Tax sales.
Summary
Provides that a person who acquires a certificate of sale (certificate) may not assign the certificate to a person who was not eligible under the tax sale laws to bid on or purchase real property at a tax sale until the person satisfies the eligibility requirements as determined by the county auditor. Requires a person to acknowledge that the person will not assign a certificate for any real property purchased to a person who is prohibited from bidding on or purchasing real property at a tax sale. Requires the county auditor to determine that an assignee of a certificate is eligible to receive the assignment for an assignment to be valid. Provides that assignments of a certificate must be included on the county auditor's tax sale record. Requires the county, the county auditor, or a county vendor to list certain information concerning tax sales on the website of the county, county auditor, or county vendor for a specified period of time. Specifies that a county or a county vendor is not liable for an act or omission related to making information available on a website.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2023
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 13, 2023
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican38
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 316: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 294: yeas 89, nays 1
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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