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      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