Geoengineering Bills by State
2026 Regular Session
Adjourned Session ended Mar 14, 2026
Governor: Patrick Morrisey
| Bill # | Details | Effective | Status | |
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2025 Regular Session
Session Adjourn Sat 12 Apr 2025
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| HB2758 | Prohibiting geo-engineering | Presumed dead | ||
| West Virginia's geoengineering bill is notable for what it lacks—no penalties, no enforcement mechanism, no exemptions—creating a prohibition statement without legal teeth, while its legislative findings explicitly acknowledge federal geoengineering activities that state law may be unable to reach. |
Last update Fri 21 Feb 2025 |
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| Note: Remained in House Energy and Public Works committee - No formal carry over request | ||||
| HB3207 | Prohibition of geoengineering | Presumed dead | ||
| West Virginia's second geoengineering prohibition bill of 2025 is a near-verbatim duplicate of the first, filed two weeks later by different sponsors, "By Request"—suggesting constituent-driven introduction of identical legislation through multiple channels to maximise advancement opportunities. |
Last update Thu 6 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: Remained in House Energy and Public Works committee - No formal request to carry over | ||||
| SB699 | Protecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experiments | Presumed dead | ||
| West Virginia's most comprehensive geoengineering bill creates felony liability with minimum $500,000 daily fines, explicitly subjects artificial intelligence to criminal prohibition, requires state officials to report suspected activity within 24 hours, and mandates formal notice to the federal government that its atmospheric activities cannot lawfully occur over the state. |
Last update Wed 5 Mar 2025 |
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| Note: Remains in Energy, Industry, and Mining committee | ||||
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2026 Regular Session
Session Adjourn Sat 14 Mar 2026
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| SB514 | Prohibiting geoengineering activities | 12 Jun 2026 | Sine die | |
| West Virginia's SB 514 combines one of the broadest definitions of prohibited atmospheric activity seen in this legislative wave—encompassing electromagnetic fields, mechanical vibrations, and even AI-directed releases—with a mandatory citizen reporting infrastructure and the unusual inclusion of hazardous waste management provisions within a geoengineering prohibition bill. |
Last update Tue 20 Jan 2026 |
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| Note: Remained in Natural Resources Committee | ||||
| HB5160 | Prohibition of geoengineering | 12 Jun 2026 | Sine die | |
| West Virginia's HB 5160 creates one of the most comprehensive geoengineering prohibition frameworks seen in state legislation, featuring Air National Guard interdiction authority, explicit coverage of AI systems as potential criminal violators, and million-dollar-per-day penalties for federal agencies conducting unauthorised activities over the state. |
Last update Wed 4 Feb 2026 |
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| Note: Remained in House Energy and Public Works committee | ||||
| SB665 | Protecting environment and humans from geoengineering and weather modification experiments | 20 Jun 2026 | Sine die | |
| West Virginia proposes one of the most aggressive geoengineering bans yet, with a $500,000 minimum daily penalty for knowing violations, mandatory 24-hour reporting by government officials, and the unusual provision that Artificial intelligence can be subject to felony liability for atmospheric modification activities. |
Last update Thu 29 Jan 2026 |
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| Note: Remained in Natural Resources committee | ||||
| HB5513 | To prohibit cloud seeding in WV | Sine die | ||
| West Virginia's HB 5513 is a comprehensive geoengineering ban with a citizen monitoring framework, requiring the DEP to publish quarterly newspaper notices encouraging the public to document and report suspected atmospheric activities -- but its penalty section appears to have been borrowed from another state's code, referencing a "cabinet" and "secretary" that do not exist in West Virginia's environmental regulatory structure. |
Last update Fri 13 Feb 2026 |
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| Note: Remained in House Government Organization | ||||
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