{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-senate-rules-rule-4-1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Senate Rules Rule 4, § 1","heading":"No title","body":"Section 1.  The  Presiding Officer of the Senate shall preserve order\nand decorum in the Senate Chamber; ensure that debate is germane to  the\nquestion  under discussion; in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct\nin the lobby or galleries, he or she may cause the same to  be  cleared;\nhe  or she shall decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to the\nSenate. On every appeal he or she shall have the right, in  his  or  her\nplace, to assign his or her reasons for his or her decision.","path":["Senate Rules","Rule 4. Presiding Officer"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMS/R4S1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"438777f38cd4844944b2c353844f77af8e2a8c32214f506c77b452713ab2f1e4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-senate-rules-rule-3-5","next":"us-ny/n.y.-senate-rules-rule-4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}