U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB625: LACA of 2026
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.
What the bill says
To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.
From the committee substitute text, August 27, 2026:
A BILL To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Access to Courts Act of 2026 or LACA of 2026 . SECTION 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. SECTION 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 . August 27, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Sponsors
- Michael McCaul (R, HD-010) · primary sponsor
- Raul Ruiz (D)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-784.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Law, California, State and local courts, Texas
Common questions
- What is HB625?
- HB625 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): LACA of 2026.
- What does HB625 do?
- In its own words: To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.
- What is the status of HB625?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB625?
- Michael McCaul (R, HD-010), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB625?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/625
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