A bill to make geoengineering and weather modification a Class A misdemeanor in Tennessee passed on the House floor by a 69-21 vote on Monday afternoon.
House Bill 1112 (HB1112), sponsored by Rep. Monty Fritts (R-Kingston-District 32), would allow the attorney general and local district attorneys to investigate violations of an already existing law banning geoengineering.
If a report of a violation is found credible HB1112 allows offending parties to be fined $100,000 per violation. The same would apply to anyone found supplying or providing chemicals or substances for the purposes of weather modification.
“Currently, Tennessee leads the nation in what we’re doing to fight against the geoengineering, weather modification,” Rep. Fritts stated on the House floor. “As many as 25 states now follow us in this attempt. Those states include Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey, Wyoming, and a number of others. Most recently, I think Michigan.”
