{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-4-1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 4, § 1","heading":"Standing Committees","body":"Section 1.  Standing Committees. a. The standing committees shall be as\nfollows:\nName of Committee                           Number of Members\nAging ............................................ 30\nAgriculture ...................................... 23\nAlcoholism and Drug Abuse ........................ 14\nBanks ............................................ 31\nChildren and Families ............................ 17\nCities ........................................... 16\nCodes ............................................ 22\nConsumer Affairs and Protection .................. 16\nCorporations, Authorities and Commissions ........ 26\nCorrection ....................................... 13\nEconomic Development ............................. 26\nEducation ........................................ 31\nElection Law ..................................... 16\nEnergy ........................................... 17\nEnvironmental Conservation ....................... 30\nEthics and Guidance ............................... 8\nGovernmental Employees ........................... 14\nGovernmental Operations .......................... 14\nHealth ........................................... 26\nHigher Education ................................. 26\nHousing .......................................... 28\nInsurance ........................................ 25\nJudiciary ........................................ 21\nLabor ............................................ 29\nLibraries and Education Technology ................ 9\nLocal Governments ................................ 20\nMental Health .................................... 13\nOversight, Analysis and Investigation ............. 7\nRacing and Wagering .............................. 11\nReal Property Taxation ........................... 10\nRules ............................................ 31\nSmall Business ................................... 17\nSocial Services .................................. 18\nTourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development ...... 21\nTransportation ................................... 26\nVeterans' Affairs ................................ 19\nWays and Means ................................... 35\n  b. The number of majority members of each standing committee shall  be\nin the same ratio as the majority members of the House are to the entire\nmembership  of  the House, with all fractional members being credited to\nthe majority; provided,  however  that  there  shall  be  at  least  one\nminority  member  on  each standing committee; and further provided that\nthe Standing Committee on Ethics and Guidance shall consist of an  equal\nnumber  of  majority and minority members.  A member who in any calendar\nyear has  three  or  more  unexcused  absences,  as  determined  by  the\nchairperson  or  ranking  minority  member,  as  appropriate,  from  any\nregularly scheduled meeting of a standing committee at which  bills  are\nscheduled  to  be  considered  shall  be removed from one or more of the\nstanding committees to  which  he  or  she  is  assigned.  The  standing\ncommittee  shall notify the member upon each unexcused absence and shall\nnotify the Committee on Committees upon the second  and  any  subsequent\nunexcused  absences. The Committee on Committees shall notify the member\nof any resulting reduction in his or her committee assignments.\n  c.  Members  of  the Assembly shall serve on no more than six standing\ncommittees; provided, however that members serving as the chairperson of\na  standing  committee  shall  serve  on  no  more  than  five  standing\ncommittees. Such limitations shall not apply to a member of the Assembly\nserving  as  an  ex  officio member of a committee pursuant to paragraph\nnine of subdivision c of section one of Rule I or for any member serving\non a standing committee on an interim basis.\n  d. All standing committees shall operate on an annual basis and  their\njurisdiction shall include, but not be limited to, the subject matter of\neach  bill  or resolution referred to them by the Speaker. Each standing\ncommittee shall propose legislative action and conduct such studies  and\ninvestigations  as  may relate to matter within their jurisdiction. Each\nstanding committee shall, furthermore, devote substantial efforts to the\noversight and analysis of the activities, including but not  limited  to\nthe  implementation  and  administration  of  programs,  of departments,\nagencies, divisions, authorities, boards,  commissions,  public  benefit\ncorporations   and   other   entities  within  its  jurisdiction.  After\nadjournment sine die  of  the  Legislature  in  an  odd  numbered  year,\nstanding  committees  may  consider and act on pre-filed bills and bills\ncarried over pursuant to subdivision f of section two of  Rule  III  and\nmay  report  such bills to the order of second reading for consideration\nby the Assembly at the next succeeding regular legislative session.\n  e. No select, joint or joint legislative  committee,  except  for  the\nTemporary  Joint  Legislative  Committee  on  Disaster  Preparedness and\nResponse, shall be created to make special studies or investigations  by\nAssembly resolution or by any other resolution requiring the approval or\nconcurrence  of  the Assembly except that an Assembly standing committee\nor subcommittee, or the staff thereof, may jointly  consider,  study  or\ninvestigate with an appropriate Assembly or Senate standing committee or\nsubcommittee  or  the  staff  thereof any subject matter which is within\ntheir jurisdiction.","path":["Assembly Rules","Rule 4. Committees"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMA/R4S1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"6532f11142f5a6e973541b13a2c155698ab5b432dcb4268879b98ccbc1a3e0bc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-3-9","next":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}