# Virginia HB560: Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations.

Virginia HB560, Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Patrick A. Hope (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

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- As of: 2026-10-13
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB560
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic), House

## Actions (26)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute rejected (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107945D-H2 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107640D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned sub: Social Services (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105257D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230956.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229018.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229017.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230955.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231315.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229871.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229870.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231314.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228643.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228642.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229981.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229980.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230196.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230195.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230956.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229018.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229017.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230955.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231315.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229871.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229870.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231314.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228643.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228642.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229981.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229980.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230196.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230195.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB560-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).