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Florida

Ban in force1 bill passed

2025 Regular Session

2 bills ยท Adjourned 16 Jun 2025
H0477 Laid on table

Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities

Florida becomes the second state after Tennessee to ban weather modification, but goes further by creating a public airport surveillance network requiring monthly reports on aircraft "equipped with" potential dispersal components, and by dismantling its 68-year-old weather modification licensing program entirely rather than simply prohibiting new activities.

This bill was shelved to clear the way for the enrolled bill SB56

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S0056 Passed

Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities

Florida becomes the second state, after Tennessee, to ban weather modification, but goes substantially further by creating a mandatory airport surveillance network, establishing felony-level penalties with fines up to $100,000, and completely dismantling its 68-year-old weather modification licensing program rather than simply prohibiting new activities under it.

Now codified as Chapter 2025-157, Laws of Florida

Last action Effective: 1 Jul 2025