HB727 • 2026

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

An Act to amend and reenact § 63.2-301 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local boards of social services; appointments; terms of office.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Davis
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about the specific conditions for reappointment after serving three consecutive full terms or how it affects members who are also on their county's board of supervisors.

Changing Term Limits for Local Social Services Board Members

This act changes the limit on consecutive full-term appointments for members of local boards of social services from two to three.

What This Bill Does

Changes the number of consecutive full terms a board member can serve from two to three.

Who It Names or Affects

Members appointed to local boards of social services
Local governments that appoint these board members

Terms To Know

consecutive full terms: Full-length appointments one after another without a break.
vacancies: Open positions on the board that need to be filled.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if someone serves three full terms and then is reappointed after waiting two years.
The act does not change how long initial appointments can be, only consecutive full-term limits.

Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB727)
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 House
Enrolled
2026-03-30 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB727ER)
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-03-09 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-06 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-23 Local Government
Rereferred from Local Government to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
2026-02-03 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-03 Local Government
Referred to Committee on Local Government
2026-02-02 House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
2026-01-30 House
Read second time and engrossed
2026-01-29 House
Read first time
2026-01-27 Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N)
2026-01-23 Counties, Cities and Towns
Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
2026-01-22 Subcommittee #3
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
2026-01-19 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB727)
2026-01-13 House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103440D
2026-01-13 Counties, Cities and Towns
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

An Act to amend and reenact §
63.2-301
of the Code of Virginia, relating to local boards of social services; appointments; terms of office.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
63.2-301
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
63.2-301
. Local board appointments and terms of office.
The members of each local board first appointed shall be appointed initially for terms of from one to four years so as to provide for the balanced overlapping of the terms of the membership thereon and the members of a local board representing more than one county or city shall be appointed initially for such terms, of not less than one nor more than four years, as may be determined by the governing bodies of their respective counties or cities. Subsequent appointments shall be for a term of four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies that occur during terms shall be for the remainder of those unexpired terms. Appointments to fill unexpired terms shall not be considered full terms, and such persons shall be eligible to be appointed to
two
three
consecutive full terms. No person may serve more than
two
three
consecutive full terms; however, this section shall not apply to a member of a local board who is also a member of the board of supervisors for a county represented by the board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors of which he is a member or until such time as he ceases to be a member of the board of supervisors, or in cases in which a local government official is constituted to be the local board. A member of a local board who serves
two
three
consecutive full terms shall be ineligible for reappointment to such local board until the end of an intervening two-year period dating from the expiration of the last of the
two
three
consecutive terms.