# Florida SB 56: Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities

Florida SB 56, Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Ileana Garcia (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Chapter No. 2025-157) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 56
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-20
- Last action: 2025-06-23, Chapter No. 2025-157
- Sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (146 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Residents can report weather modification violations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, people can report observed violations online, by phone, by mail, or by email. The Department of Environmental Protection must provide a public email address and online form. It must screen reports and investigate those that warrant further review. When appropriate, it must r…
- Florida bans weather modification with felony penalties: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida bans releasing substances or devices into its atmosphere expressly to change temperature, weather, climate, or sunlight intensity. People and corporations that violate the ban face third-degree felony charges and fines up to $100,000, including corporate officers, di…
- Airports face reporting rules and funding limits: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, public-use airport operators must report monthly to Florida's Department of Transportation. Reports cover aircraft on public property equipped to support intentional releases aimed at changing temperature, weather, climate, or sunlight intensity. They also cover those air…
- Florida ends weather modification licensing and research: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida repeals its old weather modification licensing and oversight system, alongside the new ban. This removes license and discipline rules, financial responsibility requirements, notices, operating records, reports, and emergency licenses. The Department of Environmental…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Environment and Natural Resources
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 82 | 28 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 28 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 20 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 10 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Environment and Natural Resources Vote | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-06-23: Chapter No. 2025-157
- 2025-06-20: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-30: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: CS passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 28 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-03: Immediately certified -SJ 330 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9 -SJ 318 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read 3rd time -SJ 318 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time -SJ 318 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 4 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Criminal Justice; Rules (Senate)
- 2024-11-20: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2025-03-27: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2024-11-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/56/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB56-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).