| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S9973
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
Actions
2025-S9973 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11008
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§853 & 854, County L; amd §5, Chap 213 of 2024
2025-S9973 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9973
SPONSOR: GRIFFO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the county law, in relation to the effectiveness of
certain county-tribal detention agreements; and to amend chapter 213 of
the laws of 2024 amending the correction law relating to the use of
certain county jails, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE:
This legislation amends chapter 213 of the laws of 2024 to extend the
agreements to 2033; the correction law and the county law to allow the
counties of Madison and Oneida to enter into county-tribal detention
agreements with the Oneida Indian Nation to house in their county
correctional facilities inmates remanded by the Oneida Indian Nation
court, and to ratify any such agreements.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 853 of the county law to remove language relat-
2025-S9973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9973
I N S E N A T E
April 20, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the effectiveness of
certain county-tribal detention agreements; and to amend chapter 213
of the laws of 2024 amending the correction law relating to the use of
certain county jails, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 853 of the county law, as added by chapter 213 of
the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
§ 853. Oneida County-tribal detention agreement. Notwithstanding any
other inconsistent provision of law, the agreement executed between the
county of Oneida and the Oneida Indian Nation executed on May twenty-
third, two thousand twenty-four, including, without limitation, the
provisions contained therein relating to confinement at the Oneida coun-
ty correctional facility of incarcerated adults remanded by the Oneida
Indian Nation court, shall, upon its effective date [and continuing for
three years thereafter], be deemed approved, ratified, validated and
confirmed by the legislature. It is the intention of the legislature in
enacting this section to ensure that the agreement be fully enforceable
in all respects as to the rights, benefits, responsibilities and privi-
leges of all parties under the agreement.
§ 2. Section 854 of the county law, as added by chapter 213 of the
laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
§ 854. Madison county-tribal detention agreement. Notwithstanding any
other inconsistent provision of law, the agreement executed between the
county of Madison and the Oneida Indian Nation executed on May twenty-
eighth, two thousand twenty-four, including, without limitation, the
provisions contained therein relating to confinement at the Madison
county correctional facility of incarcerated adults remanded by the
Oneida Indian Nation court, shall, upon its effective date [and continu-
ing for two years thereafter], be deemed approved, ratified, validated
and confirmed by the legislature. It is the intention of the legislature
in enacting this section to ensure that the agreement be fully enforcea-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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