STATE BILLVA HB 560ENGROSSED

Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations.

Administrative Process Act; exemptions; limitations; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought. Specifies that the Administrative Process Act applies to case decisions regarding the grant or denial, including determinations of eligibility and approved levels of service, of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, general relief, auxiliary grants, or state-local hospitalization. The bill also removes provisions limiting review of case decisions to ascertaining whether there was evidence in the agency record to support the case decision of the agency.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 16, 2026; 269 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

VA HB 560 · EngrossedFeb 16

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Last action: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Mar 3, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 3, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 25, 2026Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 20, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560)House

Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologySenate

Feb 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)House

Feb 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substituteHouse

Feb 16, 2026committee substitute agreed toHouse

Show 17 earlier actions

Feb 16, 2026committee substitute rejectedHouse

Feb 16, 2026Read second timeHouse

Feb 15, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107945D-H2House

Feb 13, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)House

Feb 13, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)House

Feb 10, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human ResourcesHouse

Feb 10, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107640D-H1House

Feb 10, 2026Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)House

Feb 10, 2026House committee offeredHouse

Feb 5, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)House

Feb 5, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse

Feb 2, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560)House

Jan 30, 2026Assigned sub: Social ServicesHouse

Jan 29, 2026Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)House

Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee on General LawsHouse

Jan 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105257DHouse

Recorded votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)Feb 5, 2026 · House · 9 yea · 0 nayPassed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)Feb 10, 2026 · House · 21 yea · 1 nayPassed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Feb 13, 2026 · House · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)Feb 13, 2026 · House · 18 yea · 4 nayPassed

Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)Feb 17, 2026 · House · 86 yea · 11 nayPassed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Feb 25, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Mar 3, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

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