New York Rules|SECTION 9

                                                

§  9.  Resolutions.  a.  All  original   resolutions   shall   be   in
quadruplicate,  and  no  original  resolution  may  be introduced unless
copies  thereof  first  shall  have  been  furnished,  to   the   extent
practicable,  forty-eight  hours  prior  to  the time for acting on such
resolution to respective conference  leaders.    All  resolutions,  upon
introduction, shall be referred to a standing or select committee by the
Majority  Coalition  Leaders  or  an  officer designated by the Majority
Coalition Leaders and shall at all times  remain  within  the  exclusive
control   of  the  introducer.  Notwithstanding  any  of  the  foregoing
provisions  of  this  section,  resolutions  recalling  bills  from   or
returning  bills  to  the  Assembly,  or relating to adjournment, may be
introduced at any time for immediate consideration.

b. A resolution supporting or condemning, or  proposing  or  urging  a
change  in  Federal  law  which  is not directly germane to the affairs,
business, rights, benefits and obligations of New York  State  shall  be
out  of order and shall not be reported and any resolution recommending,
urging, supporting, altering or  condemning  a  position  or  change  in
foreign  policy  of  the  United  States  Government  or the domestic or
foreign affairs of any other government of the World  shall  be  out  of
order  and  shall  not  be  reported.   Any resolution which recommends,
urges, supports the alteration of the laws of  this  state,  resolutions
which   honor  current  elected  office  holders  or  resolutions  which
recognize, honor or support the positions of a political party shall  be
out of order and shall not be reported.

c.   All   resolutions  which  propose  any  amendment  to  the  State
Constitution shall be referred to the Attorney General  as  provided  in
Article  XIX  of the Constitution, and shall be treated in the same form
of proceedings as that provided for bills; and resolutions which  ratify
any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be
treated  in  the same form of proceedings as provided for bills. After a
resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be  advanced  to  third
reading, no motion to amend the same shall be in order without unanimous
consent; and if such resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be
amended  after  the  opinion  of  the  Attorney General thereon has been
received as provided in Article XIX of the Constitution, it shall  again
be  referred  to  the  Attorney  General.  Any  such  resolution  may be
committed prior to the final reading thereof.

d. All resolutions calling for  the  expenditure  of  moneys  must  be
decided  by a majority vote of all of the members elected to the Senate,
upon a call of the roll.

e. All resolutions deemed proper by  the  Majority  Coalition  Leaders
other  than  those mentioned and treated in the preceding subdivisions c
and d of this  section  and  reported  by  the  committee  of  reference
designated  by  the  Majority Coalition Leaders shall be placed upon the
calendar upon the approval of the Majority Coalition Leaders.   When  in
the  order of business the resolutions are reached, the Senate may adopt
such resolutions as a group, by one vote upon the question of the entire
calendar of resolution, excepting that any member may request  that  any
one  or  more of the resolutions on such calendar shall be voted upon or
debated separately. This subdivision shall not apply to  any  resolution
recalling  bills from or returning bills to the Assembly, or relating to
adjournment or to resolutions pertaining to the rules of the  Senate  or
to  those  resolutions  regarded  as privileged.   A resolution shall be
deemed privileged only if it is so designated by the Majority  Coalition
Leaders as such.