# Virginia HB727: Social services, local boards of; appointments, terms of office. Virginia HB727, Social services, local boards of; appointments, terms of office., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Will Davis (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB727-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB727 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Social services, local boards of; appointments, terms of office. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663) - Sponsor: Will Davis (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (224 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Local boards of social services; appointments; terms of office. Changes the limit on consecutive terms of office from two consecutive full terms to three consecutive full terms for appointed members of local boards of social services. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Social services board members can serve longer: benefit, low. Virginia local social services board members can serve three full terms in a row, up from two. Full terms last four years. After the third full term ends, members must wait two years before reappointment. Initial terms last one to four years to stagger when seats open. For boards serving multiple c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Will Davis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Rereferred from Local Government to Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 20 | 2 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB727) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB727ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Rereferred from Local Government to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-30: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-29: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-01-22: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB727) (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103440D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221765.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221764.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210857.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210856.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085672.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085671.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221765.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221764.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210857.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210856.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085672.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085671.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB727-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).