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OH HB290

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Young

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any person or entity in Ohio from engaging in solar radiation modification, cloud seeding, or sunlight reflection methods, including stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and space-based reflectors

  • Applies to activities conducted via aircraft, balloon, drone, space-based platform, or ground-based facility

  • Authorizes the state highway patrol superintendent or county sheriffs to issue cease-and-desist orders against violators

  • Classifies violations as strict liability third-degree felonies, with mandatory 36-month prison sentences and fines of at least $500,000

  • Defines "pollutant" broadly to include aerosols, chemicals, particulates, radioactive materials, biologic agents, electromagnetic fields, and numerous other substances

Legislative Description

Enact the Atmosphere Protection Act

Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment

Last Action

Referred to committee: Natural Resources

5/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources5/21/2025

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