# Virginia HB1490: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation.

Virginia HB1490, Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Privileges and Elections) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1490-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1490
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-19
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Privileges and Elections
- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (84 yes, 60 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices; days and hours of operation. Authorizes the governing body of any county or city establishing voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person to prescribe, by ordinance, the dates and hours of operation for such offices. The bill prohibits any reduction in the dates or hours of operation of such offices to be enacted within 60 days of any general election.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage | pass | 52 | 47 |   |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments | pass | 5 | 3 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2024-02-27: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2024-02-13: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (House)
- 2024-02-13: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) (House)
- 2024-02-13: Impact statement from DPB (HB1490E) (House)
- 2024-02-12: Printed as engrossed 24104399D-E (House)
- 2024-02-12: Engrossed by House as amended HB1490E (House)
- 2024-02-12: Committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2024-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2024-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2024-02-09: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2024-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2024-02-05: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House)
- 2024-02-02: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration (House)
- 2024-01-30: Impact statement from DPB (HB1490) (House)
- 2024-01-19: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2024-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 24104399D (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed, 2024-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1490)
- Introduced, 2024-02-08: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1490)
- Amendment: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1490)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1490)

## Related
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- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1490-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).