Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations.
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What it does
Official summary
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 of case decisions to ascertaining whether there was evidence in the agency record to support the case decision of the agency.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560)
Feb 18Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Feb 17Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)Passed House
Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
Feb 16committee substitute rejected
Feb 16Read second timeMinor
Feb 15Read first timeMinor
Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107945D-H2Major
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 13Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)Minor
Feb 13Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
Feb 10Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human ResourcesMinor
Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107640D-H1Major
Feb 10Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)Minor
Feb 10House committee offered
Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)Major
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 5House subcommittee offered
Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB560)
Jan 30Assigned sub: Social ServicesMinor
Jan 29Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)Minor
Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105257DIntroduced