# Virginia HB71: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation.

Virginia HB71, Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB71-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB71
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-31
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Election Administration
- Touches household money: no
- 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 requires the governing body to provide notice to the general registrar of the county or city at least two weeks prior to the enactment of any such ordinance.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Actions (12)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-13: Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-29: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-01-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-25: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-25: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-25: Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration (House)
- 2026-01-20: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB71) (House)
- 2025-12-31: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2025-12-31: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100370D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229584.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229583.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228952.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228951.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229584.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229583.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228952.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228951.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB71-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).