Senate Awaits Election Commission Ruling on 138 Lawmakers

The Senate proceeded smoothly with its seventh meeting on the morning of September 14, 2026, chaired by Deputy Senate President General Kriangsak Sriluck, following the regular agenda. All eyes are on the Election Commission's announcement scheduled for 3 p.m., which will determine whether to refer a case challenging the 138 current senators to the Supreme Court's Election Division. If the court accepts the petition, an order will require those senators to temporarily cease their duties. All 138 accused lawmakers, identified by the special inquiry committee, remain on active duty, and most senators are maintaining calm and performing their duties normally as members attend sessions to address key agenda items. The session began with questioning of cabinet ministers on several hot-button issues, including land and natural resource management, progress on a comprehensive fruit trading center in Chanthaburi province, oversight of industrial waste from the Hongsa power plant in Laos, and water management in the Mun-Chi and Hok Canal basins. The Senate is also advancing consideration of several major bills already approved by the House of Representatives, including bills on Defence Ministry administration, military court constitution, amendments to civil procedure codes, civil service regulations for the judiciary, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, and Rajamangala University of Technology. Additional items include establishing a joint committee to address air quality management and filling vacant committee positions. Though Senate operations are proceeding systematically, all attention remains on the 3 p.m. announcement from the Election Commission, viewed as a critical turning point that could shake the political position and direction of the current Senate.