HB 1382 VA

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Domicile and residential requirements for annulment, affirmance, or divorce; members of the Armed Forces of the United States and civilian employees of the United States; return from station. Provides that, for the purposes of domicile requirements for annulment, affirmance, or divorce, any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or any civilian employee of the United States, including any foreign service officer, who (i) at the time the suit is filed, or immediately preceding such suit, has returned to the Commonwealth following being stationed in any territory or foreign country and (ii) resided or lived in in the Commonwealth for the six-month period immediately preceding his being stationed in such territory or country shall be deemed to have been domiciled in and to have been a bona fide resident of the Commonwealth during the six months preceding the filing of a suit for annulment or divorce.

• Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · primary

1. Jan 21, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26103535D · lower
2. Jan 21, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1382) · 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 Block Vote (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 with amendment (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 Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
21. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1382ER) · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1382) · lower
25. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
27. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469) · 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
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML