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type: "Bill"
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title: "Divorce proceedings; transfer of case for modification."
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description: "Provides that after the entry of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii the circuit court shall not (i) transfer a case for modification to the juvenile and domestic relations district court in the absence of a motion by either party or (ii) require a provision for transfer of matters for modification to the juvenile and domestic relations district court as a condition of entry of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii. The bill modifies the provision allowing transfer of any matters covered by the divorce decree to a juvenile and domestic relations district court to add transfer to any circuit court that constitutes a more appropriate forum."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 289"
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citation: "Virginia HB 289 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christopher E. Collins"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2018-01-03"
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last_action: "2018-03-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d568259f-51d1-4543-acdf-a3101b3a9245"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB289"
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source_hash: "6edf07d2581583c7feefc8229bca86f442de654d1ccca558c672d2baf1a7bb74"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 289 (2018) — Divorce proceedings; transfer of case for modification.
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Provides that after the entry of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii the circuit court shall not (i) transfer a case for modification to the juvenile and domestic relations district court in the absence of a motion by either party or (ii) require a provision for transfer of matters for modification to the juvenile and domestic relations district court as a condition of entry of a decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii. The bill modifies the provision allowing transfer of any matters covered by the divorce decree to a juvenile and domestic relations district court to add transfer to any circuit court that constitutes a more appropriate forum.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB289ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB289ER)
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2. **House: Committee substitute printed 18105772D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB289H1)
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3. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103659D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB289)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **18–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **14–1** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Christopher E. Collins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103659D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-03** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-16** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-08** Committee substitute agreed to 18105772D-H1
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- **2018-02-08** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB289H1
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- **2018-02-09** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2018-02-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-26** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-26** Signed by Speaker
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- **2018-02-28** Signed by President
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- **2018-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
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- **2018-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
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- **2018-03-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d568259f-51d1-4543-acdf-a3101b3a9245`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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