Texas SB1220 clarifies that criminal trial courts can exercise jurisdiction over criminal actions without requiring the exhaustion of civil remedies.

Texas SB1220 amends the Government Code to ensure that the exhaustion of civil, including administrative, remedies is not a prerequisite for criminal trial courts to have jurisdiction over a criminal action. This applies to any criminal action commenced before, on, or after the effective date of the Act. The Act takes effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from all members elected to each house, otherwise it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Texas SB1220 clarifies that criminal trial courts can exercise jurisdiction over criminal actions without requiring the exhaustion of civil remedies.

Texas SB1220 amends the Government Code to ensure that the exhaustion of civil, including administrative, remedies is not a prerequisite for criminal trial courts to have jurisdiction over a criminal action. This applies to any criminal action commenced before, on, or after the effective date of the Act. The Act takes effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from all members elected to each house, otherwise it will take effect on September 1, 2025.