---
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).