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NY S 8834

enacted

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-13 — SIGNED CHAP.88
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • April Baskinprimary
  • George Borrellocosponsor
  • Patrick M. Gallivancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-08

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-12

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48

  3. 2026-01-20

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  4. 2026-01-20

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-01-20

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-11

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A9500

  7. 2026-02-11

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.79

  8. 2026-02-11

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  9. 2026-02-11

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-02-13

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    executive-receipt

  11. 2026-02-13

    SIGNED CHAP.88

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rules Vote

    2026-01-12 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes

  • Floor Vote

    2026-01-20 · pass · 56-1

    Member-level votes (61)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: excused
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused

  • Assembly Vote

    2026-02-11 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (150)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: yes
    • Lemondes: yes
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gibbs: excused
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Maher: excused
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Ramos: excused
    • Tague: excused
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: excused
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: yes
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: excused
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Seawright: excused
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • DiPietro: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Brown EA: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: excused
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes

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