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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8834: 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

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 8834 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: April Baskin (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2026): SIGNED CHAP.88.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
April BaskinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate63
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SIGNED CHAP.88
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.79
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9500
  7. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48
  11. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source