N.Y. Assembly Rules Joint Rule 2, § 1: Committee on Conference

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 members 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 Officers 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

certificate 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.