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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2388 prohibits geoengineering and weather modification, establishing felony penalties
Last action · May 12, 2026: HCS Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsors: Steve Jordan and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2388 enacts the Clean Skies Act, prohibiting any entity from engaging in , weather modification, or within Missouri. The Department of Natural Resources is directed to investigate suspected violations, issue cease-and-desist orders, and enforce compliance with assistance from law enforcement and the National Guard. Violators face felony charges, mandatory fines of at least one hundred thousand dollars, up to two years of imprisonment, and separate offenses for each day a violation continues.
The measure creates a blanket state prohibition on atmospheric modification practices, imposing felony criminal liability and substantial daily fines on individuals, corporations, and government entities that release regulated pollutants or aerosols into the atmosphere.
- House Bill 2388 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative Steve Jordan. context
- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources operates as the primary state agency responsible for environmental protection and natural resource management. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals and Corporations
Entities are prohibited from engaging in geoengineering, weather modification, or cloud seeding and face felony charges and mandatory fines of at least one hundred thousand dollars for violations.
Department of Natural Resources
The department is required to create an online reporting form, investigate reports, issue cease-and-desist orders, and promulgate rules and regulations for administration.
Farming and Ranching Operations
Operations are explicitly permitted to continue using pesticides without being subject to the prohibitions in this section.
Law Enforcement Agencies
Local law enforcement, the Missouri state highway patrol, and the Department of the National Guard may be enlisted by the department to assist in investigations and enforcement.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
10 actions- May 12, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- May 11, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- May 11, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Apr 8, 2026HouseAction Postponed (H)
- Apr 8, 2026HouseExecutive Session Continued
- Mar 30, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
Show 4 earlier actions
- Mar 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 12, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Comprehensive Criminalization of Atmospheric Modification
The bill shifts environmental regulation by introducing felony criminal liability for broad categories of weather modification and environmental manipulation.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment35Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz70Current news / social attention level
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