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VA HB 1425

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Geoengineering; prohibited, civil penalties.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 1425 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1425 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources

What is VA HB 1425 about?

Geoengineering prohibited; civil penalties. Prohibits any person from engaging in geoengineering, defined in the bill as the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of sunlight, in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any person who violates such prohibition shall be subject to civil penalties authorized by relevant law.

Who sponsors VA HB 1425?

Timothy P. Griffin is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1425.

Description

Geoengineering prohibited; civil penalties. Prohibits any person from engaging in geoengineering, defined in the bill as the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of sunlight, in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any person who violates such prohibition shall be subject to civil penalties authorized by relevant law.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Timothy P. Griffinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Presented and ordered printed 26100368D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-22

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)

  5. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1425

Attribution

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