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ID HJM018

JM

Status

Engrossed

3/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ways and Means Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Idaho Legislature urges Congress to prohibit intentional release of chemical, biological, or radiological substances into the atmosphere for solar geoengineering without express state approval

  • Requests federal legislation banning unmarked aircraft, drones, balloons, or space-based platforms from conducting solar geoengineering over Idaho

  • Calls for unauthorized solar geoengineering acts to be classified as felony offenses with substantial fines and criminal penalties

  • Encourages enforcement partnerships between federal law enforcement, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and state law enforcement agencies

  • Formally rejects any federal, international, or foreign-sponsored solar geoengineering programs conducted over Idaho airspace without full disclosure, state consent, and public transparency

Legislative Description

States findings of the Legislature and requests federal action.

SOLAR GEOENGINEERING

Last Action

to Senate

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment, Energy and Technology3/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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