Senate Bill 32
119th Congress(2025-2026)
LACA
Active
Passed House on Aug 31, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to amend the organization of Texas and California district courts by adding College Station in Texas and El Centro in California. This amendment is intended to provide increased access to courts for residents in these areas.
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Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
32
Congress
119
Policy Area
Law
Law
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checkPassed on February 12, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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.
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08/31/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
08/31/2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 10 (Roll no. 285). (text: CR H5272)
08/31/2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 10 (Roll no. 285).
08/31/2026
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5347-5348)
08/31/2026
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
08/31/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 32.
08/31/2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5272-5273)
08/31/2026
Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/13/2025
Held at the desk.
02/13/2025
Received in the House.
02/13/2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
02/12/2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S932; text: CR S932)
02/12/2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
02/12/2025
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
01/08/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
01/08/2025
Introduced in Senate
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Sep 2, 2026 8:50:12 PM