{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 4, § 4","heading":"Hearings","body":"§ 4. Hearings. a. During each  legislative  session,  chairpersons  of\nstanding  committees  may  call  public  hearings  to  permit interested\npersons, groups or organizations the opportunity to testify orally or in\nwriting on legislation or other matters  pending  before  such  standing\ncommittee  provided,  however,  that  each  chairperson  shall call such\npublic hearings upon a petition signed by a majority of the  members  of\nthe committee.\n  b.  Consistent  with the provisions of subdivision d of section one of\nRule IV hereof, the chairperson of each standing committee shall call at\nleast one  public  hearing  after  the  adoption  of  the  state  budget\nregarding   the   implementation   and  administration  of  programs  of\ndepartments,  agencies,  divisions,  authorities,  boards,  commissions,\npublic  benefit  corporations and other entities within the jurisdiction\nof such committee. The purpose of such public hearing shall include, but\nnot be limited to, the impact, if  any,  of  the  state  budget  on  the\nimplementation  and administration of the programs within such entities'\njurisdiction.\n  c. Other public hearings may be called by committee chairpersons  with\nprior   consent   of  the  Speaker  and  in  accordance  with  procedure\nestablished by law.\n  d. Each chairperson shall prepare a schedule setting  forth  the  date\nand  place for hearings and the subject matter to be considered thereat.\nCopies of such schedule shall be made available to  the  general  public\nand  representatives  of the news media at least seven days prior to the\ndate of such hearing and filed  with  the  Assembly  Public  Information\nOffice.","path":["Assembly Rules","Rule 4. Committees"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMA/R4S4","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"139fc9601d15a7e7a1af1e0d4f9d6e7adab3876af48a2c85509ea07764b682b7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-4-3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}