ENVIRONMENT: Creates the Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB 608, titled "Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act," creates a reporting mechanism for suspected atmospheric activities like geoengineering or cloud seeding, but does not impose new regulatory bans. It directs citizens to report such activities to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which must collect and publicly share these reports. The bill explicitly excludes incidental air pollution from normal operations, stating prohibitions only apply to activities "for the express purpose of affecting weather or climate." As noted in the bill's title ("EG NO IMPACT"), it is primarily declarative and procedural, with no new enforcement mechanisms or substantive restrictions on atmospheric activities.
Bill status
in committee
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Failed
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Last action Jun 2, 2025
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HB608 Original
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HB608 Engrossed
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May 29, 2025
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from the Original to the Engrossed version, reducing the total page count from 9 to 8. The substantive text remains largely unchanged, though the alphabetical ordering of the definitions section was adjusted, shifting items such as 'Fire district' and 'Club' to later positions in the list.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; the document reflects a procedural update in its legislative history rather than a modification to the law's content.
TECHNICAL
The page count was updated from 9 to 8, indicating that the final version is shorter than the original draft.
The header labels were updated to reflect the bill's status as 'ENGROSSED' instead of 'ORIGINAL'.
DEFINITION
The alphabetical sequence of defined terms was reordered, moving items like 'Fire district' and 'Club' to new positions in the list.
Floor votes · House Jun 2, 2025
How they voted
19–72
Failed · 11 other
Total votes 102
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic31
83% Nay
R
Republican71
64% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (19-72-11)
house
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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