N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 4, § 1: Standing Committees

Section 1. Standing Committees. a. The standing committees shall be as

follows:

Name of Committee Number of Members

Aging ............................................ 30

Agriculture ...................................... 23

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse ........................ 14

Banks ............................................ 31

Children and Families ............................ 17

Cities ........................................... 16

Codes ............................................ 22

Consumer Affairs and Protection .................. 16

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions ........ 26

Correction ....................................... 13

Economic Development ............................. 26

Education ........................................ 31

Election Law ..................................... 16

Energy ........................................... 17

Environmental Conservation ....................... 30

Ethics and Guidance ............................... 8

Governmental Employees ........................... 14

Governmental Operations .......................... 14

Health ........................................... 26

Higher Education ................................. 26

Housing .......................................... 28

Insurance ........................................ 25

Judiciary ........................................ 21

Labor ............................................ 29

Libraries and Education Technology ................ 9

Local Governments ................................ 20

Mental Health .................................... 13

Oversight, Analysis and Investigation ............. 7

Racing and Wagering .............................. 11

Real Property Taxation ........................... 10

Rules ............................................ 31

Small Business ................................... 17

Social Services .................................. 18

Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development ...... 21

Transportation ................................... 26

Veterans' Affairs ................................ 19

Ways and Means ................................... 35

b. The number of majority members of each standing committee shall be

in the same ratio as the majority members of the House are to the entire

membership of the House, with all fractional members being credited to

the majority; provided, however that there shall be at least one

minority member on each standing committee; and further provided that

the Standing Committee on Ethics and Guidance shall consist of an equal

number of majority and minority members. A member who in any calendar

year has three or more unexcused absences, as determined by the

chairperson or ranking minority member, as appropriate, from any

regularly scheduled meeting of a standing committee at which bills are

scheduled to be considered shall be removed from one or more of the

standing committees to which he or she is assigned. The standing

committee shall notify the member upon each unexcused absence and shall

notify the Committee on Committees upon the second and any subsequent

unexcused absences. The Committee on Committees shall notify the member

of any resulting reduction in his or her committee assignments.

c. Members of the Assembly shall serve on no more than six standing

committees; provided, however that members serving as the chairperson of

a standing committee shall serve on no more than five standing

committees. Such limitations shall not apply to a member of the Assembly

serving as an ex officio member of a committee pursuant to paragraph

nine of subdivision c of section one of Rule I or for any member serving

on a standing committee on an interim basis.

d. All standing committees shall operate on an annual basis and their

jurisdiction shall include, but not be limited to, the subject matter of

each bill or resolution referred to them by the Speaker. Each standing

committee shall propose legislative action and conduct such studies and

investigations as may relate to matter within their jurisdiction. Each

standing committee shall, furthermore, devote substantial efforts to the

oversight and analysis of the activities, including but not limited to

the implementation and administration of programs, of departments,

agencies, divisions, authorities, boards, commissions, public benefit

corporations and other entities within its jurisdiction. After

adjournment sine die of the Legislature in an odd numbered year,

standing committees may consider and act on pre-filed bills and bills

carried over pursuant to subdivision f of section two of Rule III and

may report such bills to the order of second reading for consideration

by the Assembly at the next succeeding regular legislative session.

e. No select, joint or joint legislative committee, except for the

Temporary Joint Legislative Committee on Disaster Preparedness and

Response, shall be created to make special studies or investigations by

Assembly resolution or by any other resolution requiring the approval or

concurrence of the Assembly except that an Assembly standing committee

or subcommittee, or the staff thereof, may jointly consider, study or

investigate with an appropriate Assembly or Senate standing committee or

subcommittee or the staff thereof any subject matter which is within

their jurisdiction.