Introduced January 7, 2026
HB60
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the prohibition on…
Plain-language summary
This bill would make it a felony in Kentucky to engage in what it calls "criminal atmospheric pollution," which appears to target deliberate large-scale manipulation of the atmosphere, sometimes referred to as geoengineering. Anyone convicted would face felony charges plus a civil penalty of at least $500,000 for each day the activity continues. The bill also directs Kentucky law enforcement officers to notify any federal agency that approved such activities that they cannot be lawfully…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
John Hodgson
Representative · House District 036
Co-sponsors (12)
Shane Baker
Representative · House District 085
Ryan Bivens
Representative · House District 024
Steve Bratcher
Representative · House District 025
Emily Callaway
Representative · House District 037
Josh Calloway
Representative · House District 010
Jennifer Henson Decker
Representative · House District 058
Thomas Huff
Representative · House District 049
Matt Lockett
Representative · House District 039
Candy Massaroni
Representative · House District 050
Marianne Proctor
Representative · House District 060
T.J. Roberts
Representative · House District 066
Richard White
Representative · House District 099
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