 3, par a
Bills on third reading .............................. II Sec. 3, par a
Communication from State Officials,
reports, etc. .................................. II Sec. 3, par a, b
Correction of errors in Journal ..................... II Sec. 3, par a
Departure from regular order, vote required ...... II Sec. 3, par a, d
Hours in session, limiting ................................. II Sec. 2
Journal, reading of previous day .................... II Sec. 3, par a
Message from Governor or Senate .................. II Sec. 3, par a, b
Motion to suspend rules ........................................... IX
Not finished for day, procedure and disposition ..... II Sec. 3, par c
Original resolutions, introduction .................. II Sec. 3, par a
Petitions, memorials, remonstrances ................. II Sec. 3, par e
Reports of committees, generally .................... II Sec. 3, par a
Report from committee on rules ...................... II Sec. 3, par b
Second and third reading on same day,
vote required ................................. III Sec. 7, par a, c
Special order for particular day .................... II Sec. 3, par d
Special orders, consideration of and vote
required ........................................II Sec. 3, par a, d
Vote to change ................................... II Sec. 3, par a, d
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PERMANENT JOINT RULES OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY-----
Application of fiscal impact notes ...................... PJR I Sec. 6
Committee on Conference ................................ PJR II Sec. 1
Exceptions to rule ...................................... PJR I Sec. 4
Inaccurate fiscal impact notes, effect thereof .......... PJR I Sec. 5
Procedure for fiscal impact notes ....................... PJR I Sec. 3
Requirement of or fiscal impact notes
on bills and amendments ............................... PJR I Sec. 1
Sufficiency and contents of
fiscal impact notes ................................... PJR I Sec. 2
PETITIONS-----
Presentation of ..................................... II Sec. 3, par e
PREVIOUS QUESTION, Definition and how put .................... II Sec. 4
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE .................................. VIII Sec. 3
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QUESTION-----
Division of by chair ................................. V Sec. 6, par d
Lost when equally divided ............................ V Sec. 6, par d
Main ........................................... II Sec. 4, III Sec. 7
On advancing or amending bill on second
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reading ....................................... III Sec. 7, par b, c
Previous ............................................ II Sec. 4, par d
Priority.............................................. V Sec. 6, par d
Several distinct propositions ........................ V Sec. 6, par d
Vote of members on ............................. V Sec. 2, par a, b, c
QUESTION OF ORDER-----
Appeal to house ........................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (2)
Decision by Speaker ....................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (2)
Entry in journal ..................................... V Sec. 6, par d
QUORUM-----
Securing attendance .................................. V Sec. 1, par c
Compelling member to vote ............................ V Sec. 2, par f
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RECORDS-----
Disclosure policy ........................................ VIII Sec. 2
Public access to ......................................... VIII Sec. 1
Public Information office ................................ VIII Sec. 3
RECONSIDER, Motion to (See "MOTIONS") .............. II Sec. 4, par b, c
REMONSTRANCES, Presentation of ........................ II Sec. 3, par e
REPEALED, Word printed in bold-face type ............. III Sec. 1, par c
REPORTER-----
Admission to floor ................................ I Sec. 3, par b, c
Designation of, by speaker ........................... I Sec. 3, par b
REQUESTS, HOME RULE ................................... IV Sec. 6, par l
RESOLUTIONS-----
Adjournment ........................................ III Sec. 5, par b
Concurrent, amending Constitution ................ III Sec. 5, par d,f
Consideration out of their order .... III Sec. 5, par c, Sec. 7, par d
Disposition of matters before house ................ III Sec. 5, par b
Distribution of .................................... III Sec. 5, par a
Expenditures, calling for .......................... III Sec. 5, par e
Introduction of original ........................... III Sec. 5, par a
Impeachment ........................................ III Sec. 5, par b
Original ......................... II Sec. 3, par a, III Sec. 5, par a
Order of business ............................... III Sec. 5, par a, b
Printing bills, etc. ............................... III Sec. 5, par b
Privileged ......................................... III Sec. 5, par b
Recall bill from Senate ............................ III Sec. 5, par b
Recess ............................................. III Sec. 5, par b
Relating to business of the day .................... III Sec. 5, par b
Reports of joint legislative committees ............ III Sec. 5, par b
Returning bill to Senate ........................... III Sec. 5, par b
Senate concurrent ............................... III Sec. 5, par a, c
Vote on, requiring copy on desk .................... III Sec. 5, par a
ROLL OF ABSENTEES------
Limit calling of ..................................... V Sec. 2, par a
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RULES COMMITTEE (Also see "COMMITTEES")
Appointment of ....................................... I Sec. 1, par c
Chairman of .......................................... I Sec. 1, par c
Functions of ....................................... IV Sec. 10, par b
Introduction of bill ...................................... IV Sec. 10
Member's name included, if requested ............. IV Sec. 10, par a
Ordering bill or resolution to special order
of second and third reading ...................... IV Sec. 10, par b
Reference of bill or resolution to ........................ IV Sec. 10
Report of:
Ordering to special order of second
and third reading .............................. III Sec. 7, par c
Received at any time .............................. II Sec. 3, par b
RULES OF ASSEMBLY
Amendment and suspension of ....................................... IX
Filing of notice ................................................ IX
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SECOND READING OF BILL
Debate on before advancement, limiting of .......... III Sec. 7, par b
Second and third reading on same day ............... III Sec. 7, par c
SENATE-----
Messages from ....................................... II Sec. 3, par b
Resolutions ........................................ III Sec. 5, par c
SENATORS, Admission to floor ........................... I Sec. 3, par b
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS-----
Duties of ................................................... I Sec. 4
Enforcement of rules ........................................ I Sec. 4
Nomination .......................................... VI Sec. 2, par i
Removal of member .................................... V Sec. 2, par f
SEXUAL HARASSMENT-----
Policy on ................................................... I Sec. 5
SPEAKER-----
Acting ...................................................... I Sec. 2
Admission to floor, permission of .............. I Sec. 3, par b, c, d
Amendment of bill to correct error,
directed by ...................................... III Sec. 1, par e
Appeal from decision of ................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (2)
Appointments by ...................................... I Sec. 1, par c
Assignment of reason for decision ......... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (2)
Bills, introduction of, reference
to committee ..................................... III Sec. 2, par a
Bills, calling public hearings with
consent of ............................................... IV Sec. 4
Breach of privilege, execution of
judgment of house by ................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (12)
Calling member to order for transgression
of rules ........................................... V Sec. 6, par c
Calling house to order ............................... I Sec. 1, par b
Correcting errors in bill .......................... III Sec. 1, par e
Designation of reporters .................. I Sec. 3, par b subpar (5)
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Engrossing of bills, ordered by .................... III Sec. 8, par b
Filing committee reports with ....................... IV Sec. 6, par d
General control of Assembly chamber ......................... I Sec. 3
Internship Committee, appointed by ........................ IV Sec. 11
Internal control, adopt rules
and regulations ........................ I Sec. 1, par c subpar (14)
Introduction of persons during session .............. I, Sec. 3, par g
Majority leader, appointed by ............. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Nomination ......................................... VI Sec. 2, par. f
Powers and duties of .................................. I Sec. 1, 3, 4
Proclaim and determine unanimous consent ........... III Sec. 7, par a
Reference of bills to committee .................... III Sec. 2, par a
Change of .......................................... III Sec. 2, par c
Rules committee, member and chairman of ... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (8)
Rules of House, enforcement by .............................. I Sec. 4
Sergeant-at-arms under direction of ......................... I Sec. 4
Sub-committees created by ................. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (4)
Temporary, appointment of ................. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (6)
Vacancy as, Majority Leader to act .......................... I Sec. 2
Vote by, when required .................... I Sec. 1, par c subpar (7)
SPECIAL ORDER-----
Consideration of .............................. II Sec. 3, par a, c, d
Obviate three readings of bill ..................... III Sec. 7, par c
STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES-----
Bills recommended by, last day
for introduction ........................................ III Sec. 4
STENOGRAPHER-----
Duties of .................................................. II Sec. 1
Making copies of proceedings available to public ........... II Sec. 1
Nomination .......................................... VI Sec. 2, par h
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TELEVISING, Assembly session ............................... X Sec. 1, 2
THIRD READING, Procedure on .......................... III Sec. 7, par c
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VOTE-----
Abstaining from ...................................... V Sec. 2, par a
Equal division, question lost ........................ V Sec. 6, par d
Excuse from, pending explanation ..................... V Sec. 6, par b
Motion to reconsider ................................ II Sec. 4, par b
Of absentees ......................................... V Sec. 2, par g
Of majority and minority leaders
in committee ............................ I Sec. 1, par c subpar (9)
Of majority to suspend rules ...................................... IX
Of committee members for report of bill ............. IV Sec. 2, par d
Of majority to discharge bill from committee ........ IV Sec. 7, par b
Of members on question ............................... V Sec. 1, par c
Of members required to make matter
special order for a particular day ................ II Sec. 3, par d
Of speaker, required only to be decisive .. I Sec. 1, par c subpar (7)
On final passage of bill, reconsideration ........ II Sec. 4, par b, c
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Requiring member to ......................................... V Sec. 2
Roll calls, making available to public ............... V Sec. 2, par e
"Slow" roll call ..................................... V Sec. 2, par b
To decide if quorum is present ....................... V Sec. 2, par f
Unanimous consent to advance bill or
entertain motion out of order .................... III Sec. 7, par a
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