HB 1792 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Local taxes; nonjudicial sale of tax delinquent real properties, threshold for nonjudicial sale.

Summary
Local taxes; nonjudicial sale of tax delinquent real properties; threshold for nonjudicial sale. Raises the assessment threshold at which a local treasurer or other officer responsible for collecting taxes has general authority to sell real property with more than three years of delinquent taxes from $10,000 or less to $15,000 or less. The bill also raises the assessment range at which such local treasurer or officer may sell parcels of real property with more than three years of delinquent taxes and that meet certain criteria from more than $10,000 but no more than than $25,000 to more than $15,000 but no more than $30,000. The bill also increases the assessment threshold for the nonjudicial sale of real property with more than three years of delinquent taxes when such property is (i) unimproved, (ii) one-half acre or less in size, and (iii) located within a designated urban redevelopment or revitalization zone from properties assessed at more than $25,000 but no more than $40,000 to properties assessed at more than $30,000 but no more than $40,000.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Enrolled Chaptered · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Virginia's nonjudicial sale statute for tax delinquent properties by increasing the minimum property value thresholds for sale eligibility. The changes raise the assessed value limits from $10,000 to $15,000 for the lowest tier, $25,000 to $30,000 for the middle tier, and $40,000 for the highest tier, allowing more properties to qualify for nonjudicial sale. The substantive policy change expands the scope of properties eligible for this streamlined tax collection process while maintaining the same procedural requirements for notice and redemption.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of properties eligible for nonjudicial sale by increasing the minimum assessed value thresholds, thereby allowing more tax delinquent properties to be sold through this streamlined process rather than requiring judicial proceedings.
ELIGIBILITY

Increased minimum assessed value threshold for nonjudicial sale from $10,000 to $15,000 for the lowest tier of properties

Increased minimum assessed value threshold for nonjudicial sale from $25,000 to $30,000 for the middle tier of properties

Increased maximum assessed value threshold for nonjudicial sale from $40,000 to $50,000 for the highest tier of properties

Adjusted property size requirements to correspond with new value thresholds, allowing larger parcels to qualify for sale

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 376 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1792ER)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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