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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2208: Relating to the prohibition of geoengineering activities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to geoengineering by creating penalties and enforcement procedures for persons engaging in such practices. A person who engages in polluting atmospheric activity, cloud seeding, or weather engineering with the intent to manipulate or alter the weather commits a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025, but not more than $10,245. Each day the person violates this restriction is treated as a separate offense. Additionally, if these practices are suspected, the department of public safety (DPS) is authorized to issue the suspected person a cease and desist letter having the weight of a court order. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Sponsors

Technology committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

Senate File 2208 creates new criminal offenses and places the enforcement responsibilities on the DPS. Any potential fiscal impact would depend on the number of investigations, cease-and- desist orders issued, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences resulting…

Senate subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

  • Sen. Charlie McClintock (R) · charlie.mcclintock@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kevin Alons (R) · kevin.alons@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Technology committee · as SSB 3010
  2. January 13, 2026Senate subcommittee named: McClintock, Alons and Knox · as SSB 3010
  3. January 26, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3010
  4. February 4, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2208 · as SSB 3010
  5. February 5, 2026Filed in the Senate
  6. February 5, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 16, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2208