STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
9973
IN SENATE
April 20, 2026
___________
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:
1 Section 1. Section 853 of the county law, as added by chapter 213 of
2 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 853. Oneida County-tribal detention agreement. Notwithstanding any
4 other inconsistent provision of law, the agreement executed between the
5 county of Oneida and the Oneida Indian Nation executed on May twenty-
6 third, two thousand twenty-four, including, without limitation, the
7 provisions contained therein relating to confinement at the Oneida coun-
8 ty correctional facility of incarcerated adults remanded by the Oneida
9 Indian Nation court, shall, upon its effective date [and continuing for
10 three years thereafter], be deemed approved, ratified, validated and
11 confirmed by the legislature. It is the intention of the legislature in
12 enacting this section to ensure that the agreement be fully enforceable
13 in all respects as to the rights, benefits, responsibilities and privi-
14 leges of all parties under the agreement.
15 § 2. Section 854 of the county law, as added by chapter 213 of the
16 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
17 § 854. Madison county-tribal detention agreement. Notwithstanding any
18 other inconsistent provision of law, the agreement executed between the
19 county of Madison and the Oneida Indian Nation executed on May twenty-
20 eighth, two thousand twenty-four, including, without limitation, the
21 provisions contained therein relating to confinement at the Madison
22 county correctional facility of incarcerated adults remanded by the
23 Oneida Indian Nation court, shall, upon its effective date [and continu-
24 ing for two years thereafter], be deemed approved, ratified, validated
25 and confirmed by the legislature. It is the intention of the legislature
26 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.
LBD15479-03-6
S. 9973 2
1 ble in all respects as to the rights, benefits, responsibilities and
2 privileges of all parties under the agreement.
3 § 3. Section 5 of chapter 213 of the laws of 2024 amending the
4 correction law relating to the use of certain county jails, is amended
5 to read as follows:
6 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
7 section three of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed May 23,
8 [2027] 2033; provided further, however, that section four of this act
9 shall expire and be deemed repealed May 28, [2026] 2033; and provided
10 further, however, that the amendments to section 500-c of the correction
11 law made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
12 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
14 the amendments to sections 853 and 854 of the county law made by
15 sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
16 sections and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
