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SB1220 • 2025

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hughes
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3123

  9. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3063

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  29. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  30. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  31. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  32. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  37. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  41. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  42. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  45. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  46. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  49. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  52. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  53. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1220 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1220

AN ACT

relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial

courts of this state.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 23, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 23.002 to read as follows:

Sec.

23.002.

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF CRIMINAL TRIAL

COURTS NOT CONDITIONED ON EXHAUSTION OF CIVIL REMEDIES. Unless

expressly provided otherwise, the exhaustion of civil, including

administrative, remedies is not 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 immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1220 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1220 passed the House on

May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 10, five

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor