Geoengineering; prohibited, civil penalties.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26100368D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Griffin
RRepublican
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