TX SB663

Transfers budget and strategic plan approval authority for community supervision and corrections departments from local district and statutory county court judges to the state division, with judges retaining only review authority after division approval

Requires departments to submit both their budget for the state fiscal biennium and strategic plan directly to the division as a condition for receiving state aid

Mandates departments submit revised strategic plans to the division by March 1 of each even-numbered year, with amendments allowed at any time with division approval

Removes community supervision and corrections departments from Local Government Code provisions governing budget procedures for juvenile boards, eliminating requirements for departments to file proposed budgets and financial statements with county commissioners courts

Takes effect September 1, 2025; passed Senate 25-6 on April 24, 2025, and House 106-32 on May 23, 2025