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| Bill | Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party. | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1406 | Virginia HB 1406 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1406 (2026) — Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Virgil Thornton — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-22 Presented and ordered printed 26103533D
introduction - 2026-01-22 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1406)
- 2026-02-05 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-03-05 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-09 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1406ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1406)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1700dabb-5f7e-45c0-a663-73b7e220944f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).