GeoLawWatch: Tracking Weather & Climate Legislation

Tracking weather modification, cloud seeding, and geoengineering bills in real time across the US.

140 bills being tracked

State Session Bill Number Filed Title
Alabama 2025 Regular Session HB248 Tue 11 Feb 2025 Atmosphere; dispersion of items intended to affect weather, prohibited
2026 Regular Session HB25 Mon 11 Aug 2025 Air pollution; dispersion of items intended to affect weather prohibited; pollution reduction fund created; environmental management department required to administer
Arizona 2025 Regular Session HB2056 Wed 8 Jan 2025 Geoengineering; prohibition
SB1432 Mon 3 Feb 2025 Prohibition; geoengineering
2026 Regular Session HB2042 Thu 11 Dec 2025 Solar radiation management; prohibition; enforcement
Colorado 2018 Regular Session HB1147 Wed 31 Jan 2018 Sunset Process Weather Modification
Connecticut 2025 Regular Session SB00067 Wed 8 Jan 2025 An Act Requiring The Disclosure Of Chemicals Disbursed In The Air By The Federal Government And Weather Engineering Activities.
SB00417 Fri 10 Jan 2025 An Act Concerning Permit Requirements For Cloud Seeding Activities In The State.
Florida 2025 Regular Session H0477 Fri 7 Feb 2025 Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities
S0056 Wed 20 Nov 2024 Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities
Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session HR513 Thu 6 Mar 2025 Congress; investigate dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft; encourage
Idaho 2015 Regular Session S1100 Mon 16 Feb 2015 Amends existing law to provide that under specified conditions a watermaster may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property, equipment and facilities for the proper administration of the water district and enhancement of water supplies, to provide that under specified conditions a watermaster may develop, coordinate or provide for certain weather modification projects; and to provide that if specified funds are not sufficient to cover expenses in implementing certain resolutions, such expenses shall come from assessments.
2021 Regular Session H0266 Mon 1 Mar 2021 Adds to existing law to provide for cloud seeding in Idaho.
2025 Regular Session S1064 Thu 6 Feb 2025 Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding.
S1065 Thu 6 Feb 2025 Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to prohibit unauthorized weather modification activities and to provide penalties, enforcement, and exceptions.
S1167 Mon 10 Mar 2025 Repeals existing law to remove provisions regarding weather modification.
Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session SB0134 Tue 24 Jan 2023 WEATHER MODIFICATION-SEEDING
SB3095 Fri 2 Feb 2024 WEATHER MODIFICATION-SEEDING
2025-2026 Regular Session SB1426 Fri 31 Jan 2025 WEATHER MODIFICATION-SEEDING
Indiana 2025 Regular Session HB1335 Mon 13 Jan 2025 Weather control.
SB0364 Mon 13 Jan 2025 Weather and the environment.
Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session HF191 Mon 3 Feb 2025 A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.(See HF 927.)
HF927 Wed 12 Mar 2025 A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.(Formerly HF 191.)
SF142 Tue 28 Jan 2025 A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of geoengineering activities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session HB552 Wed 22 Feb 2023 AN ACT relating to geoengineering.
2024 Regular Session HB506 Fri 9 Feb 2024 AN ACT relating to geoengineering.
SB217 Fri 16 Feb 2024 AN ACT relating to geoengineering.
2025 Regular Session HB22 Tue 7 Jan 2025 AN ACT relating to geoengineering.
SB62 Wed 8 Jan 2025 AN ACT relating to geoengineering.
Louisiana 2025 Regular Session HB608 Fri 4 Apr 2025 Creates the Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
SB46 Mon 31 Mar 2025 To prohibit the intentional release, or dispersion of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/25)
SCR67 Tue 3 Jun 2025 To memorialize Congress to investigate geoengineering in Louisiana.
Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session LD499 Thu 6 Feb 2025 An Act to Prohibit Geoengineering
LD825 Tue 4 Mar 2025 An Act to Prohibit Geoengineering, Including the Use of Cloud Seeding, Weather Modification, Excessive Radio Waves and Microwave Radiation
Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session HB4304 Wed 26 Mar 2025 Environmental protection: air pollution; dispersion of substances or objects into atmosphere; prohibit for purposes of affecting weather. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5514b.
Minnesota 2023-2024 Regular Session HF4687 Thu 7 Mar 2024 Harmful atmospheric activity prohibited, and penalties provided.
SF4630 Thu 7 Mar 2024 Certain harmful atmospheric activity prohibition
2025-2026 Regular Session HF2310 Thu 13 Mar 2025 Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenacted, and criminal penalties provided.
SF2462 Thu 13 Mar 2025 Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenactment
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session HB788 Thu 16 Jan 2025 Air quality; prohibit injection of chemicals into atmosphere with purpose of affecting the weather.
SB2005 Fri 10 Jan 2025 Mississippi geoengineering ban; enact.
SB2013 Thu 16 Jan 2025 Environmental protection; prohibit chemtrails.
Missouri 2023 Regular Session SB84 Thu 1 Dec 2022 Establishes the Freedom to Farm Act and modifies provisions relating to the Governor's emergency powers and agricultural operations as nuisances
2024 Regular Session SB1318 Wed 10 Jan 2024 Establishes the Freedom to Farm Act and modifies provisions relating to the Governor's emergency powers and agricultural operations as nuisances
2025 1st Special Session SB15 Mon 2 Jun 2025 Prohibits any form of environmental manipulation
2025 Regular Session HB78 Mon 2 Dec 2024 Grants the air conservation commission the authority to create standards and guidelines
SB297 Sun 1 Dec 2024 Establishes the Freedom to Farm Act and modifies provisions relating to the Governor's emergency powers and agricultural operations as nuisances
2026 Regular Session HB2388 Fri 12 Dec 2025 Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, and authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisions
HB2389 Fri 12 Dec 2025 Makes it unlawful to use weather modifications and authorizes DNR to bring a civil action for violations relating to weather modification
SB1368 Mon 1 Dec 2025 Creates provisions relating to weather modification
SB860 Mon 1 Dec 2025 Creates provisions relating to weather modification
Montana 2019 Regular Session HJ40 Thu 15 Nov 2018 Study of weather modification
2021 Regular Session SB29 Thu 15 Oct 2020 Revise weather modification and control laws
2025 Regular Session SB473 Sun 17 Nov 2024 Prohibit weather modification.
Nevada 2015 Regular Session SB423 Mon 23 Mar 2015 Makes an appropriation for the awarding of grants to support certain cloud seeding operations. (BDR S-483)
2023 Regular Session SB99 Thu 2 Feb 2023 Makes an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program. (BDR S-592)
2025 Regular Session SB6 Wed 16 Oct 2024 Makes an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program. (BDR S-389)
New Hampshire 2013 Regular Session HB179 Thu 3 Jan 2013 Repealing the law on weather modification experimentation.
2020 Regular Session SB520 Wed 8 Jan 2020 Repealing the statute governing weather modification experimentation.
2021 Regular Session HB128 Mon 4 Jan 2021 Adding notification requirements to the weather modification statute.
2024 Regular Session HB1700 Tue 19 Dec 2023 Prohibiting the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding, weather modification, excessive electromagnetic radio frequency, and microwave radiation and making penalties for violation of such prohibition.
2025 Regular Session HB764 Thu 23 Jan 2025 Prohibiting the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding, weather modification, excessive electromagnetic radio frequency, and microwave radiation and making penalties for violation of such prohibition.
2026 Regular Session HB1128 Mon 1 Dec 2025 Restricting the use of weather modification technologies to declared emergencies.
HB1618 Wed 10 Dec 2025 Prohibiting solar radiation modification, weather modification, and other polluting atmospheric interventions.
HR35 Mon 1 Dec 2025 Urging the prohibition of the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding and weather modification, to preserve the atmosphere of New Hampshire.
New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session S4161 Tue 25 Feb 2025 Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering.
New Mexico 2013 Regular Session HB455 Tue 5 Feb 2013 Lea & roosevelt weather modification program
SB428 Thu 24 Jan 2013 Lea & roosevelt weather modification
2014 Regular Session HB164 Tue 28 Jan 2014 Lea & roosevelt weather modification
2015 Regular Session HB255 Fri 23 Jan 2015 Lea & roosevelt county weather modification
SB589 Tue 27 Jan 2015 Lea & roosevelt weather modification
2018 Regular Session HB156 Mon 22 Jan 2018 Lea & Roosevelt Weather Modification
2019 Regular Session HB460 Fri 1 Feb 2019 Weather Modification Program
2021 Regular Session SB126 Tue 19 Jan 2021 Weather Modification Program
2024 Regular Session HB130 Tue 16 Jan 2024 Cloud Seeding Pilot Program
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session A05476 Fri 14 Feb 2025 Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight.
S08529 Wed 15 Oct 2025 Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight; provides the department will establish a reporting process for violations; provides penalties for such violations.
North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session H362 Tue 11 Mar 2025 Clean Skies Geoengineering Ban
S485 Tue 25 Mar 2025 Prohibit Geoengineering
North Dakota 2023-2024 Regular Session HB1166 Tue 3 Jan 2023 State funding requirements for county weather modification operations; and to provide a penalty.
2025-2026 Regular Session HB1514 Mon 20 Jan 2025 Harmful atmospheric activity; and to provide a penalty.
SB2106 Tue 7 Jan 2025 Weather modification; and to provide a penalty.
Ohio 2023-2024 Regular Session HB529 Wed 15 May 2024 Enact Atmosphere Protection Act
2025-2026 Regular Session HB272 Tue 13 May 2025 Regards food dyes, PFAS, fluoride, and certain substance releases
HB290 Tue 20 May 2025 Enact the Atmosphere Protection Act
Oklahoma 2015 Regular Session HB1420 Mon 2 Feb 2015 Waters and water rights; repealing the Oklahoma Weather Modification Act; effective date.
2025 Regular Session SB1021 Mon 3 Feb 2025 Environment and natural resources; prohibiting certain actions relating to weather modification; providing for investigation. Effective date.
SB430 Mon 3 Feb 2025 Environment; prohibiting intentional injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus in this state; repealing the Oklahoma Weather Modification Act. Effective date.
2026 Regular Session SB1021 Mon 3 Feb 2025 Environment and natural resources; prohibiting certain actions relating to weather modification; providing for investigation. Effective date.
SB430 Mon 3 Feb 2025 Environment; prohibiting intentional injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus in this state; repealing the Oklahoma Weather Modification Act. Effective date.
Oregon 2023 Regular Session SB58 Mon 9 Jan 2023 Relating to cloud seeding.
Pennsylvania 2023-2024 Regular Session SB1264 Thu 20 Jun 2024 Prohibiting solar radiation modification, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric activity within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties.
2025-2026 Regular Session HB1167 Mon 7 Apr 2025 Prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties.
SB508 Fri 21 Mar 2025 Prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties.
Rhode Island 2014 Regular Session H7655 Thu 27 Feb 2014 Geoengineering
2015 Regular Session H5480 Thu 12 Feb 2015 Geoengineering
2016 Regular Session H7578 Thu 11 Feb 2016 Geoengineering
2017 Regular Session H5607 Wed 1 Mar 2017 Geoengineering
H6011 Fri 24 Mar 2017 House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Establishment Of Procedures To Regulate And License The Intentional Manipulation Of The Global Environment Through Geoengineering (creates A 5 Member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations On The Regulation And Licensure Of Geoenginerring, And Who Would Report Back By April 2, 2018, And Expire On June 2, 2018.)
2018 Regular Session H7408 Thu 1 Feb 2018 House Resolution Amending The Membership And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Establishment Of Procedures To Regulate And License The Intentional Manipulation Of The Global Environment Through Geoengineering (amends The Membership Of The Commission To Study The Regulation And Licensure Of Geoengineering From 5 To 7 Members And Extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates From April 2, 2018, To February 7, 2019, And Expires On May 7, 2019.)
2019 Regular Session H5226 Wed 30 Jan 2019 House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Establishment Of Procedures To Regulate And License The Intentional Manipulation Of The Global Environment Through Geoengineering (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study The Regulation And Licensure Of Geoengineering And Expiration Dates From February 7, 2019, To April 30, 2019, And Expires On May 30, 2019.)
H5992 Thu 11 Apr 2019 The Geoengineering Act
2020 Regular Session H8062 Thu 18 Jun 2020 The Geoengineering Act
2021 Regular Session H5135 Mon 25 Jan 2021 The Geoengineering Act
S0572 Thu 11 Mar 2021 The Geoengineering - Hazardous Emissions Act
2024 Regular Session H7295 Fri 26 Jan 2024 Establishes regulations to prohibit stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), solar radiation modification (SRM) experimentation, and other hazardous weather engineering activities.
S2540 Fri 1 Mar 2024 Establishes regulations to prohibit stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), solar radiation modification (SRM) experimentation, and other hazardous weather engineering activities.
2025 Regular Session H5217 Wed 29 Jan 2025 Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation.
S0405 Wed 26 Feb 2025 Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation.
South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session H3083 Thu 5 Dec 2024 Air Quality
H3915 Thu 6 Feb 2025 South Carolina Clean Air Act
H4010 Thu 13 Feb 2025 South Carolina Clean Air Act
H4624 Tue 16 Dec 2025 South Carolina Clean Air Act
S0110 Wed 11 Dec 2024 Air Quality
South Dakota 2014 Regular Session HB1064 Fri 17 Jan 2014 Repeal certain obsolete provisions and references concerning weather modification programs.
2024 Regular Session SB215 Wed 31 Jan 2024 Prohibit the intentional release of polluting emissions into the atmosphere by cloud seeding, weather modification, excessive electromagnetic radio frequency and microwave radiation and providing enforcement and penalties for violations.
Tennessee 2023-2024 Regular Session HB2063 Wed 24 Jan 2024 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 55; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to environmental protection.
SB2691 Wed 31 Jan 2024 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 55; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to environmental protection.
2025-2026 Regular Session HB0899 Tue 4 Feb 2025 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification.
HB1112 Wed 5 Feb 2025 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification.
SB0723 Tue 4 Feb 2025 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification.
SB1033 Wed 5 Feb 2025 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to weather modification.
Texas 2011 Regular Session HB1916 Mon 28 Feb 2011 Relating to the regulation of weather modification operations.
SB1374 Wed 9 Mar 2011 Relating to the regulation of weather modification operations.
2013 Regular Session SB671 Tue 19 Feb 2013 Relating to the deregulation of weather modification operations.
2025 Regular Session HB1382 Mon 18 Nov 2024 Relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control; creating a criminal offense.
HB3740 Tue 4 Mar 2025 Relating to chemicals and techniques used in weather modification and control.
SB1154 Thu 6 Feb 2025 Relating to a prohibition on weather and climate modification activities by a governmental entity.
US Congress 2017-2018 Regular Session HB4586 Thu 7 Dec 2017 Geoengineering Research Evaluation Act of 2017
2019-2020 Regular Session HB5519 Thu 19 Dec 2019 Atmospheric Climate Intervention Research Act
2025-2026 Regular Session HB4403 Tue 15 Jul 2025 Clear Skies Act
Utah 2025 Regular Session SB0126 Thu 16 Jan 2025 Airborne Chemicals Amendments
2026 Regular Session SB0023 Fri 5 Dec 2025 Airborne Chemicals Amendments
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session H0217 Thu 13 Feb 2025 An act relating to prohibiting geoengineering
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session HB2758 Fri 21 Feb 2025 Prohibiting geo-engineering
HB3207 Thu 6 Mar 2025 Prohibition of geoengineering
SB699 Wed 5 Mar 2025 Protecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experiments
Wyoming 2025 Regular Session HB0208 Wed 15 Jan 2025 Atmospheric geoengineering prohibition.
2026 Regular Session HB0012 Fri 5 Dec 2025 Clean Air and Geoengineering Prohibition Act.
HJ0001 Mon 1 Dec 2025 Prohibiting unauthorized atmospheric geoengineering.