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Bill Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody. Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody; custodians. Allows the custodian of a child to file a petition for relief of the care and custody of such child in a juvenile and domestic relations district court. Current law only authorizes the parent or parents of a child to file such petition for relief of care and custody. The bill also requires the petitioning parent or custodian to cooperate with any services provided by a local department of social services during the initial investigation by such local department of social services after such petition for relief of care and custody has been filed. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth and is identical to HB 73. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 SB 206 Virginia SB 206 (2026)
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Virginia SB 206 (2026) — Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody.

Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody; custodians. Allows the custodian of a child to file a petition for relief of the care and custody of such child in a juvenile and domestic relations district court. Current law only authorizes the parent or parents of a child to file such petition for relief of care and custody. The bill also requires the petitioning parent or custodian to cooperate with any services provided by a local department of social services during the initial investigation by such local department of social services after such petition for relief of care and custody has been filed. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth and is identical to HB 73.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passage R — 390 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 970 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
  • Anne Ferrell Tata — cosponsor (person)
  • Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
  • Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
  • Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102178D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-09 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-01-21 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-23 Rules suspended
  • 2026-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day
  • 2026-01-26 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate
  • 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB206)
  • 2026-01-27 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-03 Placed on Calendar
  • 2026-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-03 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-20 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-23 Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-24 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-24 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB206ER) passage
  • 2026-02-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB206)
  • 2026-02-24 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-24 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 59 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 59 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0059)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74e89491-a162-4ef0-9d3a-e7813676e7f7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).