LACA

Bill: 119-s-32
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-01-08
Policy area: Law
Subjects: California

State and local courts

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-13
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Local Access to Courts Act or LACA</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 32 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Access to Courts Act or LACA . 2. Organization of Texas district courts Section 124(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by inserting and College Station before the period at the end. 3. Organization of California district courts Section 84(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting and El Centro after at San Diego .

Passed the Senate February 12, 2025. Secretary

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 32 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Access to Courts Act or LACA . 2. Organization of Texas district courts Section 124(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by inserting and College Station before the period at the end. 3. Organization of California district courts Section 84(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting and El Centro after at San Diego .