HB 560 Virginia House of Delegates · 2027 Regular Session

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

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jul 21, 2026
Floor votes

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This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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