Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 73
Session 2026
Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 25, 2026
First Action
Dec 31, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
73
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Unknown
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
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Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-241, 16.1-277.02, and 16.1-278.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody; custodians. 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 SB 206.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB73)
02/25/2026
Senate
Signed by President
02/25/2026
House
Signed by Speaker
02/25/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB73)
02/25/2026
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB73ER)
02/25/2026
House
Enrolled
02/23/2026
Senate
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/23/2026
Senate
Read third time
02/20/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
02/20/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/20/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
02/18/2026
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
02/04/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/04/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/03/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/02/2026
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/30/2026
House
Read first time
01/28/2026
House
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
01/26/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB73)
01/26/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
01/22/2026
House
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
12/31/2025
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
12/31/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102179D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:26:25 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:52:15 AM