Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB727: 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.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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. [H 727] Approved April 13, 2026 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 appointe.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
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. [H 727] Approved April 13, 2026 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 [ 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 …