The bill, S.B. No. 866, amends Section 22.110 of the Government Code to establish new judicial training requirements related to family violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse. A significant addition to the law is the insertion of Subsection (b-1), which allows judges or judicial officers, including associate judges, to be exempt from these training requirements if they file an affidavit stating that they do not hear cases involving the specified issues.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is tasked with adopting the necessary rules to implement this new exemption as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, which is set for September 1, 2025. This legislative change aims to streamline judicial training while ensuring that judges who do not handle sensitive cases are not burdened with unnecessary training requirements.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 22.110 (Government Code 22)