Clean Air and Geoengineering Prohibition Act.
Wyoming's HB 12, the Clean Air and Geoengineering Prohibition Act, bans releasing substances into the state's airspace for climate, weather, or solar radiation modification (like stratospheric aerosol injection or solar radiation management). It directly affects entities conducting such atmospheric experiments, including research groups, corporations, or government agencies, while exempting commercial aviation, cloud seeding, agricultural operations, and fire suppression. The law requires the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to monitor airspace and enforce the ban by issuing cease-and-desist orders for violations. It explicitly permits existing activities like cloud seeding and standard aviation emissions, focusing only on intentional modifications not already authorized by law.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Failed
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Feb 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
22–36
Failed
Total votes 58
Feb 9, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican52
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 9, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (22-36)
house
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
H Failed Introduction 24-38-0-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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