Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities; Repealing provisions relating to the definitions, purpose, licensing requirements, applications, proof of financial responsibility requirements, license issuance and discipline provisions, publication of notice of intention to operate requirements, required contents of the notice of intention, publication of the notice of intention requirements, proof of publication requirements, record and reports of operations requirements, provision of emergency licenses, and suspension or revocation of licenses, respectively, of the weather modification law; prohibiting certain acts intended to affect the temperature, the weather, or the intensity of sunlight within the atmosphere of this state; requiring an operator of public infrastructure to report certain information monthly to the Department of Transportation, etc.
Chapter No. 2025-157
Approved by Governor
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Read 3rd time
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Read 2nd time
Placed on 3rd reading
Ordered enrolled
CS passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 28
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Bill referred to House Calendar
Read 2nd time
In Messages
Immediately certified
CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9
Read 3rd time
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 4
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Now in Rules
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 2
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Introduced
CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Criminal Justice; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 56 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 56 c1 | PDF HTML |
| S 56 c2 | PDF HTML |
| S 56 er | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 057211 - Amendment to S 56 c2 | |
| 601877 - Amendment to S 56 c2 | |
| 700719 - Amendment to S 56 c2 | |
| 253362 - Amendment to S 56 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (3/27/2025 8:22 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (3/25/2025 7:42 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) (3/18/2025 4:46 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) (3/4/2025 10:31 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2025 2:09 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) (2/10/2025 11:22 AM) |
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