HB 727 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Social services, local boards of; appointments, terms of office.

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 status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 663 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text regarding the appointment terms and term limits for local boards of social services remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with the only differences being the addition of official chapter headers, approval dates, and formatting adjustments typical of the final publication process.

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter title, bill number, and approval date to the final enacted text.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match the standard formatting of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB727ER)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Local Government to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors