89R4340 CJD-D
 
  By: Birdwell S.B. No. 873
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial
  courts of this state over certain criminal actions.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 571.171, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  This section does not require the exhaustion of civil,
  including administrative, remedies as a prerequisite to the vesting
  in a trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over a criminal
  action for which the trial court would otherwise have jurisdiction
  under other law.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies to a criminal action commenced
  before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.