Install
LACA of 2026
To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Local Access to Courts Act or LACA
This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.
Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Aug 27, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.
- Aug 27, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-784.
- Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
- Jul 15, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in House
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