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  89R5583 JTZ-D     By: Alvarado S.B. No. 866       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to judicial training requirements regarding family   violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22.110, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:           (b-1)     The rules adopted under Subsection (b) must exempt   from the training requirements of this section each judge or   judicial officer, including an associate judge, who files an   affidavit stating the judge or judicial officer does not hear cases   involving family violence, sexual assault, trafficking of persons,   or child abuse and neglect.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shall adopt the   rules necessary to implement Section 22.110(b-1), Government Code,   as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.