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type: "Bill"
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title: "Recounts; procedure for certain ballots."
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description: "Recounts; procedure for certain ballots.Requires recount officials to segregate all ballots for which thereis a question regarding the ballot's validity prior to the conclusionof the recount of each precinct. The bill provides that the recountcourt may not consider the validity of any ballots not set asideprior to the conclusion of the recount of each precinct."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 179"
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citation: "Virginia HB 179 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark H. Levine"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-12-26"
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last_action: "2020-03-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3d8e681-7440-4213-bbb8-ad7749cb354f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB179"
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source_hash: "757399adb5330ad5200e11b6f58118674083b29a642b4f8b4c8e9c44d392a8d0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 179 (2020) — Recounts; procedure for certain ballots.
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Recounts; procedure for certain ballots.Requires recount officials to segregate all ballots for which thereis a question regarding the ballot's validity prior to the conclusionof the recount of each precinct. The bill provides that the recountcourt may not consider the validity of any ballots not set asideprior to the conclusion of the recount of each precinct.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0284)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0284)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB179ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB179ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB179)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB179)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 0-N 2-A) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mark H. Levine — primary (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-26** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101013D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-26** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-13** Assigned P & E sub: Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB179)
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- **2020-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 0-N 2-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB179ER)
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
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- **2020-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 284 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3d8e681-7440-4213-bbb8-ad7749cb354f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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