2016 New York Laws
LEG - Legislative
Article 2-A - (Legislative) PROCEDURE FOR CONVENING EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE BY PETITION
34 - Definitions.

 34. Definitions.  The  words  and phrases used in this article shall
  have the following meanings:
a. "House" means the senate or assembly of the state of New York.
b. "Initiating house" means the house wherein a request is filed  with
  the  secretary  or  clerk,  as  the case may be, under the provisions of
  subdivision a of section thirty-five of this article.
c. "Petition" means a document distributed by the secretary  or  clerk
  of  the initiating house to the members thereof transmitting the request
  of  a  member  or  members  of  such  house  for  the  convening  of  an
  extraordinary session.
d.  "Receiving  house"  means  the  house  to  which  is transmitted a
  certified copy of a  petition  timely  executed  by  two-thirds  of  the
  members of the initiating house.
e. "Concurring petition" means a document distributed by the secretary
  or clerk of the receiving house to the members thereof upon receipt from
  the  clerk or secretary of the initiating house of a certified copy of a
  petition timely executed by two-thirds of the members of the  initiating
  house  duly  requesting  the  convening  of  an extraordinary session. A
  concurring petition shall transmit such request in language identical to
  that contained in such certified copy.
f. "Joint petition"  means  a  document  distributed  jointly  by  the
  secretary  and  clerk  to  the  members of both houses, transmitting the
  joint written request of at least one  member  of  each  house  for  the
  convening of an extraordinary session.
g.  "Perfected concurring petition" means a concurring petition timely
  executed by two-thirds of the members of the receiving house.
h. "Perfected joint petition" means a joint petition  timely  executed
  by two-thirds of the members of each house.