HB1425
Geoengineering; prohibited, civil penalties.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
Chief Patron:
Tim Griffin (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) that any person who violates such prohibition shall be subject to civil penalties authorized by relevant law. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/22/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26100368D
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
