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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission."
+description: "Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "HB 3462"
+citation: "Texas HB 3462 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "FOSTER CARE (S0064)", "GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES (S0121)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VY0AE)", "MANAGED CARE (S0454)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "OMBUDSMAN FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS TO CARE (V30VO)", "OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE (VJ1HJ)", "OMBUDSMAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY (V81X0)", "OMBUDSMAN FOR MANAGED CARE ASSISTANCE (V496L)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "State Employees (I0626)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Noble", "Sparks"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-03-03"
+last_action: "2023-06-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f084f264-3f77-4be6-a9fe-893332847702"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03400_HB03499/HB 3462.xml"
+source_hash: "e3a212159c3eda8faf138fbf01ba220b37c3b535c4dd5c30989d57b410d64398"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 3462 (88) — Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03462I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03462E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03462H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03462S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03462F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **140–3** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **135–4** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **135–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Noble — primary (person)
+- Sparks — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-03** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-16** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-04** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-04-04** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-04-04** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-11** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-04-17** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-04-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-05-02** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-04** Passed to engrossment
+- **2023-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-05** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-05** Record vote
+- **2023-05-05** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2023-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-05-10** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-05-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-18** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-05-18** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-05-21** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
+- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
+- **2023-05-21** Record vote
+- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-21** Record vote
+- **2023-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-22** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2023-05-22** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2023-05-25** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-25** Record vote
+- **2023-05-25** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-25** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2023-05-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-28** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-12** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f084f264-3f77-4be6-a9fe-893332847702`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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