N.Y. Senate Rules Rule 7, § 9: Resolutions

§ 9. Resolutions. a. All original resolutions shall be in

quadruplicate, and no original resolution may be introduced unless

copies thereof first shall have been furnished, to the extent

practicable, forty-eight hours prior to the time for acting on such

resolution to respective conference leaders. All resolutions, upon

introduction, shall be referred to a standing or select committee by the

Majority Coalition Leaders or an officer designated by the Majority

Coalition Leaders and shall at all times remain within the exclusive

control of the introducer. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing

provisions of this section, resolutions recalling bills from or

returning bills to the Assembly, or relating to adjournment, may be

introduced at any time for immediate consideration.

b. A resolution supporting or condemning, or proposing or urging a

change in Federal law which is not directly germane to the affairs,

business, rights, benefits and obligations of New York State shall be

out of order and shall not be reported and any resolution recommending,

urging, supporting, altering or condemning a position or change in

foreign policy of the United States Government or the domestic or

foreign affairs of any other government of the World shall be out of

order and shall not be reported. Any resolution which recommends,

urges, supports the alteration of the laws of this state, resolutions

which honor current elected office holders or resolutions which

recognize, honor or support the positions of a political party shall be

out of order and shall not be reported.

c. All resolutions which propose any amendment to the State

Constitution shall be referred to the Attorney General as provided in

Article XIX of the Constitution, and shall be treated in the same form

of proceedings as that provided for bills; and resolutions which ratify

any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be

treated in the same form of proceedings as provided for bills. After a

resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be advanced to third

reading, no motion to amend the same shall be in order without unanimous

consent; and if such resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be

amended after the opinion of the Attorney General thereon has been

received as provided in Article XIX of the Constitution, it shall again

be referred to the Attorney General. Any such resolution may be

committed prior to the final reading thereof.

d. All resolutions calling for the expenditure of moneys must be

decided by a majority vote of all of the members elected to the Senate,

upon a call of the roll.

e. All resolutions deemed proper by the Majority Coalition Leaders

other than those mentioned and treated in the preceding subdivisions c

and d of this section and reported by the committee of reference

designated by the Majority Coalition Leaders shall be placed upon the

calendar upon the approval of the Majority Coalition Leaders. When in

the order of business the resolutions are reached, the Senate may adopt

such resolutions as a group, by one vote upon the question of the entire

calendar of resolution, excepting that any member may request that any

one or more of the resolutions on such calendar shall be voted upon or

debated separately. This subdivision shall not apply to any resolution

recalling bills from or returning bills to the Assembly, or relating to

adjournment or to resolutions pertaining to the rules of the Senate or

to those resolutions regarded as privileged. A resolution shall be

deemed privileged only if it is so designated by the Majority Coalition

Leaders as such.