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CS/CS/SB 56: Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Environment and Natural Resources ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek ; Yarborough

Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities; Repealing provisions relating to the definitions, purpose, licensing requirements, applications, proof of financial responsibility requirements, license issuance and discipline provisions, publication of notice of intention to operate requirements, required contents of the notice of intention, publication of the notice of intention requirements, proof of publication requirements, record and reports of operations requirements, provision of emergency licenses, and suspension or revocation of licenses, respectively, of the weather modification law; prohibiting certain acts intended to affect the temperature, the weather, or the intensity of sunlight within the atmosphere of this state; requiring an operator of public infrastructure to report certain information monthly to the Department of Transportation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/1/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/20/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Criminal Justice; Rules
    2/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2025 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
    2/12/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/13/2025 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    2/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
    3/13/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/18/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 2
    3/19/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/26/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 4
    3/27/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    3/28/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/1/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25

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  • CS/CS/SB 56, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2025 at 8:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 477 (c1) Weather Modification Activities Steele, Mayfield Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (20)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.002 Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands. Page 5 (pdf)
    373.026 General powers and duties of the department. Page 7 (pdf)
    373.1501 South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.4598 Water storage reservoirs. Page 10 (pdf)
    373.470 Everglades restoration. Page 11 (pdf)
    403.281 Definitions; weather modification law. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.291 Purpose of weather modification law. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.301 Artificial weather modification operation; license required. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.311 Application for weather modification licensing; fee. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.321 Proof of financial responsibility. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.331 Issuance of license; suspension or revocation; renewal. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.341 Filing and publication of notice of intention to operate; limitation on area and time. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.351 Contents of notice of intention. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.361 Publication of notice of intention. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.371 Proof of publication. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.381 Record and reports of operations. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.391 Emergency licenses. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.401 Suspension or revocation of license. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.411 Penalty. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.4115 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 56, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/12/2025 at 2:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 477 Weather Modification Activities Steele, Mayfield Similar Last Action: 4/2/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    840238 - Amendment
    Delete lines 59 - 80 and insert:     		Rules
    (Garcia)     		3/25/2025
    8:36 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/18/2025 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 10 Yeas - 2 Nays
    3/26/2025 9:00 AM Rules 20 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.002 Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands. Page 3 (pdf)
    373.026 General powers and duties of the department. Page 5 (pdf)
    373.1501 South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.4598 Water storage reservoirs. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.470 Everglades restoration. Page 8 (pdf)
    403.281 Definitions; weather modification law. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.291 Purpose of weather modification law. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.301 Artificial weather modification operation; license required. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.311 Application for weather modification licensing; fee. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.321 Proof of financial responsibility. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.331 Issuance of license; suspension or revocation; renewal. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.341 Filing and publication of notice of intention to operate; limitation on area and time. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.351 Contents of notice of intention. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.361 Publication of notice of intention. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.371 Proof of publication. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.381 Record and reports of operations. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.391 Emergency licenses. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.401 Suspension or revocation of license. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.411 Penalty. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 56, Original Filed Version Posted 11/20/2024 at 4:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2025 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 477 Weather Modification Activities Steele, Mayfield Identical Last Action: 4/2/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    253362 - Amendment
    Delete lines 33 - 73 and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Garcia)     		2/7/2025
    1:37 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2025 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (20)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.44 Emergency mitigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    253.002 Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands. Page 3 (pdf)
    373.026 General powers and duties of the department. Page 5 (pdf)
    373.1501 South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.4598 Water storage reservoirs. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.470 Everglades restoration. Page 8 (pdf)
    403.281 Definitions; weather modification law. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.291 Purpose of weather modification law. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.301 Artificial weather modification operation; license required. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.311 Application for weather modification licensing; fee. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.321 Proof of financial responsibility. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.331 Issuance of license; suspension or revocation; renewal. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.341 Filing and publication of notice of intention to operate; limitation on area and time. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.351 Contents of notice of intention. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.361 Publication of notice of intention. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.371 Proof of publication. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.381 Record and reports of operations. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.391 Emergency licenses. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.401 Suspension or revocation of license. Page 2 (pdf)
    403.411 Penalty. Page 2 (pdf)

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