Members of U.S. Armed Forces, etc.; domicile & residential requirements for annulment, etc.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Signed Apr 8, 2026
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Enrolled
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts the legislative text from an 'Enrolled' draft to a 'Chaptered' final version, adding official chapter numbers, approval dates, and formatting adjustments. The substantive legal requirements regarding residency for divorce and annulment remain unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the law itself has not changed; only the document's status and formatting have been updated to reflect it as an enacted law.
TECHNICAL
Added official chapter number (Chapter 469) and the specific approval date (April 8, 2026) to the document header.
Replaced the generic session header with a formatted title block containing the chapter number and approval date.
Adjusted text formatting, including line breaks and indentation, to match the final published style of Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1382ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103535D
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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