§ 55. Requests from local governments for enactment of special laws. The legislature shall prescribe by rules to be promulgated from time to time by concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly the forms of requests to be submitted to it by counties, cities, towns and villages with respect to the enactment of special laws pursuant to paragraph two of subdivision (b) of section two of article nine of the constitution and the manner of communication of such requests to the legislature.

Terms Used In N.Y. Legislative Law 55

  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
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