N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 2, § 4: Motions; previous questions

§ 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 reconsidered occurred. The

motion to reconsider the vote on the final passage 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 reconsidered; nor

shall any vote be reconsidered upon the following motions:

(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.