Relating to the age at which a child on determinate sentence probation may be transferred to a district court and placed on community supervision.

HB 5113 amends Texas Family Code to change when juvenile courts must consider transferring probationers to district court. It requires courts to hold a hearing if a child’s probation would extend past their 19th birthday (previously, courts could choose to hold a hearing for probation continuing past age 18). If transferred, the child must move to district court probation between ages 18 and 19. The bill also clarifies that district courts handling probation violations discovered after transfer must treat them as if the court had original jurisdiction.