Utah

2026 Regular Session

1 bill · Adjourned 6 Mar 2026

SB0023 Failed

Airborne Chemicals Amendments

Utah's SB0023 takes a narrower approach than many state geoengineering bills, focusing solely on aircraft-based solar geoengineering while explicitly preserving the state's existing weather modification program. The bill creates a tiered reporting chain from airport operators through the Department of Transportation to the Attorney General.

Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee - Motion to Recommend Failed

2025 Regular Session

1 bill · Adjourned 7 Mar 2025

SB0126 Enacting Clause Struck

Airborne Chemicals Amendments

Utah's failed geoengineering bill carved out explicit protection for traditional cloud seeding while targeting solar radiation management activities, establishing felony penalties but offering no enforcement mechanism beyond criminal prosecution and relying entirely on citizen reports filtered through the Department of Transportation.

Enacting clause struck — the bill was pulled to save floor time after leaders saw it had no chance of passing before the session ended.