HB 1425 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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
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Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Committee
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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
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Tim Griffin
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