Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2388: Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, and authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisions
Status: In committee, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 640, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to geoengineering and weather modification, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 640, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 640.870, to read as follows: 640.870. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Clean Skies Act". 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Artificial intelligence", a field of science and technology encompassing systems and tools that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, pattern.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 640, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to geoengineering and weather modification, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 640, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 640.870, to read as follows: 640.870. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Clean Skies Act". 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Artificial intelligence", a field of science and technology encompassing systems and tools that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, pattern recognition, and decision-making, often through computational techniques such as machine learning and neural networks; (2) "Cloud seeding", a type of weather engineering or experimentation that involves the release of chemicals, chemical compounds, and pollutants into the atmosphere that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei, which alter the microphysical process within the cloud to change the amount or type of precipitation; (3) "Department", the department of natural resources; (4) "Entity", includes any of the (b) Trust; (c) Firm; (d) Joint stock company; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 2388 (e) Corporation, including a quasi-governmental corporation; …