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HB 1425 In Committee

Geoengineering; prohibited, civil penalties.

Introduced
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Floor
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Geoengineering prohibited; civil penalties. Prohibits any person from engaging in geoengineering, defined in the bill as the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of sunlight, in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any person who violates such prohibition shall be subject to civil penalties authorized by relevant law.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Last action
Feb 18, 2026 — Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Session
2026
Momentum
28 · Low