# Virginia SB831: Challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify, civil penalty.

Virginia SB831, Challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify, civil penalty., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB831
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify, civil penalty.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Committee substitute printed 26106840D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105060D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229977.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230007.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229976.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230006.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229446.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229445.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229977.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230007.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229976.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230006.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229446.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229445.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-SB831-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).