N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 4, § 10: Committee on Rules

§ 10. Committee on Rules. a. At any time during the session, a bill or

resolution may be introduced by the Committee on Rules and shall be

referred to a committee; provided however that all bills shall be

referred to a standing committee other than the Committee on Rules, for

consideration. A bill or resolution introduced at the request of a

member shall, if the member so requests, have his or her name included

on both the original and printed copies of the bill or resolution as

follows:

"Introduced by the Committee on Rules (at the request of M. of

A.........)."

b. The general functions of the Committee on Rules shall be:

(1) to determine the order on the Calendar of bills reported by the

other standing committees of the Assembly and such Committee shall be

deemed to be a standing committee only for the purpose of regulating

Calendar practices including:

(a) the introduction of a bill;

(b) the ordering of a bill directly to special order of second and

third reading transmitted to it from any other standing committee as

provided by these Rules;

(c) the ordering of a bill, otherwise on second reading, directly to a

special order of second and third reading; and

(d) the review of each message of necessity issued by the Governor

pursuant to Article III of the Constitution and the ordering of a bill

to a special order of second and third reading for which any such

message has been issued; provided, however that prior to the ordering of

a bill for second and third reading, such message must be accepted by an

affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the Committee on

Rules;

(2) to regulate the housekeeping practices of the Assembly;

(3) to establish minimum qualifications for each category of staff

employees; and

(4) to establish and maintain minimum duties and standards of

effectiveness for all staff employees.