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Bill creates due‑process steps for California chapter 8 tax sales, sponsors say
Summary
AB 418 would establish an administrative process and hearing procedures for county tax collectors to follow in chapter 8 tax sales, responding to concerns raised by the U.S. Supreme Court in Tyler v. Hennepin; the committee advanced the bill unanimously.
Assemblymember Rogers presented AB 418 on behalf of Assemblymember Wilson, saying the bill creates a process counties must follow when using chapter 8 sales to dispose of tax‑defaulted properties and provides property owners an administrative remedy to dispute a sale price.
Supporters said the change responds to legal concerns following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tyler v. Hennepin and aims to balance counties' need to dispose of low‑value properties with property owners' due‑process rights. Parker Hunt, Tehama County treasurer‑tax collector and vice president of the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors (CACTTC), explained that chapter 8 sales are intended to transfer low‑value or hard‑to‑sell properties to public agencies or nonprofits and that requiring competitive appraisals for every tax sale can be costly and ineffective.
Hunt said AB 418 adds due‑process hearings to discuss valuation and replaces a strict "fair market value" standard with a defined "tax sale value" appropriate to county tax sale contexts. He said the bill also extended a pre‑sale notification period from 30 to 45 days in response to stakeholder concerns and that the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association supported the amended language.
Supporters including the California State Association of Counties and housing and county representatives voiced backing during the hearing; no opposition witness was recorded. Committee members described chapter 8 sales as a useful tool and said the bill aimed to make the tax sale process more transparent for property owners.
The committee voted 5–0 to pass AB 418 to the committee on judiciary.
