Virginia House Bill 198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Recounts; special election to be held in the case of a tie vote. Provides that if, after a recount of an election, the recount court finds that each party to the recount has received an equal number of votes, there shall be a special election to determine which candidate is elected to the office. This provision would not apply in cases of tie votes occurring after a recount of an election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General, which the Constitution of Virginia provides for, or for electors of President and Vice President of the United States, which will continue to be determined by lot.

Recounts; special election to be held in the case of a tie vote, exception.

Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]
Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]
Del. Nancy Guy [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2020-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N) (Y: 52 N: 45 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 15-N) (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) (Y: 55 N: 44 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)
2020-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB198ER)
2020-03-05	House	Enrolled
2020-03-02	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N)
2020-03-02	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108255D-S1 (52-Y 45-N)
2020-03-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 15-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB198S1
2020-02-28	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108255D-S1
2020-02-28	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-28	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108255D-S1
2020-02-25	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB198H1
2020-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20107626D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Incorporates HB692 (Simonds)
2020-02-07	House	Incorporates HB178 (Levine)
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute printed 20107626D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
2020-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
2020-01-13	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2019-12-27	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-12-27	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101021D

HB178 (Similar To) 2020-02-07 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HB692 (Similar To) 2020-02-07 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	802	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB198
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB198+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB198H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB198S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB198ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0500+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1801V0028+HB0198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0084+HB0198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0877+HB0198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0157+HB0198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1203HB0198+HB0198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1269HB0198+HB0198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1692+HB0198