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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Candy Noble
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/25/2026
Number of Bills: 78

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (40):
Author:
Noble | Slawson | Swanson | Oliverson | Hull
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or an abortion provider's services.
Author:
Noble | Meyer | Lambert | Cook
Last Action:
04/24/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to excluding the furnishing of an academic transcript from the definition of "information service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Slawson | Cook | Lopez, Janie
Last Action:
05/04/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information held by the Texas Education Agency.
Author:
Noble | Cook
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.
Author:
Noble | Cook | Capriglione | Leo-Wilson | Frazier
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the release of a deed of trust or other contract lien securing a home loan after payoff by mortgagor.
Author:
Noble | Hull | Campos | Manuel | Klick
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the selection and reimbursement of certain persons providing services required under a service plan filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Noble | Cook | Spiller | Swanson | Patterson
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited vaccination status discrimination and requirements for COVID-19 vaccines.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the signature required on a carrier envelope for a ballot voted by mail; changing the elements of a criminal offense.
Author:
Noble | Leach
Last Action:
05/05/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a civil asset forfeiture proceeding.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Harris, Cody | Dutton | Cook
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to wrong, fictitious, altered, or obscured license plates; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain independent school districts to change the terms for members of the districts' board of trustees.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of authority regarding the review and resolution of complaints against the Department of Family and Protective Services to the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the compensability of injuries sustained at a location other than an employer's worksite, including at an employee's home, under the workers' compensation system.
Author:
Noble | Holland | Shaheen | Leach | Thimesch
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide affordable housing.
Author:
Noble | Shaheen | Holland | Leach | Thimesch
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide affordable housing.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to criminal history record information and certain registry information accessible to certain educational and child-care entities and information required for employment in certain child-care facilities.
Author:
Noble | Cook | Garcia
Last Action:
05/03/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to requiring certain information before being employed by a child-care facility.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment in public schools.
Author:
Noble | Walle | Wilson
Last Action:
04/26/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to access by the Texas Education Agency and private schools to certain criminal history records.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to the central registry of names of individuals found to have abused or neglected a child.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Burns | Cook | Shaheen
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to ballots voted by mail.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to county election precincts.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Sparks
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Author:
Noble | Raymond | Thierry | Klick
Last Action:
04/26/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property other than a residence homestead that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
05/06/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the franchise and insurance premium tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to fraud prevention under certain health care programs.
Author:
Noble | Button | Frank | Capriglione | Cook
Sponsor:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/10/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for qualifying for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of an elderly person.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an interagency child protection database.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
05/06/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
04/25/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to penalty and interest incurred on a delinquent ad valorem tax imposed on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
05/03/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the making and investigation of complaints alleging violations of certain health facility licensing requirements, and the content of the employee misconduct registry.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
05/05/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.
Author:
Noble | Thierry | Klick | Raymond
Last Action:
05/02/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 11:14AM
Caption:
Recognizing February 2, 2023, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
04/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2023 3:59PM
Caption:
Recognizing Catherine Gibb for her service to the Collin County Republican Party.
Author:
Noble
Last Action:
05/08/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 8 2023 9:17AM
Caption:
Honoring the eighth class of Governor William P. Clements Jr. Scholars.
Joint Author (38):
Author:
Swanson | Noble | Hull | Oliverson | Klick
Sponsor:
Sparks
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.
Author:
González, Mary | Frank | Lozano | Noble | Harris, Caroline
Last Action:
04/12/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Author:
Swanson | Smith | Capriglione | Noble
Last Action:
05/08/2023 H Returned to committee: May 8 2023 5:08PM
Caption:
Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate.
Author:
Toth | Noble
Last Action:
04/05/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to notice regarding certain benefits for which a representative payee or fiduciary has been appointed for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Goldman | Metcalf | Noble | Shine
Last Action:
04/24/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.
Author:
Hull | Noble
Last Action:
05/10/2023 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to medical examinations for certain children entering the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Hull | Noble | Rose | Klick | Manuel
Last Action:
05/03/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.
Author:
Frank | Wu | Noble | Garcia
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.
Author:
Slawson | Leach | Shaheen | Noble | Troxclair
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the statute of limitations on a health care liability claim involving certain gender modification drugs provided to and procedures performed on a minor.
Author:
Shaheen | Bhojani | Noble | Garcia
Last Action:
05/05/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons and compelling prostitution and to certain consequences of those offenses.
Author:
Smith | Metcalf | Cook | Noble | Lopez, Janie
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision.
Author:
Harris, Cody | Noble
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/23/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms and ammunition in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Author:
Frank | Rose | Noble | Garcia
Last Action:
05/03/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to an independent assessment of the Health and Human Services Commission's rules, minimum standards, and contract requirements that apply to certain residential child-care providers.
Author:
Buckley | Oliverson | Cook | Gerdes | Noble
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/14/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists and therapeutic optometrists.
Author:
Leach | Noble | Jones, Venton | Collier | Thompson, Senfronia
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.
Author:
Oliverson | Burrows | Jetton | Shaheen | Noble
Last Action:
05/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.
Author:
Guillen | Thompson, Ed | Tepper | Noble
Sponsor:
LaMantia
Last Action:
06/13/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the safety of a referee, judge, or other official at certain public school extracurricular activities and competitions and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials' safety.
Author:
Lujan | Klick | Garcia | Noble | Morales, Eddie
Last Action:
05/16/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living.
Author:
Cook | Capriglione | Guerra | Bucy | Noble
Last Action:
04/27/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to advanced air mobility technology.
Author:
Guillen | Noble | Plesa
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children.
Author:
Schaefer | Capriglione | Noble
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.
Author:
King, Ken | Leo-Wilson | Noble
Last Action:
05/09/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.
Author:
Cook | Frank | Noble | Capriglione | Slawson
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a maximum age or age differential for prospective adoptive parents.
Author:
Metcalf | Goldman | Noble | Shine
Last Action:
04/24/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation; making conforming changes.
Author:
Guerra | Hernandez | Noble | Howard
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers, victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs and survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Author:
Shaheen | Noble | Plesa | Leach
Last Action:
04/05/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to information contained in the annual financial audit of certain regional transportation authorities.
Author:
Tepper | Noble | Jetton | Patterson | Capriglione
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and employees at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Button | Shine | Noble | Turner | Neave Criado
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/18/2023 S Posting rule suspended
Caption:
Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Cook | Murr | Goldman | Capriglione | Noble
Last Action:
04/25/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of prostitution.
Author:
Canales | Cook | Capriglione | Noble | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/21/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun.
Author:
Troxclair | Leo-Wilson | Slawson | Klick | Noble
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Author:
Frank | Noble | Cook | Hull | Rose
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Schatzline | Noble | Spiller | Klick | Bonnen
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.
Author:
Price | Noble | Ashby
Sponsor:
Sparks
Last Action:
06/13/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to providing prevocational or similar services under certain Medicaid waiver programs.
Author:
Canales | Cook | Noble | Capriglione | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to licenses and similar documents issued by certain foreign governments.
Author:
Button | Noble | Raymond | Thierry | Shine
Last Action:
04/17/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a county may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Thierry | Burrows | Noble | Button | Cortez
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to an excise tax on, and storage, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for, certain nontobacco nicotine products; providing a civil penalty; imposing a tax.
Author:
Oliverson | Capriglione | Slawson | Noble | Troxclair
Last Action:
05/03/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
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