2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25104001D

SENATE BILL NO. 1468

Offered January 17, 2025

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 44-115.1, relating to military and emergency laws; acquisition of land adjacent to a military base.

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Patron—DeSteph

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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 44-115.1 as follows:

§ 44-115.1. Acquisition of land adjacent to a military base.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 2026, no person shall purchase, acquire, lease, or hold any interest in land adjacent to a military base in the Commonwealth unless such purchase, acquisition, lease, or holding of interest complies with the provisions of 50 U.S.C. § 4565.

B. This section shall not apply to (i) any interest in military land held by a foreign government prior to January 1, 2026, or (ii) any federally recognized Indian tribe or its government units and enterprises.

C. Any transfer of an interest in land in violation of this section shall be void.

D. This section shall not be applied in a manner inconsistent with any provision of any treaty between the United States and another country.