HB560
Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) of case decisions to ascertaining whether there was evidence in the agency record to support the case decision of the agency. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105257D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107640D-H1
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107945D-H2
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
