HB 298 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Land bank ordinances; disposition.

Summary
Delinquent tax lands; disposition. Authorizes localities to petition the circuit court to appoint a special commissioner to, in lieu of a sale at public auction, convey certain real estate having delinquent taxes or liens to the locality's land bank entity or an existing nonprofit entity designated by the locality to carry out the functions of a land bank entity. Currently, such real estate may be conveyed only to the locality itself. The bill also allows real estate that contains a derelict building and has delinquent taxes and liens exceeding 25 percent of its assessed value to be conveyed via special commissioner, in lieu of a sale at public auction, to the locality, the locality's land bank entity, or such existing nonprofit entity. The bill requires a land bank entity or existing nonprofit entity that receives such parcels to pay any surplusage above the amount of unpaid taxes or liens to the former owners or other parties with an interest in the property.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2022

How they voted

33–1
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 17, 2022
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
15 Yea 1 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Mar 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB298H1
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105438D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100638D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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