HB 560 VA

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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.

• Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105257D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 House committee offered · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107640D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107945D-H2 · lower
15. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
20. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A) · lower
21. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
22. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
23. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560) · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML