N.Y. Legislative Law § 34: Definitions

§ 34. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this article shall

have the following meanings:

a. "House" means the senate or assembly of the state of New York.

b. "Initiating house" means the house wherein a request is filed with

the secretary or clerk, as the case may be, under the provisions of

subdivision a of section thirty-five of this article.

c. "Petition" means a document distributed by the secretary or clerk

of the initiating house to the members thereof transmitting the request

of a member or members of such house for the convening of an

extraordinary session.

d. "Receiving house" means the house to which is transmitted a

certified copy of a petition timely executed by two-thirds of the

members of the initiating house.

e. "Concurring petition" means a document distributed by the secretary

or clerk of the receiving house to the members thereof upon receipt from

the clerk or secretary of the initiating house of a certified copy of a

petition timely executed by two-thirds of the members of the initiating

house duly requesting the convening of an extraordinary session. A

concurring petition shall transmit such request in language identical to

that contained in such certified copy.

f. "Joint petition" means a document distributed jointly by the

secretary and clerk to the members of both houses, transmitting the

joint written request of at least one member of each house for the

convening of an extraordinary session.

g. "Perfected concurring petition" means a concurring petition timely

executed by two-thirds of the members of the receiving house.

h. "Perfected joint petition" means a joint petition timely executed

by two-thirds of the members of each house.