What's happening
This bill extends county agreements with the Oneida Indian Nation for jail use until 2033.
Why it matters
Impacts Oneida and Madison counties. The bill directly affects legal and correctional operations in Oneida and Madison counties, as these are the jurisdictions with agreements to house adults detained by the Oneida Indian Nation court.
Extends tribal-county collaboration for nearly a decade. By moving the expiration of current agreements from 2026/2027 to 2033, the bill sustains a long-term arrangement that allows the Oneida Indian Nation to rely on local county jails for detaining adults sentenced in tribal court, reinforcing tribal sovereignty and intergovernmental cooperation.
Ensures legal clarity and enforceability. The legislation explicitly ratifies and validates the agreements, protecting the rights and responsibilities of both the counties and the Oneida Indian Nation, and providing operational certainty for law enforcement, jail administrators, and tribal authorities until 2033.
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Who cares
Oneida Indian Nation
The Nation’s ability to remand adults to county correctional facilities and have those agreements fully enforceable and extended for several more years is directly impacted.
Oneida and Madison County Governments
The counties are parties to the detention agreements and are responsible for housing individuals remanded by the Oneida Indian Nation court, with implications for county jail operations, revenue, and intergovernmental relations.
Incarcerated Individuals Remanded by the Oneida Indian Nation Court
Their conditions of confinement, location of detention, and legal processes are governed by these agreements and their continued validity.
New York State Legislature and Correctional System
Oversight and validation of unique county-tribal detention arrangements, including ensuring compliance with state laws and managing the ramifications of extending or modifying these special agreements.
Headline styles
Extend Tribal Jail Agreements
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.119
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- 3rd reading cal.903
- Substituted for S9973
- Referred to local government
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.389
- Reported
- Referred to correction
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Extend Tribal Jail Agreements
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
11008
IN ASSEMBLY
April 17, 2026
Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
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 Assembly, 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 twentythird, two thousand twenty-four, including, without limitation, the provisions contained therein relating to confinement at the Oneida county 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 privileges 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 twentyeighth, 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 continuing 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-
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ble in all respects as to the rights, benefits, responsibilities and privileges of all parties under the agreement.
§ 3. Section 5 of chapter 213 of the laws of 2024 amending the correction law relating to the use of certain county jails, is amended to read as follows:
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that section three of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed May 23, [2027] 2033; provided further, however, that section four of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed May 28, [2026] 2033; and provided further, however, that the amendments to section 500-c of the correction law made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to sections 853 and 854 of the county law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such sections and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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