{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-46","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 46","heading":"Section 46. Rules of the council.","body":"The council shall determine the rules of its own proceedings at the first stated meeting of the council in each year and shall file a copy with the city clerk. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, rules that the chairs of all standing committees be elected by the council as a whole; that the first-named sponsor of a proposed local law or resolution be able to require a committee vote on such proposed local law or resolution; that a majority of the members of the council be able to discharge a proposed local law or resolution from committee; that committees shall provide reasonable advance notice of committee meetings to the public; that all committee votes be recorded and made available to the public; that for council members, earning outside income, as defined in such rules, is prohibited.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 2: Council"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"bb64f3c6445dbad8b694591da5be972ac47bb3feeeea87d2892d3896d684edc7","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-45","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}