HB2848 H JUD AMT 3-8

    The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the title of the bill as follows:

    H. B. 2848 –- “A Bill to amend and reenact §11A-3-18, §11A-3-27, and §11A-3-28 of the Code of the West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to the sale of tax liens and nonentered, escheated and waste and unappropriated lands; providing the process for requesting a refund after forfeiture of rights to a tax deed; clarifying deadlines for receipt of tax deeds and refunds related to failure to meet deadlines; modifying the requirements for petitioning to compel execution of a deed by the State Auditor; and removing the provisions allowing judgment against the State Auditor for costs in the case of failure or refusal to execute a deed without reasonable cause.”