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HB1064Introduced in the House of Delegates

Federal National Flood Insurance Program; guidance document.

IntroducedHouse Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Introduced by Keith Hodges, District 68

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Conservation and Recreation; federal National Flood Insurance Program; guidance document. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation, in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Transportation, Marine Resources Commission, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, representatives from localities, and any other state agency issuing permits in a floodplain, to develop and maintain a comprehensive guidance document to assist localities in complying with federal floodplain management requirements under the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill requires such guidance document to provide the proper implementation of enforcement provisions regulating development in floodplain management areas, including floodplain permitting requirements for all man-made development, within localities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill requires the Department to review and revise the guidance document, with input from other state agencies and representatives of localities, at least every five years.

Where it stands

Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources

February 18, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103650D

  2. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources

  4. Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (Voice Vote)

  5. Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources

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