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HB 474 VA
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Real estate with delinquent taxes or liens; apptmt. of special commissioner, increases value.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151)

Summary

Real estate with delinquent taxes or liens; appointment of special commissioner; increases required value. Increases from $75,000 to $125,000 the maximum assessment that an individual parcel of land may be valued at to be subject to a locality's appointment of a special commissioner to convey property with delinquent taxes or liens to the locality, to the locality's land bank entity, or to an existing nonprofit entity designated by the locality to carry out the functions of a land bank entity in lieu of sale at public auction. The bill contains technical amendments.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (30)

  1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103357D · lower
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/23/2026 6:51 pm) · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
  9. Feb 2, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  10. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  11. Feb 2, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  12. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
  15. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/17/2026 3:41 pm) · lower
  16. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  17. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  18. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  19. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  20. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
  21. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  22. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  23. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB474ER) · lower
  24. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  25. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  26. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (3/6/2026 11:18 am) · lower
  27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
  28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  29. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 151 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  30. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151) · executive

Text versions (11)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Finance Amendment · HTML
  • Finance Amendment · HTML
  • Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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