HJM 18 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

SOLAR GEOENGINEERING – States findings of the Legislature and requests federal action.

This bill is a joint memorial from the Idaho Legislature requesting that the U.S. Congress pass laws to regulate solar geoengineering activities. It specifically asks for federal legislation to prohibit the intentional release of substances into the atmosphere for solar geoengineering without explicit approval from the State of Idaho. The memorial urges banning unmarked aircraft and drones used for such activities over Idaho airspace and recommends making unauthorized actions a felony offense with criminal penalties. The document also calls for cooperation between federal law enforcement and Idaho state agencies to enforce these regulations and demands full disclosure and public consent for any solar geoengineering programs conducted over Idaho.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2026 Last action Mar 17, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2026

How they voted

3529
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 65
Mar 16, 2026
D Democratic8
4 Yea 3 Nay 1
50% Yea
R Republican57
31 Yea 26 Nay
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – ADOPTED - 39-29-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Gannon, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Price, Rasor, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Bingham, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dygert, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Environment, Energy & Technology
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.