{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-3-3","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 3, § 3","heading":"Multi-sponsorship","body":"§  3.  Multi-sponsorship. a. Any number of members of the Assembly may\njoin in the  multi-sponsorship  of  a  bill.    When  a  bill  is  first\nintroduced  and  before  it  is printed, the names of all multi-sponsors\nshall appear on the printed bill upon the following conditions:\n  (1) Multi-sponsors shall file a written request to act  as  such  with\nthe  Index Clerk of the Assembly on forms provided. The request so filed\nshall indicate that the first name appearing on the bill shall be deemed\nthe introducer and all others deemed multi-sponsors.\n  (2)  The introducer shall at all times retain exclusive control of the\nbill.\n  (3) After a multi-sponsored bill has been printed,  any  multi-sponsor\ndesiring  to  withdraw  from such multi-sponsorship shall file a written\nrequest on forms provided, so that such member's name will  be  stricken\nas  a  multi-sponsor  from  the  records of the Index Clerk. The printed\nbill, however, shall not be reprinted.\n  b. Members of the Assembly and members-elect may  multi-sponsor  bills\nthat  have been pre-filed and bills introduced after the opening of each\nlegislative session upon the following conditions:\n  (1) After a bill has been introduced  and  printed  and  before  final\npassage  any  member  or members may file with the Index Clerk, on forms\nprovided, to become a multi-sponsor of such bill, which  forms  must  be\nsigned by the introducer and the multi-sponsor.\n  (2)  Such bill shall not be reprinted solely for the purpose of adding\nor deleting names of multi-sponsors.\n  (3) The introducer shall at all times retain exclusive control of such\nbill.\n  (4) Any member, having become a multi-sponsor of a bill, may  withdraw\nfrom  such  by  filing  a written request with the Index Clerk, on forms\nprovided, requesting such member's name be stricken as  a  multi-sponsor\nfrom such clerk's records.\n  (5)  Any member who has become a multi-sponsor of a bill in the manner\nset forth herein shall have the right to distribute  such  bill  bearing\nthe  endorsement  \"multi-sponsored by\" and insert his or her own name as\nmulti-sponsor.","path":["Assembly Rules","Rule 3. Bills and Resolutions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMA/R3S3","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"8785157663ddbae6bc79ddd33013826ba08619066793e4c86d0173d72f669b4b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-3-2","next":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}