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WV SB665

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bill Hamilton

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits all geoengineering and weather modification activities within or over West Virginia, including cloud seeding, stratospheric aerosol injection, and solar radiation modification

  • Requires the Department of Environmental Protection commissioner to investigate credible reports of geoengineering and issue cease-and-desist orders to violators

  • Establishes civil penalties up to $25,000 per day for violations, with felony charges carrying fines up to $25,000 and 1-5 years imprisonment for knowing violations

  • Imposes a minimum $500,000 civil penalty for anyone who knowingly engages in geoengineering activities, with each day constituting a separate offense

  • Directs the department to notify federal agencies, foreign states, or international bodies that geoengineering activities cannot lawfully be conducted over the state

Legislative Description

Protecting environment and humans from geoengineering and weather modification experiments

Crime

Last Action

To Natural Resources

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/29/2026

Full Bill Text

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