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NY State Legislature · S8834-2025 · Signed by Governor

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

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Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “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 Read the full text

Senate

What it does

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.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO RULES · Jan 8, 2026

Senate

ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48 · Jan 12, 2026

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Jan 20, 2026

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jan 20, 2026

Senate

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · Jan 20, 2026

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A9500 · Feb 11, 2026

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.79 · Feb 11, 2026

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Feb 11, 2026

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Feb 11, 2026

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Feb 13, 2026

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.88 · Feb 13, 2026

Senate

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

April BaskinGeorge BorrelloPatrick M. Gallivan

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-20 · EXC 4, NAY 1, AYE 56
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-12 · AYEWR 2, AYE 18
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Feb 13, 2026).