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WV SB853

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Jeffries

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that bidder disqualification for unpaid auction payments applies to failures occurring within the preceding five years, rather than any past failure
  • Changes the timing reference for tax delinquency disqualification from "time of registration" to "time of certification of sale to the state," and specifies delinquency must be for one or more years on property being certified for sale
  • Defines "history of noncompliance" with code enforcement as five or more violations within the preceding five years prior to auction or purchase
  • Expands jurisdiction for disqualifying legal proceedings related to code enforcement from county/municipality courts to "any court" in West Virginia, including appeals
  • Applies identical eligibility restrictions to both public auction bidders under §11A-3-45 and purchasers of unsold lands under §11A-3-48

Legislative Description

Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor

Taxation

Last Action

To Government Organization

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Organization3/20/2025

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