TX HB1741

Requires jurisdiction transfer when court-ordered outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision for a person acquitted by reason of insanity will be provided in a county different from where the committing court is located

Allows either party to file a motion to transfer jurisdiction to another county for acquitted persons already receiving outpatient treatment or those seeking to modify inpatient treatment orders to outpatient status

Requires transfer motions to be filed in the proposed receiving county and include notification to local mental health or intellectual/developmental disability authorities, nexus factors connecting the person to that county, and supporting documentation

Mandates the receiving court hold a hearing within 21 days and accept jurisdiction if the person can be safely treated on an outpatient basis and has demonstrated connection to the county through support networks, prior mental health services within 5 years, or other relevant factors

Applies retroactively to any defendant subject to insanity acquittal proceedings, including offenses committed before September 1, 2005, and takes effect September 1, 2025