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| Bill | Relates to the entering of lands owned or occupied by any nation, tribe, or band of Indians by a person and to law enforcement agreements with the Seneca nation | Provides that a person shall not be deemed to have entered the lands owned or occupied by a nation, tribe, or band of Indians if such person is temporarily and continuously passing through such lands; provides that at the request of the Seneca nation, the superintendent of state police, a sheriff of a county that includes lands of the Seneca nation, or the chief of police of the city of Salamanca may enter into an agreement with the Seneca nation detailing the activities such law enforcement entity will undertake within the nation's federally-recognized Indian Country lands; provides that such agreements shall not be construed to limit powers, duties, and responsibilities to undertake activities on Indian lands; and provides that such agreements may include provisions related to the appointment of tribal members of Nation employees as police officers. | us/states/ny | New York Legislature | 2025-2026 | S 8834 | New York S 8834 (2025-2026) |
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New York S 8834 (2025-2026) — Relates to the entering of lands owned or occupied by any nation, tribe, or band of Indians by a person and to law enforcement agreements with the Seneca nation
Provides that a person shall not be deemed to have entered the lands owned or occupied by a nation, tribe, or band of Indians if such person is temporarily and continuously passing through such lands; provides that at the request of the Seneca nation, the superintendent of state police, a sheriff of a county that includes lands of the Seneca nation, or the chief of police of the city of Salamanca may enter into an agreement with the Seneca nation detailing the activities such law enforcement entity will undertake within the nation's federally-recognized Indian Country lands; provides that such agreements shall not be construed to limit powers, duties, and responsibilities to undertake activities on Indian lands; and provides that such agreements may include provisions related to the appointment of tribal members of Nation employees as police officers.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- S8834 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Assembly Vote — 141–0 (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — 20–0 (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — 56–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- April Baskin — primary (person)
- George Borrello — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick M. Gallivan — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-08 REFERRED TO RULES
referral-committee - 2026-01-12 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48
- 2026-01-20 PASSED SENATE
passage - 2026-01-20 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- 2026-01-20 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee - 2026-02-11 SUBSTITUTED FOR A9500
- 2026-02-11 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.79
- 2026-02-11 PASSED ASSEMBLY
passage - 2026-02-11 RETURNED TO SENATE
- 2026-02-13 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
executive-receipt - 2026-02-13 SIGNED CHAP.88
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb69ea54-ae78-4b79-a40f-cf482c89d34d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).