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type: "Bill"
title: "Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control."
description: "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 poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child or adult. The bill permits similar authority for any local board of social services that (a) fails to provide child welfare services in accordance with applicable law or regulations or (b) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child. Under the bill, if a local board or department fails to comply with a corrective action plan, the Commissioner has the authority to temporarily assume control of all or part of the local board's operations. The bill also provides that, when a local board of social services or local department of social services requests assistance, the Commissioner has the authority to utilize staff of the Department of Social Services or contract with private entities to provide public assistance and social services programs in the locality served by the local board or department. The bill also adds adult services to the definition of \"social services\" for purposes of Title 63.2 (Welfare (Social Services))."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1366"
citation: "Virginia HB 1366 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katrina Callsen"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 53
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c28a0bc-a03d-4910-98b3-46d8cfe03eff"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1366"
source_hash: "1408b2ada5f4fd815b3040a88265f3a821c06e674510b08380739e7c81d052be"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 1366 (2026) — Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control.
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 poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child or adult. The bill permits similar authority for any local board of social services that (a) fails to provide child welfare services in accordance with applicable law or regulations or (b) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child. Under the bill, if a local board or department fails to comply with a corrective action plan, the Commissioner has the authority to temporarily assume control of all or part of the local board's operations. The bill also provides that, when a local board of social services or local department of social services requests assistance, the Commissioner has the authority to utilize staff of the Department of Social Services or contract with private entities to provide public assistance and social services programs in the locality served by the local board or department. The bill also adds adult services to the definition of "social services" for purposes of Title 63.2 (Welfare (Social Services)).
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091706.PDF)
2. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210066.HTML)
3. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210062.PDF)
4. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199648.PDF)
5. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1137105.PDF)
6. **Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185817.PDF)
7. **Social Services Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132646.PDF)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213674.PDF)
## Votes
- H VOTE: — **90–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **90–6** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Insist & Request R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **0–96** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — **19–3** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 26105494D `introduction`
- **2026-01-20** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** Assigned sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1366)
- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26107280D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2026-02-13** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1366)
- **2026-02-27** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-27** Committee substitute printed 26108840D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1366)
- **2026-03-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-09** Committee substitute printed 26109243D-S2 `substitution`
- **2026-03-09** Rules suspended
- **2026-03-09** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected
- **2026-03-10** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- **2026-03-10** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1366)
- **2026-03-11** Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-12** Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
- **2026-03-12** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** House acceded to request
- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by House
- **2026-03-12** House Conferees: Callsen, Tran, Kent
- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2026-03-12** Senate Conferees: Pillion, VanValkenburg, Favola
- **2026-03-13** Conference Report released
- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 5-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1366)
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1366ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1366)
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 835 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c28a0bc-a03d-4910-98b3-46d8cfe03eff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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