Resolutions

§ 9. Resolutions. a. All original resolutions shall be in quadruplicate, and no original resolution may be introduced unless copies thereof first shall have been furnished, to the extent practicable, forty-eight hours prior to the time for acting on such resolution to respective conference leaders. All resolutions, upon introduction, shall be referred to a standing or select committee by the Majority Coalition Leaders or an officer designated by the Majority Coalition Leaders and shall at all times remain within the exclusive control of the introducer. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, resolutions recalling bills from or returning bills to the Assembly, or relating to adjournment, may be introduced at any time for immediate consideration. b. A resolution supporting or condemning, or proposing or urging a change in Federal law which is not directly germane to the affairs, business, rights, benefits and obligations of New York State shall be out of order and shall not be reported and any resolution recommending, urging, supporting, altering or condemning a position or change in foreign policy of the United States Government or the domestic or foreign affairs of any other government of the World shall be out of order and shall not be reported. Any resolution which recommends, urges, supports the alteration of the laws of this state, resolutions which honor current elected office holders or resolutions which recognize, honor or support the positions of a political party shall be out of order and shall not be reported. c. All resolutions which propose any amendment to the State Constitution shall be referred to the Attorney General as provided in Article XIX of the Constitution, and shall be treated in the same form of proceedings as that provided for bills; and resolutions which ratify any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be treated in the same form of proceedings as provided for bills. After a resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be advanced to third reading, no motion to amend the same shall be in order without unanimous consent; and if such resolution to amend the State Constitution shall be amended after the opinion of the Attorney General thereon has been received as provided in Article XIX of the Constitution, it shall again be referred to the Attorney General. Any such resolution may be committed prior to the final reading thereof. d. All resolutions calling for the expenditure of moneys must be decided by a majority vote of all of the members elected to the Senate, upon a call of the roll. e. All resolutions deemed proper by the Majority Coalition Leaders other than those mentioned and treated in the preceding subdivisions c and d of this section and reported by the committee of reference designated by the Majority Coalition Leaders shall be placed upon the calendar upon the approval of the Majority Coalition Leaders. When in the order of business the resolutions are reached, the Senate may adopt such resolutions as a group, by one vote upon the question of the entire calendar of resolution, excepting that any member may request that any one or more of the resolutions on such calendar shall be voted upon or debated separately. This subdivision shall not apply to any resolution recalling bills from or returning bills to the Assembly, or relating to adjournment or to resolutions pertaining to the rules of the Senate or to those resolutions regarded as privileged. A resolution shall be deemed privileged only if it is so designated by the Majority Coalition Leaders as such.