{"id":16454,"date":"2025-04-05T09:24:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=16454"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T12:48:51","slug":"florida-senate-passes-bill-to-ban-weather-modification-and-geoengineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=16454","title":{"rendered":"<h2>Florida Senate passes bill to ban weather modification and geoengineering<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5f3551d5584cd fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center\" data-node=\"5f3551d5584cd\">\n<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5f3551d5584e4\" data-node=\"5f3551d5584e4\">\n<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5f3551d5584e6 fl-col-bg-color\" data-node=\"5f3551d5584e6\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5f355210b6c85\" data-node=\"5f355210b6c85\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p><a class=\"25-legislative-session\" href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/category\/25-legislative-session\/\" rel=\"tag\">2025 Legislative Session<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uabb-photo-img\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anita-apr-12-24-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"metaline\" class=\"fl-module fl-module-info-box fl-node-kni984gb5owu\" data-node=\"kni984gb5owu\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-infobox infobox-left infobox-has-photo infobox-photo-left-title \">\n<div class=\"uabb-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n<div class=\"uabb-infobox-content\">\n<div class=\"left-title-image\">\n<div class=\"uabb-infobox-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"uabb-infobox-title\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/author\/anita-padilla\/\">Anita Padilla<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uabb-infobox-text-wrap\">\n<div class=\"uabb-infobox-text uabb-text-editor\">\n<p>Published Apr. 3, 2025, 11:55 a.m. ET | Updated Apr. 3, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"news-wrapper\" class=\"fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5f355920b4c08 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center\" data-node=\"5f355920b4c08\">\n<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5f355920bb874\" data-node=\"5f355920bb874\">\n<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5f355920bb95a fl-col-bg-color\" data-node=\"5f355920bb95a\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-600c716d018b1\" data-node=\"600c716d018b1\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-photo fl-photo-align-center\">\n<div class=\"fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16455\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-05-at-9.23.28-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-05-at-9.23.28-AM.png 523w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screen-Shot-2025-04-05-at-9.23.28-AM-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"fl-photo-caption fl-photo-caption-below\" style=\"text-align: center;\">View of the sky, Everglades, Fla., Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo\/Francesca Ho, Unsplash)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-fl-post-content fl-node-5f3551d5584e7\" data-node=\"5f3551d5584e7\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Florida Senate lawmakers passed SB 56, which would bar geoengineering and weather modification activities in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation bans the release or injection of chemicals into the atmosphere for the purpose of modifying weather, temperature, or climate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What it does<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2025\/56\">SB 56<\/a>\u00a0prohibits any injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere intended to alter weather patterns or sunlight.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These activities would be considered third-degree felonies, punishable by up to five years in prison and fines up to $100,000.<\/li>\n<li>The House version,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2025\/477\">HB 477<\/a>, was amended Wednesday, cutting the bill down from 10 pages to a single page. Reps. Kevin Steele and Debbie Mayfield are sponsors of the bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they are saying:<\/strong>\u00a0Sen. Ileana Garcia, sponsor of the bill, said the legislation addresses environmental concerns by Floridians. The proposal also has the support of Senate President Ben Albritton.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThrough this bill we are addressing modern environmental concerns brought forward by our constituents and eliminating any ambiguity regarding the legality of weather modification,\u201d Garcia said in a statement. \u201cCurrently there is no system in place to track reports and concerns our residents have regarding geoengineering and weather modification.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe bill creates a system to log, track, investigate and mitigate if necessary, so residents can separate fact from fiction and have a better understanding of what is happening in their communities,\u201d she said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<strong>I have heard<\/strong>\u00a0the conspiracy theories out there, but the fact is we should not be shutting down legitimate concerns. Healthy skepticism is important,\u201d Albritton said. \u201cPeople have a right to know what is happening. There\u2019s a lot we don\u2019t know in this field of science and people are rightfully concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThis bill goes a long way to bring peace of mind to our citizens so they can report what they are seeing, and we can make sure it\u2019s lawful activity, not geoengineering or weather modification,\u201d he said.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In closing:<\/strong>\u00a0The bill creates a system through the Department of Environmental Protection where Florida residents can report suspected geoengineering activities via email.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DEP will investigate any report that warrants further review and is authorized to refer reports of observed violations to the Department of Health or the Division of Emergency Management. In addition, publicly owned airports are mandated to report any aircraft equipped with devices to modify the weather starting Oct. 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next steps:<\/strong>\u00a0SB 56 passed on the full senate floor, while the house bill has one more committee stop before it heads to the full floor for consideration.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1907799291466219947\">Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> has expressed support for the Senate\u2019s version of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/florida-senate-passes-bill-to-ban-weather-modification-and-geoengineering\/\">https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/florida-senate-passes-bill-to-ban-weather-modification-and-geoengineering\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}