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
Congress · introduced 2026-01-08
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.
Latest action: 2026-02-13 — SIGNED_BY_GOV
Sponsors
- April Baskin (—, NY-63) — sponsor · 2026-01-08
- George Borrello (—, NY-57) — cosponsor · 2026-01-08
- Patrick M. Gallivan (—, NY-60) — cosponsor · 2026-01-08
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO RULES
- · senate — ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48
- · senate — PASSED SENATE
- · senate — DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- · assembly — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- · assembly — SUBSTITUTED FOR A9500
- · assembly — ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.79
- · assembly — PASSED ASSEMBLY
- · assembly — RETURNED TO SENATE
- · senate — DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- · senate — SIGNED CHAP.88
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Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Patrick M. Gallivan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-08 | April Baskin | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-08 | George Borrello | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April Baskin (—, state_upper NY-63) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | George Borrello (—, state_upper NY-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Patrick M. Gallivan (—, state_upper NY-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-08 · cosponsored by George Borrello (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-08 · cosponsored by Patrick M. Gallivan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-08 · sponsored by April Baskin (sponsor) · sponsorship