New York A 11014: Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions

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A11014 Summary:

BILL NOA11014 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02304

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §54-b, Leg L

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Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical bills and resolutions; provides that such committee may refer bills and resolutions to sub-committees for disposition; provides for appointment of a non-partisan counsel to make referrals to such standing committee on similar bills and resolutions.

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BILL NOA11014 

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04/20/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11014

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to providing for a
 standing committee on conference to resolve differences between simi-
 lar, but not identical bills and resolutions passing the senate and
 assembly

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 54-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 54-b. Standing committee on conference; referral to conference,
 4 appointment of nonpartisan counsel for referral. 1. By January fifth of
 5 each year, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the
 6 assembly shall appoint a standing committee on conference. Such commit-
 7 tee shall be constituted by the filing of a joint certificate by the
 8 temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly with
 9 the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly. The standing
 10 committee on conference shall be composed of majority conference and
 11 minority conference members in the same proportion as the number of
 12 majority conference and minority conference members in the senate and
 13 assembly relative to the total membership of the senate and assembly.
 14 For purposes of committee composition, in the event that the proportion
 15 of either majority conference members would result in a fractional
 16 amount, the number of majority conference members shall be rounded up to
 17 the next whole number. Further, in the case of an excused absence of any
 18 committee member such committee may designate an alternate member of the
 19 conference for meetings of such committees provided written notice is
 20 provided and accepted by the temporary president of the senate and the
 21 speaker of the assembly at least one hour prior to the commencement of
 22 such committee meeting.
 23 This committee shall be known as the standing committee on conference
 24 and:
 25 (a) shall deliberate on all bills or resolutions for conference that
 26 are referred to it from the legislative leaders as provided in subdivi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05674-01-5

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 1 sion two of this section or as referred to it by the nonpartisan counsel
 2 jointly appointed by the commissioners of the legislative bill drafting
 3 commission as provided in subdivision three of this section;
 4 (b) may appoint such other subcommittees as are necessary to consider
 5 bills or resolutions involving particular topics that are referred to
 6 the standing committee on conference; and
 7 (c) shall invite the prime sponsors of the bill from each house to
 8 participate as non-voting members of such committee.
 9 2. Whenever a bill or resolution has passed the senate or the assembly
 10 and such bill or resolution contains substantially the same provisions
 11 of law or accomplishes substantially the same purposes as a bill or
 12 resolution passed by the other house, such bill or resolution shall:
 13 (a) at the joint request of the temporary president of the senate and
 14 the speaker of the assembly; or
 15 (b) at the joint request of the prime sponsor of the bill or resol-
 16 ution in the senate and the prime sponsor of the bill or resolution in
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