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

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

FULL TEXT:
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.