New York Municipal Home Rule Law

Every section of the New York Municipal Home Rule Law, in order — 35 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 1 — Short title
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 2 — Definitions
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 10 — General powers of local governments to adopt and amend local laws
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 11 — Restrictions on the adoption of local laws
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 20 — Procedure for adoption of local laws by legislative body
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 21 — Approval of local laws by elective chief executive officer
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 22 — Effect of local laws on acts of legislature or prior local laws or ordinances
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 23 — Local laws subject to mandatory referendum
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 24 — Local laws subject to referendum on petition
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 25 — Propositions for the submission of local laws
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 26 — Reconsideration of local law before submission to referendum
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 27 — Filing and publication of local laws
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 28 — Law applicable to conduct of elections at which ballot questions are submitted to all the voters of a city
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 30 — Short title
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 31 — Application
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 32 — Definitions
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 33 — Power to adopt, amend and repeal county charters
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 33-a — Transfer of functions or duties of local governments and districts
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 34 — Limitations and restrictions
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 35 — Legislative intent; construction
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 35-a — County websites
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 36 — Provisions for adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by a charter commission
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 37 — Provisions for adoption of city charter amendments or new city charters initiated by petition
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 38 — Provisions for obtaining state reimbursement for county and city charter creation and revision
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 40 — Requests of local governments for enactment of special laws relating to their property, affairs or government
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 50 — Legislative intent
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 51 — Liberal construction
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 52 — Judicial notice
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 53 — No repeal by implication
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 54 — Grants of specific powers not restrictive
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 55 — Effect of unconstitutionality in part
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 56 — Existing charters and other laws continued
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 57 — Effectiveness of certain acts of the legislature
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 58 — Laws repealed
• N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 59 — Time of taking effect