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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 HB 73.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 4 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB206)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB206ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB206)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102178D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
David R. Suetterlein