Candy Noble, Texas State Representative of the 89th district (R) | https://votecandynoble.com/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the administration, authority, and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends several sections of the Texas Government Code related to the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general, with an effective date of Sept. 1, 2025. It allows the commission to contract external experts to review investigative findings without the usual procurement restrictions. It grants the office the ability to share certain information from its oversight activities with various governmental entities and authorized persons. The bill limits the fingerprint-based criminal history checks for Medicaid provider eligibility to instances outside of federal requirements, maintaining checks for fraud investigations. It mandates the commission to actively publicize successful fraud cases and ensure robust systems for reporting fraud. Additionally, the bill repeals sections 544.0201 and 544.0252(a) and requires state agencies to seek necessary federal waivers for implementation when needed.
Candy Noble, member of the House Committee on Ways & Means and vice chair of the House Committee on S/C on Property Tax Appraisals, proposed another seven bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Noble graduated from Hardin-Simmons University.
Candy Noble is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 89th House district. She replaced previous state representative Jodie Laubenberg in 2019.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2864 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to applying an active efforts standard for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services |
| HB 2696 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms |
| HB 1806 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services |
| HB 1628 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers |
| HB 1502 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective Services |
| HB 977 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to eligibility for the gifted and talented student allotment under the Foundation School Program |
| HB 973 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other tribunal from requiring certain amendments to a public school student's permanent record |
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