HB 667 VA

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Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; jurisdiction; definitions; petition by noncitizen aged 18 to 21 years for legal custody. Allows an unmarried noncitizen between the ages of 18 and 21 who has been abused, neglected, or abandoned to petition a juvenile and domestic relations district court to be placed in the physical custody of a proposed legal custodian. The bill also includes such unmarried noncitizen in the definitions of "child," "juvenile," and "minor," as such terms are related to juvenile and domestic relations district courts.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104483D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106379D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
15. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108690D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 94-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 6, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: Surovell, Carroll Foy, Obenshain · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 House Conferees: Maldonado, Callsen, Pence · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
34. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB667ER) · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
42. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
43. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656) · 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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML