HB 1582 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Delinquent tax lands; threshold for nonjudicial sale.

Summary
Delinquent tax lands; threshold for nonjudicial sale. Raises the assessment threshold at which a local treasurer or other officer responsible for collecting taxes has general authority to sell real property with over three years of delinquent taxes from less than $5,000 to no more than $10,000 and extends such authority to improved as well as unimproved parcels of real property. The bill raises the assessment range at which such officer may sell parcels of real property with over three years of delinquent taxes and that meet certain criteria from at least $5,000 but less than $20,000 to more than $10,000 but no more than $25,000. The bill increases the size of unimproved parcels that may be sold from less than 4,000 square feet to one acre or less.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 257 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104965D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve E. Heretick
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
VA
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