§ 60. Testimony before legislative committees. A legislative committee may require the attendance of witnesses in this state whom the committee may wish to examine, or may issue a commission for the examination of witnesses who are out of the state or unable to attend the committee or excused from attendance, which commission if directed […]
§ 61. Subcommittees. Whenever any committee of either house or a joint committee of both houses of the legislature shall be required to make an inquiry or investigation, such committee may appoint a subcommittee of not less than three of its own members to make such inquiry or investigation, and to take testimony in relation […]
§ 62. Witnesses’ fees. Any person attending as a witness under the provisions of the last two sections shall receive the same fees as are allowed witnesses in civil actions in courts of record. Such fees need not be prepaid, but the comptroller upon the certificate of the chairman of the committee, and proof by […]
§ 62-a. Subpoenas; oaths. The chairman, vice-chairman or a majority of a legislative committee may issue a subpoena requiring a person to attend before the committee and be examined in reference to any matter within the scope of the inquiry or investigation being conducted by the committee, and, in a proper case, to bring with […]
§ 62-b. Joint legislative committee competent authority to confer immunity. In any inquiry or investigation by a joint legislative committee, such committee is a competent authority to confer immunity in accordance with section 50.20 of the criminal procedure law. Immunity may be conferred only upon the concurrence of a majority of the full membership of […]
§ 63. Expenses of committees. Whenever by resolution of either house, a committee or joint committee duly appointed pursuant thereto shall be directed to conduct an investigation or take testimony, the comptroller shall draw his warrant for the payment of the actual and necessary expenses of the committee or subcommittee having in charge such investigation, […]
§ 64. Contested elections. Upon the application of any person desirous of obtaining testimony respecting the election of a member of either house, for the purpose of contesting an election, or resisting a contest thereof, any county judge of the county, or justice of the supreme court of the district, or the mayor or recorder […]
§ 65. Expenses of unsuccessful contestant. When the seat of any member of the legislature shall be contested, no expense incurred by the contestant, in prosecuting his claim, shall be paid by the state, unless such seat be awarded to the contestant.
§ 66-a. Prohibited activity by legislative employees. No legislative employee shall, except within the scope of legislative employment, directly or indirectly, promote or oppose the passage of bills or resolutions by either house. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a legislative employee who serves as an elected chief executive officer or member of a governing […]
* § 66-b. Registration and reports by certain persons promoting or opposing the adoption of proposed constitutional amendments by the constitutional convention convening in the year nineteen hundred sixty-seven. 1. Every person retained or employed for compensation by any person, firm, corporation or association who, on behalf of such principal or employer, promotes or opposes […]
§ 67. Data for financial committees to be preserved. All books, papers, transcripts of records, pamphlets, statements, reports, documents, data, memoranda and written or printed matter used by or submitted to the finance committee of the senate and ways and means committee of the assembly during any session of the legislature shall be preserved until […]
