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All 22 tracked preemption laws for Kentucky.

Overview

All tracked preemption laws for Kentucky. Click any law for its trigger predicate, preempted fields, and source citation.

Laws tracked
22
Preempted fields
55
Required city attrs
18
Last reviewed
2026-05-18
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Tracked laws

2024 HB 443 — Objective-Standards / Ministerial-Application Mandate3 fields
Effective
2025-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_HB443_OBJECTIVE_MINISTERIAL_2024
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KRS 65.490 et seq. — Tax Increment Financing (Local Development Areas)2 fields
Effective
2007-06-26
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_65_490_TIF
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KRS 67C / Ky. Const. §156a — Louisville Metro Consolidated Local Government2 fields
Effective
2003-01-06
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_67C_CONSOLIDATED_LOCAL_GOVERNMENT
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KRS Chapter 224A / 224.01-400 — Brownfield Voluntary Environmental Remediation2 fields
Effective
1991-07-13
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_224A_BROWNFIELD_VOLUNTARY_CLEANUP
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KRS 100.348 — Manufactured Housing Anti-Exclusion & Parity (2025 HB 160)3 fields
Effective
1988-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_100_348_MANUFACTURED_HOUSING_PARITY
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KRS Chapter 350 / SMCRA — Surface Coal Mining Regulation & Mountaintop Removal3 fields
Effective
1977-08-03
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_350_COAL_MINING_SMCRA
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Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP) — Designated Nature Preserves & T&E Habitat2 fields
Effective
1976-06-19
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KSU_OKNP_NATURE_PRESERVES
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KRS 146.200 et seq. — Kentucky Wild Rivers System2 fields
Effective
1972-06-16
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_146_WILD_RIVERS
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KRS 224.71 et seq. — Wetlands & Waters of the Commonwealth (KPDES §401 Certification)2 fields
Effective
1972-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_224_71_WETLANDS
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KRS 171.380 et seq. — State Historic Preservation & §106 Review2 fields
Effective
1966-10-15
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_171_380_HISTORIC_PRESERVATION
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KRS Chapter 151 — Floodplain Construction & Stream Alteration Permits2 fields
Effective
1966-06-15
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_151_FLOODPLAIN_MANAGEMENT
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KRS Chapter 100 — Kentucky Planning and Zoning Enabling Act5 fields
Effective
1966-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_100_PLANNING_ZONING_ENABLING
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KRS 100.193 / 100.201 — City and County Zoning Authority & Statutory Purposes3 fields
Effective
1966-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_100_201_CITY_COUNTY_ZONING_PURPOSES
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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area — USFS / TVA Boundary2 fields
Effective
1963-01-01
Authority
federal_via_state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_LAND_BETWEEN_THE_LAKES_NRA
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Bluegrass Horse-Farm & Agricultural Preservation — LFUCG Rural Service Area & PDR3 fields
Effective
1958-01-01
Authority
local_state_layered · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_BLUEGRASS_HORSE_FARM_AG_PRESERVATION
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KRS 183.861 et seq. — Airport Hazard Area & Airport Zoning2 fields
Effective
1946-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_KRS_183_AVIATION_AIRPORT_ZONING
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Mammoth Cave National Park — Federal Adjacency & Karst-Hydrology Watershed2 fields
Effective
1941-07-01
Authority
federal_via_state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_MAMMOTH_CAVE_NP_ADJACENCY
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Fort Knox / Fort Campbell / Blue Grass Army Depot — Military Installation Influence3 fields
Effective
1940-07-01
Authority
federal_via_state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_MILITARY_INSTALLATION_INFLUENCE
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park — Federal Adjacency (Bell County)2 fields
Effective
1940-06-11
Authority
federal_via_state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_CUMBERLAND_GAP_NHP_ADJACENCY
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Daniel Boone National Forest — USFS Adjacency (Eastern KY)2 fields
Effective
1937-02-23
Authority
federal_via_state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_DANIEL_BOONE_NF_ADJACENCY
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Bourbon Distillery Overlay — Licensure, ATF/TTB Federal Concurrence, Local Distillery Districts3 fields
Effective
1933-12-05
Authority
state_federal_layered · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_BOURBON_DISTILLERY_TRAIL_OVERLAY
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Ohio River Corridor — ORSANCO, USACE Navigation Servitude & Federal Levee Authority3 fields
Effective
1899-03-03
Authority
federal_via_state · scope: state:KY
ID
KY_OHIO_RIVER_CORRIDOR
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Required city attributes

Required city attributes

The evaluator needs these city-level facts present to resolve whether a given law's predicate fires.

  • population
  • county_population
  • is_consolidated_local_government
  • is_urban_county_government
  • in_louisville_metro
  • in_lexington_fayette_ucg
  • airport_influence_zones
  • ohio_river_frontage
  • national_park_adjacency
  • national_forest_adjacency
  • wild_river_adjacency
  • military_installation_adjacency
  • bourbon_distillery_district
  • horse_farm_overlay
  • coal_mining_overlay
  • tif_district_adjacency
  • brownfield_voap_status
  • historic_district_designation