Bill speaks to alarm about ‘chemtrails’ in the atmosphere.
By: Mitch Perry, floridaphoenix.com - April 3, 2025
Florida Senate press release
A proposal to ban weather-modification projects that have been denounced by some conspiracy theorists as “chemtrails” has been approved by the Florida Senate.
The measure (SB 56), sponsored by Miami Republican Ileana Garcia, would prohibit the injection, release, or dispersion of any means of a chemical, chemical compound, substance, or apparatus into the atmosphere for the purpose of affecting the climate.
Any person or corporation who conducts such geoengineering or weather modification activity would be subject to a third-degree felony charge, with fines up to $100,000. If an aircraft operator or controller commits a third-degree felony, they could be subject to a fine up to $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
“There is a lot of unauthorized activity that is currently not regulated both at a federal and a state level, and this is where we wanted to start,” Garcia told members of the Senate. “This is how we are trying to create a method to the madness by creating a reporting mechanism that starts with complaints to the Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] with complaints and concerns and then also at our local state airports.”
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The measure (SB 56), sponsored by Miami Republican Ileana Garcia, would prohibit the injection, release, or dispersion of any means of a chemical, chemical compound, substance, or apparatus into the atmosphere for the purpose of affecting the climate.
Any person or corporation who conducts such geoengineering or weather modification activity would be subject to a third-degree felony charge, with fines up to $100,000. If an aircraft operator or controller commits a third-degree felony, they could be subject to a fine up to $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
“There is a lot of unauthorized activity that is currently not regulated both at a federal and a state level, and this is where we wanted to start,” Garcia told members of the Senate. “This is how we are trying to create a method to the madness by creating a reporting mechanism that starts with complaints to the Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] with complaints and concerns and then also at our local state airports.”













