GeoLawWatch: Tracking Weather & Climate Legislation

Tracking weather modification, cloud seeding, and geoengineering bills in real time across the US.

Geoengineering Bills by State

Bill # Details Effective Status
2025 Regular Session Session Adjourn Wed 14 May 2025
HB248 Atmosphere; dispersion of items intended to affect weather, prohibited Sine die
Alabama HB248 offers a bare-bones prohibition on weather modification activities, with no enforcement mechanism, penalties, or exemptions—making it more of a policy statement than an enforceable law. Last update
Tue 11 Feb 2025
  Note: 2025 session adjourned on 14th May 2025, bill remained in Economic Development and Tourism committee
2026 Regular Session Session Adjourn Fri 27 Mar 2026
HB25 Air pollution; dispersion of items intended to affect weather prohibited; pollution reduction fund created; environmental management department required to administer 1 Oct 2026 Introduced
Alabama's approach combines a prohibition on weather modification with the creation of an environmental fund, directing all criminal fines into a dedicated air pollution control fund and establishing multiple citizen reporting channels for violations. Last update
Tue 13 Jan 2026
  Status: Assigned to House Committee on State Government - Next meeting 21st Jan, HB25 not on agenda