{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-joint-rule-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Assembly Rules Joint Rule 2, § 1","heading":"Committee on Conference","body":"Section 1.  Committee  on  Conference. The Temporary President of the\nSenate and the Speaker of the  Assembly  may  jointly  convene  a  Joint\nCommittee  on  Conference  to  consider  and  report  upon substantially\nsimilar but not identical legislation that has passed each House of  the\nLegislature.  Such  committee  shall  be  constituted by the filing of a\njoint certificate by the Temporary  President  of  the  Senate  and  the\nSpeaker  of  the Assembly with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk\nof the Assembly, and shall consist of the same number  of  members  from\neach House. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate, there shall be\nfive  members  on  such committee from each House to be appointed by the\nTemporary President of the Senate who shall appoint the members from the\nSenate and the Speaker of the Assembly who  shall  appoint  the  members\nfrom the Assembly; provided, however, that of each House's delegation at\nleast  one  member  shall  represent  the  minority  in  each House. The\nTemporary President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly  shall\neach  appoint a co-chairperson of the committee and such co-chairpersons\nshall convene and recess meetings of  the  committee.  Meetings  jointly\nconvened  by  the  co-chairpersons shall be subject to the provisions of\nArticle 7 of the Public Officers Law. The committee shall file a written\nreport setting forth the joint recommendations of  a  majority  of  each\nHouse's delegation with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the\nAssembly or such other committees or officers as may be set forth in the\ncertificate  and  such  report  may  include specific bill language that\nwould implement the joint committee's recommendations. No  report  shall\nbe  filed  except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members\nof each House's delegation on the committee.","path":["Assembly Rules","Joint Rule 2. No title"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMA/JR2S1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"32f78a06b7dc8020054b6ccb7a36d79c83bd87dc6354ea98fe8c2991d9f4f820","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-joint-rule-1-6","next":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-joint-rule-3-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}