HB 1406 VA

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Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth; non-domiciled party. Provides that a court of the Commonwealth with proper jurisdiction may exercise certain powers relating to a foreign decree dissolving a marriage or granting a divorce from the bond of matrimony if a proceeding is initiated by a non-domiciled party to such divorce, provided that the party domiciled in the Commonwealth is still domiciled in the Commonwealth at the commencement of an action.

• Virgil Thornton Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26103533D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1406) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
12. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1406ER) · lower
20. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
21. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1406) · lower
22. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML