# Missouri HB2656: Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisions

Missouri HB2656, Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisions, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Burt Whaley (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-12 (HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2656
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-05-12, HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
- Sponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-12 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 3 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-05-12: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-05-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-05-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Action Postponed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Executive Session Continued
- 2026-03-30: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-03-24: Referred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2026-01-05: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6079H.04C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6079H.01I.pdf)

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- HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (signed)
- HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
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## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6079H.04C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6079H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB2586: Revises the par value of membership shares and allows for participation in boar…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2586-2026)
- [HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2596-2026)
- [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2656-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).