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Last action · January 6, 2026

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Introduced January 6, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB25

AN ACT relating to geoengineering.

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…

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This bill would make it a felony in Kentucky to engage in what it calls "criminal atmospheric pollution," a term the bill defines and connects to geoengineering activities. A person convicted could face a civil penalty of at least $500,000 on top of other punishments, with each day of the activity counting as a separate offense. The bill also directs Kentucky peace officers to notify any federal agency that approved such activities that they cannot…

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