{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-senate-rules-rule-8-6","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Senate Rules Rule 8, § 6","heading":"Nominations","body":"§  6. Nominations. Unless the Senate orders otherwise, all nominations\nsent by the Governor  for  the  appointment  of  any  officer  shall  be\nsubmitted   to  the  Temporary  President  who  shall  then  refer  such\nnominations simultaneously to the Finance Committee, and the appropriate\nstanding  committee,  for  consideration  and  recommendation  and  such\nstanding  committees,  other  than  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  shall\nthereafter refer such nominations to the Finance Committee of the Senate\nwho  shall  take  whatever  further  actions  it  deems  necessary   and\nthereafter  make  its  report on the nominations to the full Senate. Any\nSenator may submit a request  to  the  Chair  of  a  Standing  Committee\nconsidering  a  nomination,  to  speak before the committee for not more\nthan five minutes on the nomination. The granting of  any  such  request\nshall  be  at  the  sole discretion of the Committee Chair. A nomination\nshall not be confirmed without reference on  the  day  on  which  it  is\nreceived  except  by unanimous consent. The names of those who voted for\nor against the nomination may be entered alphabetically on the  journal,\nif any five Senators request it.","path":["Senate Rules","Rule 8. Standing Committees"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMS/R8S6","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"e0e05082d0dc715e203d755e73eadce05da3bb67f0cc13ef892db38dd367175b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-senate-rules-rule-8-5","next":"us-ny/n.y.-senate-rules-rule-8-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}