Geoengineering Bills by State
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2025 Regular Session
Session Adjourn Wed 14 May 2025
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| 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 |
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| Note: 2025 session adjourned on 14th May 2025, bill remained in Economic Development and Tourism committee | ||||
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2026 Regular Session
Session Adjourn Fri 27 Mar 2026
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| 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 |
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| Status: Assigned to House Committee on State Government - Next meeting 21st Jan, HB25 not on agenda | ||||