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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial |
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courts of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 23, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 23.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 23.002. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF CRIMINAL TRIAL |
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COURTS NOT CONDITIONED ON EXHAUSTION OF CIVIL REMEDIES. Unless |
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expressly provided otherwise, the exhaustion of civil, including |
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administrative, remedies is not a prerequisite to the vesting in a |
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trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over a criminal action |
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for which the trial court would otherwise have jurisdiction under |
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other law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to a criminal action commenced |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |