# West Virginia SB 853: Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor

West Virginia SB 853, Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Glenn Jeffries (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB853-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 853
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Glenn Jeffries (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: §11A-3-45, §11A-3-48, Senate Government Organization
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Glenn Jeffries (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles H. Clements (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Fuller (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ben Queen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Takubo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb853 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb853 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb853 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb853 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB853-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).