HB1382Introduced in the House of Delegates
Members of U.S. Armed Forces, etc.; domicile & residential requirements for annulment, etc.
Introduced by Karen Carnegie, District 89
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026
97
Yes
2
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26103535D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1382)
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1382ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1382)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469)
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