Geoengineering Bills by State
2026-2027 Regular Session
In Session Year 1: Jan 13, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Governor: Mikie Sherrill
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2024-2025 Regular Session
Session Adjourn Mon 12 Jan 2026
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| S4161 | Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering. | Sine die | ||
| New Jersey's S4161 takes the regulatory rather than criminal approach to geoengineering prohibition, imposing escalating civil fines up to $50,000 per day while requiring DEP to establish a citizen monitoring program, but limiting the ban only to substances deemed "hazardous." |
Last update Tue 25 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: Remained in Environment and Energy Committee | ||||
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2026-2027 Regular Session
Session Adjourn Thu 31 Dec 2026
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| S934 | Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering. | Immediately | Introduced | |
| New Jersey's bill takes a distinctive approach by limiting its prohibition to "hazardous" substances used for geoengineering rather than banning all atmospheric releases, while creating a citizen science-style monitoring program that accepts everything from smartphone photos to spectrometry reports as evidence of potential violations. |
Last update Tue 13 Jan 2026 |
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| Status: Senate Environment and Energy Committee (since 13 Jan 2026) | ||||
| A5246 | Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering. | Immediately | Introduced | |
| New Jersey's bill takes a distinctive approach by limiting its prohibition to "hazardous" substances used for geoengineering rather than banning all atmospheric releases, while also creating a citizen-science-style monitoring program that accepts everything from smartphone photos to spectrometry reports as evidence of potential violations. Introduced as an identical companion bill to S934 |
Last update Thu 11 Jun 2026 |
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| Status: Introduced June 2026 - Awaiting a committee assignment (since 10 June 2026) | ||||
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