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SB987 • 2025

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

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bettencourt
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
05/23/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

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

What This Bill Does

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

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  2. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  6. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)

  7. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommitted to committee

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  14. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  15. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  16. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  17. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  19. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  20. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  22. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  24. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  25. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  26. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  28. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  29. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  33. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  36. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  37. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  38. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  39. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  40. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  41. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 987 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Bettencourt, et al.

S.B. No. 987

(DeAyala)

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.