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Rhode Island State overlays

All 11 tracked preemption laws for Rhode Island.

Overview

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

Laws tracked
11
Preempted fields
33
Required city attrs
10
Last reviewed
2026-05-20
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Tracked laws

Rhode Island Transit-Area Parking Maximum (2026 package, provisional)1 field
Effective
2026-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_TRANSIT_PARKING_MAX_2026
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Rhode Island Village / Mixed-Use Mandate (2025 Craven/Bissaillon)1 field
Effective
2025-06-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_VILLAGE_MIXED_USE_MANDATE_2025
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Rhode Island Manufactured Housing By-Right (2024 HB 7980)2 fields
Effective
2024-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_MANUFACTURED_HOUSING_BY_RIGHT_2024
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Rhode Island Statewide ADU Mandate (§45-24-73, 2023 H 6082)6 fields
Effective
2023-06-09
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_ADU_MANDATE_45_24_73
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Rhode Island Objective-Design-Standards Requirement (2023 H 6090)3 fields
Effective
2023-06-09
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_DESIGN_REVIEW_OBJECTIVE_STANDARDS_2023_H6090
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Rhode Island I-195 Redevelopment District (§42-64.19, Providence)2 fields
Effective
2011-11-15
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_I195_REDEVELOPMENT_DISTRICT_42_64_19
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Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991 (§45-24)4 fields
Effective
1991-12-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_ZONING_ENABLING_45_24
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Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act — §45-53 (RI's 40B)7 fields
Effective
1991-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_LMIH_45_53
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Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act (§45-22.2)3 fields
Effective
1988-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_COMPREHENSIVE_PLANNING_45_22_2
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Rhode Island State Building Code (§23-27.3)2 fields
Effective
1977-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_STATE_BUILDING_CODE_23_27_3
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Rhode Island CRMC Coastal Jurisdiction (§46-23)2 fields
Effective
1971-04-23
Authority
state · scope: state:RI
ID
RI_CRMC_COASTAL_46_23
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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
  • lmih_pct
  • lmih_safe_harbor
  • affordable_housing_plan_state_approved
  • adu_ordinance_2023_compliance
  • comprehensive_plan_state_approved
  • in_crmc_envelope
  • in_i195_district
  • frequent_transit_within_one_eighth_mile
  • design_review_objective_standards_only