HB1382
Members of U.S. Armed Forces, etc.; domicile & residential requirements for annulment, etc.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Read first time
Chief Patron:
Karen Robins Carnegie (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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, ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/21/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26103535D
- 01/21/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1382)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time