2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB683: Relating to land sales by Auditor

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to create a more consistent process when handling the sale of tax liens and nonentered, escheated and waste and unappropriated lands by providing all lands subject to sale under this article be certified before July 1; providing all land sales be completed within 150 days after the auditor has certified the lands; and clarifying payment shall be made to the sheriff of the county in which the property is situated.

Bill History

3/4/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/4/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/4/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
3/18/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
3/19/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/19/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/20/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/20/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/20/2025
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/21/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/21/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/21/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 150)
Senate
3/21/2025
Title amendment adopted
Senate
3/21/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/24/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates

Amendments

sb683 sfat rucker _1 3-21

sb683 sfat rucker _1 3-21

3/21/2025Not Adopted

sb683 sfat rucker _1 3-21 adopted

sb683 sfat rucker _1 3-21 adopted

3/21/2025Adopted

sb683 sfa rucker _1 3-20

sb683 sfa rucker _1 3-20

3/20/2025Not Adopted

sb683 sfa rucker _1 3-20 adopted

sb683 sfa rucker _1 3-20 adopted

3/20/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 150)
3/21/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Government Organization(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Randy Smith
Randy Smith
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197018.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197041.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197047.0 KB