HB 1406 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party.

Summary
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.
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 22, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts the legislative text of HB 1406 from a draft 'Enrolled' version into the final 'Chaptered' version, officially adding the 2026 session date, chapter number (470), and approval date (April 8, 2026). The substantive legal text regarding property division and foreign divorce decrees remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's legal scope and applicability are unchanged; only the formatting and official status of the document have been updated to reflect its enactment.
TECHNICAL

Added official session header, chapter number (470), and approval date (April 8, 2026) to finalize the bill as law.

Removed the 'Enrolled' status header and replaced it with the final 'Chaptered' formatting.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the standard format used in the Virginia Code of Virginia.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (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 (HB1406ER)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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 (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 (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 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103533D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Virgil Thornton
Virgil Thornton
DDemocratic
VA
86