Bills Discovered in the Current Session
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| Bill # | Details | Effective | Status | |
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| Alabama | ||||
| HB248 | Atmosphere; dispersion of items intended to affect weather, prohibited | Sine die | ||
| Atmosphere; dispersion of items intended to affect weather, prohibited |
Last update Tue 11 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjouned on 14th May 2025 | ||||
| Arizona | ||||
| HB2056 | Geoengineering; prohibition | 21 Jul 2025 | Missed deadline | |
| Geoengineering; prohibition |
Last update Tue 28 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: Awaiting hearing in House NREW; missed committee deadline – rule waiver required.- 2025 session due to end on 30th June 2025 | ||||
| SB1432 | Prohibition; geoengineering | 21 Jul 2025 | Missed deadline | |
| Prohibition; geoengineering |
Last update Tue 18 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: Engrossed; awaiting hearing in House NREW; missed committee deadline – rule waiver required - 2025 session due to end on 30th June 2025 | ||||
| Connecticut | ||||
| SB00417 | An Act Concerning Permit Requirements For Cloud Seeding Activities In The State. | Sine die | ||
| To protect public safety, health and the environment from any unreasonably risky weather modification activities. |
Last update Fri 10 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session ended on 4th June 2025 | ||||
| SB00067 | An Act Requiring The Disclosure Of Chemicals Disbursed In The Air By The Federal Government And Weather Engineering Activities. | Sine die | ||
| To require the disclosure of chemical releases by the federal government. |
Last update Wed 8 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session ended on 4th June 2025 | ||||
| Florida | ||||
| H0477 | Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities | Laid on table | ||
| Repeals, revises, & creates provisions of weather modification law relating to duties of DEP, prohibited activities, civil penalties, reporting & investigation of violations, & funding expenditures. |
Last update Wed 30 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: This bill was shelved to clear the way for the enrolled bill SB56 | ||||
| S0056 | Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities | 1 Jul 2025 | Enrolled | |
| Repealing provisions relating to the definitions, purpose, licensing requirements, applications, proof of financial responsibility requirements, license issuance and discipline provisions, publication of notice of intention to operate requirements, required contents of the notice of intention, publication of the notice of intention requirements, proof of publication requirements, record and reports of operations requirements, provision of emergency licenses, and suspension or revocation of licenses, respectively, of the weather modification law; prohibiting certain acts intended to affect the temperature, the weather, or the intensity of sunlight within the atmosphere of this state; requiring an operator of public infrastructure to report certain information monthly to the Department of Transportation, etc. |
Last update Wed 30 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session is due to end on 30th June 2025. Currently awaiting for bill to be formally presented to the Governor for approval. There are no deadlines for this. | ||||
| Georgia | ||||
| HR513 | Congress; investigate dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft; encourage | In recess until 2026 | ||
| A RESOLUTION encouraging the United States Congress to investigate the dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft, so as to understand the effects of such dispersion on air, soil, and water quality in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. |
Last update Tue 11 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned on 4th April 2025 | ||||
| Idaho | ||||
| S1064 | Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding. | Sine die | ||
| CLOUD SEEDING -- Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding. |
Last update Thu 20 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned on 4th April 2025 | ||||
| S1065 | Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to prohibit unauthorized weather modification activities and to provide penalties, enforcement, and exceptions. | Sine die | ||
| WEATHER MODIFICATION -- Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to prohibit unauthorized weather modification activities and to provide penalties, enforcement, and exceptions. |
Last update Fri 7 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned on 4th April 2025 | ||||
| S1167 | Repeals existing law to remove provisions regarding weather modification. | 1 Jul 2025 | Passed | |
| WEATHER MODIFICATION DISTRICTS -- Repeals existing law to remove provisions regarding weather modification. |
Last update Tue 1 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: As of 1 July 2025, Idaho will scrap the old rule that allowed counties to set up special “weather-modification districts.” Those districts—small local bodies that could tax residents to fund cloud-seeding or other weather-control projects—will be dissolved. | ||||
| Illinois | ||||
| SB1426 | WEATHER MODIFICATION-SEEDING | Immediately | In recess until 2026 | |
| Creates the Weather Modification Act. Provides that any form of weather modification shall not be allowed in the State, including the seeding of clouds by plane or ground. Defines "seeding" as a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds. Effective immediately. |
Last update Thu 13 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 31st May 2025 | ||||
| Indiana | ||||
| HB1335 | Weather control. | Sine die | ||
| Weather control. Prohibits a person who has the intent of affecting the intensity of sunlight, temperature, or weather from discharging a chemical or apparatus into the atmosphere, except in certain circumstances. Establishes that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. |
Last update Mon 13 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 24th April 2025 | ||||
| SB0364 | Weather and the environment. | Sine die | ||
| Weather and the environment. Prohibits a person who has the intent of affecting the intensity of sunlight, temperature, or weather from discharging a chemical or apparatus into the atmosphere, except in certain circumstances. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. |
Last update Thu 30 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 24th April 2025 | ||||
| Iowa | ||||
| HF191 | A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.(See HF 927.) | Superseded | ||
| A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.(See HF 927.) |
Last update Wed 12 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: Iowa renumbers bills during the legislative process. New bill numbers are assigned as the measure progresses. | ||||
| HF927 | A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.(Formerly HF 191.) | In recess until 2026 | ||
| A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.(Formerly HF 191.) |
Last update Thu 3 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 14th May 2025 | ||||
| SF142 | A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of geoengineering activities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. | In recess until 2026 | ||
| A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of geoengineering activities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. |
Last update Mon 3 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 14th May 2025 | ||||
| Kentucky | ||||
| HB22 | AN ACT relating to geoengineering. | Sine die | ||
| Create new sections of KRS Chapter 512 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the provisions of the section; require the arresting officer to issue a notice to the appropriate federal agency that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth. |
Last update Tue 4 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 28th March 2025 | ||||
| SB62 | AN ACT relating to geoengineering. | Sine die | ||
| Create new sections of KRS Chapter 512 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the provisions of the section; require the arresting officer to issue a notice to the appropriate federal agency that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth. |
Last update Fri 10 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 28th March 2025 | ||||
| Louisiana | ||||
| SB46 | To prohibit the intentional release, or dispersion of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/25) | 1 Aug 2025 | Passed | |
| To prohibit the intentional release, or dispersion of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/25) |
Last update Sun 8 Jun 2025 |
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| SCR67 | To memorialize Congress to investigate geoengineering in Louisiana. | Passed | ||
| To memorialize Congress to investigate geoengineering in Louisiana. |
Last update Wed 11 Jun 2025 |
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| Note: A Senate Concurrent Resolution is a joint message from both chambers—often used to petition Congress or order studies—that never becomes binding law and skips the governor’s desk. | ||||
| HB608 | Creates the Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act (EG NO IMPACT See Note) | Failed in House | ||
| Creates the Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
Last update Mon 2 Jun 2025 |
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| Note: Failed on 3rd reading in House: yeas 21, nays 72 | ||||
| Maine | ||||
| LD499 | An Act to Prohibit Geoengineering | Defeated (ONTP adopted) | ||
| An Act to Prohibit Geoengineering |
Last update Wed 30 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: Commitee majority vote - Ought Not To Pass | ||||
| LD825 | An Act to Prohibit Geoengineering, Including the Use of Cloud Seeding, Weather Modification, Excessive Radio Waves and Microwave Radiation | Defeated (ONTP adopted) | ||
| An Act to Prohibit Geoengineering, Including the Use of Cloud Seeding, Weather Modification, Excessive Radio Waves and Microwave Radiation |
Last update Wed 14 May 2025 |
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| Note: Committee majority vote - Ought Not To Pass | ||||
| Michigan | ||||
| HB4304 | Environmental protection: air pollution; dispersion of substances or objects into atmosphere; prohibit for purposes of affecting weather. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5514b. | Introduced | ||
| Environmental protection: air pollution; dispersion of substances or objects into atmosphere; prohibit for purposes of affecting weather. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5514b. |
Last update Thu 27 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: (8 June 2025): After referral to House Regulatory Reform, this bill has skipped five consecutive committee meetings and still has not appeared on the agenda, leaving it stalled. | ||||
| Minnesota | ||||
| HF2310 | Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenacted, and criminal penalties provided. | In recess until 2026 | ||
| Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenacted, and criminal penalties provided. |
Last update Thu 13 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 19th May 2025 | ||||
| SF2462 | Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenactment | In recess until 2026 | ||
| Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenactment |
Last update Thu 13 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 19th May 2025 | ||||
| Mississippi | ||||
| HB788 | Air quality; prohibit injection of chemicals into atmosphere with purpose of affecting the weather. | Died In Committee | ||
| An Act To Prohibit The Intentional Injection, Release, Or Dispersion Of Chemicals Within The Borders Of The State Of Mississippi Into The Atmosphere With The Express Purpose Of Affecting Temperature, Weather, Or The Intensity Of The Sunlight; To Bring Forward Sections 49-17-5, 49-17-19, 49-17-25 And 49-17-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Pollution Of Waters, Streams, And Air Within The State, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 49-17-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; And For Related Purposes. |
Last update Tue 4 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 4 February was the deadline for a first commitee report | ||||
| SB2005 | Mississippi geoengineering ban; enact. | Died In Committee | ||
| An Act To Declare Certain Legislative Findings Relating To Geoengineering; To Amend Section 49-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "geoengineering" Within The Mississippi Air And Water Pollution Control Law; To Amend Section 49-17-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Give The Mississippi Air And Water Pollution Control Commission Authority To Issue, Modify Or Revoke Orders Related To Geoengineering; To Amend Section 49-17-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Geoengineering In Mississippi And To Create Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes. |
Last update Tue 4 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 4th February was the deadline for a first committee report | ||||
| SB2013 | Environmental protection; prohibit chemtrails. | Died In Committee | ||
| An Act To Declare Certain Legislative Findings Relating To Geoengineering; To Amend Section 49-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "geoengineering" Within The Mississippi Air And Water Pollution Control Law; To Amend Section 49-17-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Give The Mississippi Air And Water Pollution Control Commission Authority To Issue, Modify Or Revoke Orders Related To Geoengineering; To Amend Section 49-17-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Geoengineering In Mississippi And To Create Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes. |
Last update Tue 4 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 4th February was the deadline for a first committee report | ||||
| Missouri | ||||
| HB78 | Grants the air conservation commission the authority to create standards and guidelines | Sine die | ||
| Grants the air conservation commission the authority to create standards and guidelines |
Last update Thu 15 May 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 15th May 2025 | ||||
| SB297 | Establishes the Freedom to Farm Act and modifies provisions relating to the Governor's emergency powers and agricultural operations as nuisances | Sine die | ||
| Establishes the Freedom to Farm Act and modifies provisions relating to the Governor's emergency powers and agricultural operations as nuisances |
Last update Thu 13 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 15th May 2025 | ||||
| Montana | ||||
| SB473 | Prohibit weather modification. | House Not Concurred | ||
| Prohibit weather modification. |
Last update Fri 23 May 2025 |
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| Note: Passed the Senate but died when the House voted against its committee’s do-pass recommendation. | ||||
| Nevada | ||||
| SB6 | Makes an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program. (BDR S-389) | Passed | ||
| AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. |
Last update Mon 9 Jun 2025 |
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| New Hampshire | ||||
| HB764 | Prohibiting the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding, weather modification, excessive electromagnetic radio frequency, and microwave radiation and making penalties for violation of such prohibition. | Missed crossover, resume 2026 | ||
| Prohibiting the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding, weather modification, excessive electromagnetic radio frequency, and microwave radiation and making penalties for violation of such prohibition. |
Last update Thu 13 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: House bills had a deadline of 10 April to crossover to the Senate | ||||
| New Jersey | ||||
| S4161 | Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering. | Immediately | Introduced | |
| Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering. |
Last update Tue 25 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: (8 June 2025): After referral to Senate Environment and Energy, this bill has skipped three consecutive committee meetings and still has not appeared on the agenda, leaving it stalled. | ||||
| New York | ||||
| A05476 | Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight. | In recess until 2026 | ||
| Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight. |
Last update Tue 13 May 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 12 June | ||||
| North Carolina | ||||
| H362 | Clean Skies Geoengineering Ban | Immediately | Missed crossover - resume 2026 | |
| Clean Skies Geoengineering Ban |
Last update Wed 12 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: The deadline for bills to cross over to the second house was 8 May 2025 | ||||
| S485 | Prohibit Geoengineering | Immediately | Missed crossover - resume 2026 | |
| Prohibit Geoengineering |
Last update Wed 26 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: The deadline for bills to cross over to the second house was 8 May 2025 | ||||
| North Dakota | ||||
| HB1514 | Harmful atmospheric activity; and to provide a penalty. | Failed House – Second Reading | ||
| A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to harmful atmospheric activity; and to provide a penalty. |
Last update Mon 24 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 28 nays 63 | ||||
| SB2106 | Weather modification; and to provide a penalty. | Failed House – Second Reading | ||
| A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 61-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to weather modification operations in the state; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 37-17.1-11, and sections 58-03-07, 61-02.1-02.1, and 61-16.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to weather modification; to repeal section 37-17.1-15 and chapter 61-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to weather modification; and to provide a penalty. |
Last update Fri 7 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 18 nays 29 | ||||
| Ohio | ||||
| HB272 | Regards food dyes, PFAS, fluoride, and certain substance releases | Introduced | ||
| To amend sections 3704.99 and 6109.20 and to enact sections 3704.21, 3715.591, 3745.61, 3745.62, 3745.63, 3745.64, 3745.65, 3745.66, and 3745.67 of the Revised Code to prohibit the use of certain food dyes and additives, the release of substances into the atmosphere for certain purposes, and intentionally added PFAS in various products, to revise the law governing fluoride, and to name this act the Protecting Utility and Resources for Enhanced Living, Improved Food, and Environment Act. |
Last update Wed 14 May 2025 |
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| Note: (8 June 2025) A fairly recently introduced bill, but has not made the agenda for two meetings so far | ||||
| HB290 | Enact the Atmosphere Protection Act | Introduced | ||
| To enact section 2917.43 of the Revised Code to prohibit a person from engaging in solar radiation modification, cloud seeding, or sunlight reflection methods, and to name the act the Atmosphere Protection Act. |
Last update Wed 21 May 2025 |
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| Note: (8 June 2025): After its 21 May referral, the House Natural Resources Committee has not met again, so the bill is still waiting for its first hearing. | ||||
| Oklahoma | ||||
| SB1021 | Environment and natural resources; prohibiting certain actions relating to weather modification; providing for investigation. Effective date. | 1 Nov 2025 | In recess until 2026 | |
| Environment and natural resources; prohibiting certain actions relating to weather modification; providing for investigation. Effective date. |
Last update Mon 10 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 30 May 2025 | ||||
| SB430 | Environment; prohibiting intentional injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus in this state; repealing the Oklahoma Weather Modification Act. Effective date. | 1 Nov 2025 | In recess until 2026 | |
| Environment; prohibiting intentional injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus in this state; repealing the Oklahoma Weather Modification Act. Effective date. |
Last update Mon 10 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 30 May 2025 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | ||||
| HB1167 | Prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties. | Immediately | Introduced | |
| An Act prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties. |
Last update Mon 7 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: (8 June 2025): Since the bills referral, the House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee has met five times without putting the bill on the agenda, so it remains idle. | ||||
| SB508 | Prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties. | Immediately | Introduced | |
| An Act prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties. |
Last update Fri 21 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: (8 June 2025): This bill has missed one Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee so far. The bill sponsor, Mastriano, is actively pushing the bill, so it may appear on the next meeting, currently unscheduled. | ||||
| Rhode Island | ||||
| H5217 | Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation. | Missed deadlines | ||
| HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation. |
Last update Thu 6 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: House committees had a deadline of 22 April to progress | ||||
| S0405 | Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation. | Missed deadlines | ||
| HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation. |
Last update Wed 26 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: Senate committees had a deadline of 10 April to progress | ||||
| South Carolina | ||||
| H3083 | Air Quality | Immediately | In recess until 2026 | |
| Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-1-110, Relating In Part To Unlawful Discharges Of Air Contaminants, So As To Prohibit The Emission Of Any Air Contaminant Whose Purpose Is To Affect Temperature, Weather, Or Sunlight Intensity. |
Last update Tue 14 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 8 May 2025 | ||||
| H3915 | South Carolina Clean Air Act | Immediately | In recess until 2026 | |
| Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Clean Air Act"; By Amending Section 48-1-110, Relating In Part To Unlawful Discharges Of Air Contaminants, So As To Prohibit The Intentional Emission Of Any Air Contaminant Whose Purpose Is To Affect Temperature, Weather, Or Sunlight Intensity; To Establish Criminal Penalties; To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Take Certain Actions, And For Other Purposes. |
Last update Tue 25 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 8 May 2025 | ||||
| H4010 | South Carolina Clean Air Act | Immediately | In recess until 2026 | |
| Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Clean Air Act" By Amending Section 48-1-110, Relating In Part To Unlawful Discharges Of Air Contaminants, So As To Prohibit The Intentional Emission Of Any Air Contaminant Whose Purpose Is To Affect Temperature, Weather, Or Sunlight Intensity; To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Take Certain Actions, And For Other Purposes. |
Last update Thu 13 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 8 May 2025 | ||||
| S0110 | Air Quality | Immediately | In recess until 2026 | |
| Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-1-110, Relating In Part To Unlawful Discharges Of Air Contaminants, So As To Prohibit The Emission Of Any Air Contaminant Whose Purpose Is To Affect Temperature, Weather, Or Sunlight Intensity. |
Last update Tue 14 Jan 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 8 May 2025 | ||||
| Tennessee | ||||
| HB0899 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification. | 1 Jul 2025 | In recess until 2026 | |
| As introduced, makes it a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a weather-related company to conduct certain weather modification activities. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201. |
Last update Fri 14 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 22nd April 2025 | ||||
| HB1112 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification. | 1 Jul 2025 | In recess until 2026 | |
| As introduced, designates the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight, or supplying or otherwise providing the chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus required for the conduct, as a Class A misdemeanor; makes other changes related to investigations and enforcement related to weather modification. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201. |
Last update Wed 26 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 22nd April 2025 | ||||
| SB0723 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification. | 1 Jul 2025 | In recess until 2026 | |
| As introduced, makes it a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a weather-related company to conduct certain weather modification activities. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201. |
Last update Fri 7 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 22nd April 2025 | ||||
| SB1033 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification. | Failed in Committee | ||
| As introduced, designates the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight, or supplying or otherwise providing the chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus required for the conduct, as a Class A misdemeanor; makes other changes related to investigations and enforcement related to weather modification. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201. |
Last update Wed 26 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: Ayes 4 Noes 5 | ||||
| Texas | ||||
| HB1382 | Relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control; creating a criminal offense. | Sine die | ||
| Relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control; creating a criminal offense. |
Last update Tue 22 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 2 June 2025 | ||||
| HB3740 | Relating to chemicals and techniques used in weather modification and control. | Sine die | ||
| Relating to chemicals and techniques used in weather modification and control. |
Last update Wed 26 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 2 June 2025 | ||||
| SB1154 | Relating to a prohibition on weather and climate modification activities by a governmental entity. | Sine die | ||
| Relating to a prohibition on weather and climate modification activities by a governmental entity. |
Last update Wed 2 Apr 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 2 June 2025 | ||||
| Utah | ||||
| SB0126 | Airborne Chemicals Amendments | Enacting Clause Struck | ||
| Airborne Chemicals Amendments |
Last update Fri 7 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: Enacting clause struck — the bill was pulled to save floor time after leaders saw it had no chance of passing before the session ended. | ||||
| Vermont | ||||
| H0217 | An act relating to prohibiting geoengineering | Immediately | Missed crossover - resume 2026 | |
| An act relating to prohibiting geoengineering |
Last update Thu 13 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: The deadline to move to the second house was 14 March | ||||
| West Virginia | ||||
| HB2758 | Prohibiting geo-engineering | In recess until 2026 | ||
| The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight |
Last update Fri 21 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 12 April 2025 | ||||
| HB3207 | Prohibition of geoengineering | In recess until 2026 | ||
| The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight. |
Last update Thu 6 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 12 April 2025 | ||||
| SB699 | Protecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experiments | In recess until 2026 | ||
| The purpose of this bill is to protect the environment and humans from geoengineering experiments. |
Last update Wed 5 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned 12 April 2025 | ||||
| Wyoming | ||||
| HB0208 | Atmospheric geoengineering prohibition. | Died in Committee | ||
| AN ACT relating to environmental quality; providing legislative findings; prohibiting atmospheric geoengineering as specified; requiring testing; providing penalties; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. |
Last update Mon 3 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: There was a reporting deadline of 7th Feb 2025 | ||||
| Introduced |
| Stalled / Superseded |
| Passed One Chamber |
| Passed Both Chambers |
| Enacted |
| Failed |
| Geoengineering | |
| Cloud Seeding | |
| Pollution | |
| Unknown |