Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-100, 63.2-203, and 63.2-1501 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 63.2-203.1 and 63.2-319.1, relating to Department of Social Services;” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Social Services; corrective action plans and assumption of temporary control of local boards and local departments. Grants the Commissioner of Social Services the authority to create and enforce a corrective action plan for any local board of social services or local department of social services that (i) fails to administer public assistance and social services programs in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or (ii) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that pos
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 835 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Katrina CallsenLaura Jane CohenMichael B. FeggansNicole Cole
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 5-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 90, X 4, N 5
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 39, X 1
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 96, X 3
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 91, X 3, N 6
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 7
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 19, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 7, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 835.