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All 21 tracked preemption laws for Virginia.

Overview

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

Laws tracked
21
Preempted fields
40
Required city attrs
20
Last reviewed
2026-05-19
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Tracked laws

Virginia 2024-2025 Housing Preemption Bills (Status: None Enacted)0 fields
Effective
2026-05-19
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_2024_2025_HOUSING_PREEMPTION_ATTEMPTS
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Virginia Small Cell Wireless Facility Preemption (§§15.2-2316.3 / 15.2-2316.4)4 fields
Effective
2017-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_SMALL_CELL_WIRELESS_15_2_2316_4
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Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP)3 fields
Effective
2014-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_STORMWATER_MANAGEMENT_VSMP
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Virginia Military Air Installation Influence Areas (§15.2-2294)2 fields
Effective
2005-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_MILITARY_AIR_INSTALLATION_15_2_2294
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Virginia Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Integration (44 CFR 201.6 / Va. Code §44-146.18:2)1 field
Effective
2000-10-30
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_LOCAL_HAZARD_MITIGATION_PLAN
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Virginia Family Day Home Preemption (§15.2-2292)2 fields
Effective
1993-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_FAMILY_DAY_HOME_15_2_2292
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Virginia RPA 100-ft Riparian Buffer (Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act)2 fields
Effective
1989-09-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_RESOURCE_PROTECTION_AREA_BUFFER
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Virginia Floodplain Management — NFIP Coordination (Va. Code §10.1-600 et seq.)3 fields
Effective
1989-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_FLOODPLAIN_NFIP_PARTICIPATION
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Virginia Group Home / Assisted Living Preemption (§15.2-2291)2 fields
Effective
1989-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_GROUP_HOME_15_2_2291
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Virginia Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act — RPA / RMA Overlay3 fields
Effective
1988-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_CHESAPEAKE_BAY_PRESERVATION_ACT
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Virginia Dam Safety Act — Dam Break Inundation Zone Overlay2 fields
Effective
1982-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_DAM_SAFETY_INUNDATION_ZONE
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Virginia Right-to-Farm Act (§3.2-301)2 fields
Effective
1981-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_RIGHT_TO_FARM_3_2_301
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Virginia Public Beach Conservation and Development1 field
Effective
1980-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_PUBLIC_BEACH_CONSERVATION
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Virginia Voluntary Settlement Agreements (§15.2-3400)1 field
Effective
1979-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_VOLUNTARY_SETTLEMENT_AGREEMENT_15_2_3400
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Virginia Agricultural and Forestal Districts (§15.2-4300 et seq.)2 fields
Effective
1977-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_AGRICULTURAL_FORESTAL_DISTRICTS
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Virginia Airport Overlay District Enabling Authority (§15.2-2295)2 fields
Effective
1976-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_AIRPORT_DISTRICT_15_2_2295
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Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Program1 field
Effective
1973-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_EROSION_AND_SEDIMENT_CONTROL
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Virginia Coastal Resources Management — Tidal Wetlands & Subaqueous Lands2 fields
Effective
1972-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_COASTAL_RESOURCES_MANAGEMENT
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Virginia Scenic Rivers — Designated River Segments1 field
Effective
1970-04-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_SCENIC_RIVERS_OVERLAY
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Virginia Historic District Enabling Authority (§15.2-2306)2 fields
Effective
1968-04-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_HISTORIC_DISTRICT_ENABLING_15_2_2306
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Virginia Byways and Scenic Highways (§33.2-405)2 fields
Effective
1966-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:VA
ID
VA_SCENIC_HIGHWAYS_BYWAYS_33_2_405
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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_in_tidewater_chesapeake_bay_jurisdiction
  • is_in_coastal_zone
  • in_chesapeake_bay_rpa
  • in_chesapeake_bay_rma
  • in_scenic_river_segment
  • on_designated_scenic_highway_or_byway
  • has_local_historic_district
  • has_local_afd_program
  • near_military_air_installation
  • near_public_airport
  • in_local_hazard_mitigation_plan_jurisdiction
  • vsmp_authority_type
  • in_dam_break_inundation_zone
  • in_sfha_a_or_ae_zone
  • in_sfha_v_or_ve_zone
  • is_nfip_participating
  • fronts_state_maintained_highway
  • in_corridor_of_statewide_significance