§ 9. Resolutions. a. All original resolutions shall be in\nquadruplicate, and no original resolution may be introduced unless\ncopies thereof first shall have been furnished, to the extent\npracticable, forty-eight hours prior to the time for acting on such\nresolution to respective conference leaders. All resolutions, upon\nintroduction, shall be referred to a standing or select committee by the\nMajority Coalition Leaders or an officer designated by the Majority\nCoalition Leaders and shall at all times remain within the exclusive\ncontrol of the introducer. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing\nprovisions of this section, resolutions recalling bills from or\nreturning bills to the Assembly, or relating to adjournment, may be\nintroduced at any time for immediate consideration.\n b. A resolution supporting or condemning, or proposing or urging a\nchange in Federal law which is not directly germane to the affairs,\nbusiness, rights, benefits and obligations of New York State shall be\nout of order and shall not be reported and any resolution recommending,\nurging, supporting, altering or condemning a position or change in\nforeign policy of the United States Government or the domestic or\nforeign affairs of any other government of the World shall be out of\norder and shall not be reported. Any resolution which recommends,\nurges, supports the alteration of the laws of this state, resolutions\nwhich honor current elected office holders or resolutions which\nrecognize, honor or support the positions of a political party shall be\nout of order and shall not be reported.\n c. All resolutions which propose any amendment to the State\nConstitution shall be referred to the Attorney General as provided in\nArticle XIX of the Constitution, and shall be treated in the same form\nof proceedings as that provided for bills; and resolutions which ratify\nany proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be\ntreated in the same form of proceedings as provided for bills. After a\nresolution to amend the State Constitution shall be advanced to third\nreading, no motion to amend the same shall be in order without unanimous\nconsent; and if such resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be\namended after the opinion of the Attorney General thereon has been\nreceived as provided in Article XIX of the Constitution, it shall again\nbe referred to the Attorney General. Any such resolution may be\ncommitted prior to the final reading thereof.\n d. All resolutions calling for the expenditure of moneys must be\ndecided by a majority vote of all of the members elected to the Senate,\nupon a call of the roll.\n e. All resolutions deemed proper by the Majority Coalition Leaders\nother than those mentioned and treated in the preceding subdivisions c\nand d of this section and reported by the committee of reference\ndesignated by the Majority Coalition Leaders shall be placed upon the\ncalendar upon the approval of the Majority Coalition Leaders. When in\nthe order of business the resolutions are reached, the Senate may adopt\nsuch resolutions as a group, by one vote upon the question of the entire\ncalendar of resolution, excepting that any member may request that any\none or more of the resolutions on such calendar shall be voted upon or\ndebated separately. This subdivision shall not apply to any resolution\nrecalling bills from or returning bills to the Assembly, or relating to\nadjournment or to resolutions pertaining to the rules of the Senate or\nto those resolutions regarded as privileged. A resolution shall be\ndeemed privileged only if it is so designated by the Majority Coalition\nLeaders as such.\n
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