HB 535 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Real estate with delinquent taxes or liens; sales by nonprofit organizations.

Summary
Real estate with delinquent taxes or liens; sales by nonprofit organizations. Provides that a nonprofit organization that acquires real estate with delinquent taxes or liens pursuant to the appointment of a special commissioner may sell to eligible purchasers either (i) both the land and structural improvements on a property or (ii) only the structural improvements of a property, without the land. The bill provides that a sale of only the structural improvements is permissible only if (a) the improvements are subject to a long-term ground lease with a community land trust and (b) the community land trust retains a preemptive option to purchase such improvements at a price determined by a formula that ensures that the improvements remain affordable in perpetuity to low-income and moderate-income families.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 5, 2020 Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 244 (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
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (82-Y 17-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 5, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100584D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Betsy Carr
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
VA
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