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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tax delinquent property; sale of land for delinquent taxes."
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description: "Sale of land for delinquent taxes. Extendsfrom 36 to 60 months the time period for which a local tax officialmay suspend an action for the sale of tax delinquent property, which under current law is authorized if the owner enters into an agreementwith the official to pay delinquent taxes in installments. The billalso authorizes an official to suspend an action if a person whois not a party to the action gives notice asserting ownership rights,by virtue of testate or intestate succession, in the property subjectto the action. If a court determines such person has ownership rightsin the property, such person may enter into an installment plan similarto what is authorized under current law. Thebill provides that a final court order confirming sale of tax delinquentproperty shall not be entered sooner than the later of (i) 90 daysafter the official gives notice of the action or (ii) 90 days afterthe official receives notice from a person who is not a party tothe action asserting ownership rights."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2165"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2165 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Patrick A. Hope"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2021-01-12"
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last_action: "2021-03-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b99040b-a203-43a6-80bd-48ed5789c736"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2165"
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source_hash: "c86a271fadbcd0bab49453f0b68e10411765f2f86c09fe5f9e759670ca8218a4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2165 (2021) — Tax delinquent property; sale of land for delinquent taxes.
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Sale of land for delinquent taxes. Extendsfrom 36 to 60 months the time period for which a local tax officialmay suspend an action for the sale of tax delinquent property, which under current law is authorized if the owner enters into an agreementwith the official to pay delinquent taxes in installments. The billalso authorizes an official to suspend an action if a person whois not a party to the action gives notice asserting ownership rights,by virtue of testate or intestate succession, in the property subjectto the action. If a court determines such person has ownership rightsin the property, such person may enter into an installment plan similarto what is authorized under current law. Thebill provides that a final court order confirming sale of tax delinquentproperty shall not be entered sooner than the later of (i) 90 daysafter the official gives notice of the action or (ii) 90 days afterthe official receives notice from a person who is not a party tothe action asserting ownership rights.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0116)
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2. **HB2165ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2165ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102775D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2165)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102775D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-16** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-17** Impact statement from TAX (HB2165)
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- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-27** Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-01** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-01** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-24** Impact statement from TAX (HB2165ER)
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b99040b-a203-43a6-80bd-48ed5789c736`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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