Missouri's "Clean Skies Act" (HB 2388) bans all geoengineering, weather modification, and cloud seeding activities in the state, imposing felony charges with minimum $100,000 fines and up to two years' imprisonment for violations; each day of continued activity constitutes a separate criminal offence.
Latest: House committee recommended "Do pass" on their substitute, but never received a third reading
HB2389
Died for lack of action
Missouri House Bill 2389 bans all weather modification activities in the state—including cloud seeding and dispersing atmospheric agents—while allowing citizens to report violations and empowering the Department of Natural Resources to investigate and pursue civil penalties against violators.
Missouri's Clean Skies Act proposes felony penalties for geoengineering with a citizen reporting system and National Guard enforcement authority, while notably designating artificial intelligence as a criminal entity capable of felony conviction and imprisonment.
Latest: Committee reported "Do pass" - No 3rd reading.
SB1266
Died for lack of action
Senate Bill 1266, the "Freedom to Farm Act," broadly protects agriculture from government intervention by safeguarding the right to farm, limiting state emergency powers over food supplies, and shielding expanding farms from nuisance lawsuits. Notably, the legislation also strictly prohibits and imposes civil liability for "environmental manipulation," outlawing practices like cloud seeding or releasing atmospheric agents from aircraft intended to alter the weather or environment.
SB1368
Died for lack of action
Senate Bill 1368 bans weather modification in Missouri with Class E felony penalties and up to $200,000 in civil fines, while requiring monthly airport reporting of weather modification-equipped aircraft starting January 1, 2027, and prohibiting state funding to airports that harbor such aircraft.
Senate Bill 860 bans weather modification in Missouri while requiring any entity deploying atmospheric chemicals to disclose contents to state authorities and post a $25 million bond, with violations subject to civil litigation including damages, injunctions, and attorney's fees.
Latest: Committee voted "Do pass" - no 4rd reading