N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 3, § 1: Contents

Section 1. Contents.

a. Title.

(1) The title of every bill shall briefly state the subject thereof.

(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 unconsolidated

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be amended or repealed, with suffix, if there be one, and the subject of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 provisions

of law to be amended or repealed, with suffix, if there be one.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, renumbering or

amending the same, as the case may be.

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 concisely

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 submit an amended memorandum.