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Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; jurisdiction; definitions; petition by noncitizen aged 18 to 21 years for legal custody. Allows an unmarried noncitizen between the ages of 18 and 21 who has been abused, neglected, or abandoned to petition a juvenile and domestic relations district court to be placed in the custody of a proposed legal custodian. The bill also includes such unmarried noncitizen in the definitions of "child," "juvenile," and "minor," as such terms are related to juvenile and domestic relations district courts.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 13, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 12 co
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Maldonado, Callsen, Pence
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Surovell, Carroll Foy, Obenshain
House acceded to request
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate requested conference committee
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 94-N 0-A)
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26108690D-S1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106379D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104483D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Joshua G. Cole
Elizabeth R. Guzman
Phil M. Hernandez
Alfonso H. Lopez
Adele Y. McClure
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Kathy K.L. Tran
Rodney T. Willett