Virginia House Bill 1775
Session 2025
Divorce; adultery, filing, parties living separate and apart.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1775
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N)
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Summary
Divorce; adultery; filing; parties living separate and apart. Specifies that a divorce may be decreed on the grounds of adultery, provided that such adultery occurred prior to the final separation of the parties. The bill further allows for a divorce from bed and board to be decreed on the application of either party upon the parties living separate and apart; under current law, a divorce from bed and board may only be decreed for cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, willful desertion, or abandonment. The bill specifies that no waiting period is required for the filing of such a divorce, but the decree of such a divorce may only be decreed pursuant to certain requirements otherwise specified in the law.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 20-91 and 20-95 of the Code of Virginia, relating to divorce; adultery; filing; parties living separate and apart.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Enrolled
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04/02/2025
House
House sustained Governor's veto
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
03/03/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/03/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
02/22/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/19/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/19/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1775ER)
02/19/2025
House
Enrolled
02/17/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
02/17/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/14/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/14/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
02/14/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/12/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/24/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/23/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N)
01/22/2025
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/21/2025
House
Read first time
01/17/2025
House
Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)
01/15/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
01/14/2025
House
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/06/2025
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/06/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101164D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:19:59 AM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:32:52 PM