Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1412: Air quality; prohibit injection of chemicals into atmosphere with purpose of affecting the weather.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE INTENTIONAL INJECTION, RELEASE, OR DISPERSION OF CHEMICALS WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF AFFECTING TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR THE INTENSITY OF THE SUNLIGHT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 49-17-5, 49-17-19, 49-17-25 AND 49-17-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO POLLUTION OF WATERS, STREAMS, AND AIR WITHIN THE STATE, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 49-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE A MINOR, NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to prohibit the intentional injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals within the borders of the state of mississippi into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight; to bring forward sections 49-17-5, 49-17-19, 49-17-25 and 49-17-36, mississippi code of 1972, which relate to pollution of waters, streams, and air within the state, for purposes of possible amendment; to amend section 49-17-29, mississippi code of 1972, to make a minor, nonsubstantive change; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE INTENTIONAL INJECTION, RELEASE, OR DISPERSION OF CHEMICALS WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF AFFECTING TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR THE INTENSITY OF THE SUNLIGHT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 49-17-5, 49-17-19, 49-17-25 AND 49-17-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO POLLUTION OF WATERS, STREAMS, AND AIR WITHIN THE STATE, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 49-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE A MINOR, NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of the State of Mississippi, into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited. SECTION 2. Section 49-17-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 49-17-5. For the purposes of Sections 49-17-1 through 49-17-43, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: *HR43/R1049* H. B. No. 1412 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1049 PAGE 1 (MCL\KP) (1) Water. (a) "Pollution" means such contamination, or other alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties, of any waters of the state, including change in temperature, taste, color, …