Illinois : 2023-2024 Regular Session : BILL SB3095
WEATHER MODIFICATION-SEEDING
Sponsor: Sen Neil Anderson
Bill Details
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.
Bill summary
• Creation of a New Act: The bill creates a new piece of legislation that may be cited as the Weather Modification Act. • Total Prohibition on Modification: The core provision of the Act is that any form of weather modification shall not be allowed in this State. • Specific Activities Banned: The prohibition explicitly includes the seeding of clouds by plane or ground. • Definition of Seeding: The bill defines "seeding" as a type of weather modification intended to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds. • Effective Date: The Act was designed to take effect immediately upon becoming law.
History
The bill was filed by Senator Neil Anderson in February 2024 and has since gone through several steps in the legislative process. It was initially read and referred to the Assignments committee before being assigned to the Executive committee, where it faced postponements. A committee amendment was introduced but ultimately remained in the committee on Assignments without progressing. Currently, the bill is still under consideration, and its next steps will likely involve further discussion and potential voting in the Executive committee, as it has not yet failed or passed.
- Fri 02 Feb 2024 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson
- Fri 02 Feb 2024 First Reading
- Fri 02 Feb 2024 Referred to Assignments
- Wed 14 Feb 2024 Assigned to Executive
- Wed 21 Feb 2024 Postponed - Executive
- Thu 07 Mar 2024 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson
- Thu 07 Mar 2024 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Tue 12 Mar 2024 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), this committee amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
- Thu 14 Mar 2024 Postponed - Executive
- Fri 15 Mar 2024 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- Fri 15 Mar 2024 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- Tue 07 Jan 2025 Session Sine Die
Supplementary documents
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Bill text
WEATHER MODIFICATION-SEEDING
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3095
Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Neil Anderson
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
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.
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Weather Modification Act.
Section 5. Prohibition on weather modification. Any form of weather modification shall not be allowed in this State, including the seeding of clouds by plane or ground. As used in this Section, "seeding" means a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.