Gabrielle Russon
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed controversial legislation that bans weather geoengineering and prohibits what conspiracy theorists call “chemtrails.”
The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia, will require the Department of Environmental Protection to track and investigate complaints from residents about suspected weather modification or suspicious activity.
Beginning Oct. 1, operators of publicly owned airports must also submit monthly reports to the Florida Department of Transportation on any aircraft equipped to disperse substances with climate-altering capabilities. Any airport failing to do so would lose state funding.
“The purpose of this bill is to separate fact from fiction,” Garcia said as she supported studying the extent of existing weather modification. She argued the legislation wasn’t meant to perpetuate conspiracy theories, but add scrutiny to possibly disprove them altogether.
The bill also repeals regulations allowing cloud seeding.
Those caught breaking the law could face a $100,000 fine and a five-year sentence under a third-degree felony.
Democrats denounced the bill this Legislative Session, saying it was grounded on an irrational fear.
“This bill is feeding into conspiracy theories, and I think it’s important that we do not legislate under that type of pressure but that we legislate on science, we legislate on fact, we legislate not on fear but on information,” said Rep. Anna Eskamani, an Orlando Democrat, during the debate earlier this year.
Chemtrails conspiracy theories began circulating in the late ’90s after the U.S. Air Force published a report about weather modification.
Garcia argued her legislation was needed because she said evidence exists that proves weather modification is a long-standing and ongoing practice. She also said her office has received phone calls from residents complaining of unexplained weather phenomena and various health maladies.
“We don’t have a lot of regulations regarding airspace. We place a huge amount of emphasis on water quality control, and I think we should do the same with our air quality,” she said.
SB 56 address weather modification was one of the 13 bills DeSantis signed Friday afternoon.
6 comments
Just Earl
June 20, 2025 at 6:13 pm
Well America, if our 2028 POTUS and Right Now, America’s Govornor, Ron “THE RONALD” Desantis thinks the Chemtrails bill is important, than I, Just Earl, also think so too.
Thank you America,
Just Earl
ScienceBLVR
June 20, 2025 at 6:40 pm
You know the true purpose of the chemtrails is to hide the space lasers, right?
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
June 21, 2025 at 7:05 am
This some shit Alex Jones conjuring up
Bill Pollard
June 21, 2025 at 9:15 am
There is no such thing as chemtrails. Legislators should be worried about exhaust fumes from motor vehicles instead, which contain toxic fumes.
TC
June 21, 2025 at 1:57 pm
So this bill requires reporting “any aircraft equipped to disperse substances with climate-altering capabilities.” Since most aircraft burn fossil fuels to stay aloft, it seems Garcia and DeSantis will have to make some distinction between “climate-altering” and “climate change,” since Big Daddy Trump is still adamant that the latter is a “hoax.”
Oh the tangled webs we weave…
Cat 5 Desantis
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 pm
Desantis thrives ,in the environment of strife ,A master manipulator,of the fragile threads of life,He uses fear and doubt,as weapons in his hands,To solidify his power,across the Florida land,He build his fortress on the backs of the decieved,While truth is silenced,and the vulnerable grieved,He paints a picture of Florida strong, and free,But hoax chemtrails linger,for all the world to see
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