Report of Special Meeting, Committee on Regulatory Oversight, Arizona House (March 18, 2025)

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A Report of Special Meeting for the Arizona House of Representatives Committee on Regulatory Oversight, Fifty-seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, House Hearing Room 4, 3:00 P.M. or upon recess or adjournment. It prints Convened: 3:39 P.M. and Adjourned 3:55 P.M., with Representative Chaplik, Chairman, and Representative Kolodin, Vice-Chairman, among the names listed. The bill action table prints SB1432, DP, 3-2-0-0. Stephanie Smith, Committee Secretary, is named at the end.

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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature — First Regular Session

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY OVERSIGHT

Report of Special Meeting
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
House Hearing Room 4 — 3:00 P.M. or upon recess or adjournment

Convened:, 3:39 P.M.
Recessed,
Reconvened,
Adjourned, 3:55 P.M.

Members Present

Representative Contreras L
Representative Hernandez C
Representative Keshel

Representative Kolodin, Vice-Chairman
Representative Chaplik, Chairman

Agenda,
Original Agenda — Attachment 1

Request to Speak
Report — Attachment 2

Committee Attendance.
Report — Attachment 3

Presentations,
N/A

Committee Action,
Bill Action.
SB1432 DP

RECEIVED
CHIEF CLERKS OFFICE

Members Absent MAR 19 2095

Vote Attachments,
3-2-0-0 4,5

Stéphanie Smith, Committee Secretary
March 18, 2025

(Original attachments on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk; video archives available at http:/Avww.azleg.gov)
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session , age

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Adjouined 3155p we

COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY OVERSIGHT

DATE Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ROOM HHR4 TIME 3:00 P.M. or upon
adjournment of regular RO
meeting

Members of the public may access a livestream of the meeting here:
https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?clientID=636 1 162879&eventID=202503 1086

Members:
Representative Contreras L Representative Keshel Representative Chaplik, Chairman
Representative Hernandez C Representative Kolodin, Vice-Chairman

Bills Short Title Strike Everything Title

SB1432 Dp P prohibition; geoengineering
——_——— (Farnsworth)
2-A-O-O RO, NREW, RULES

ORDER OF BILLS TO BE SET BY THE CHAIRMAN

RA
03/13/2025

People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations such as interpreters, alternative formats, or
assistance with physical accessibility. If you require accommodations, please contact the Chief Clerk's Office at
(602) 926-3032 or through Arizona Relay Service 7-1-1.

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Attachment__/
Information Registered on the Request to Speak System

House Regulatory Oversight (3/18/2025)

SB1432, prohibition; qeoengineering

Testified in support:
Caroline Coler, representing self; jodi brackett, representing self; David Demask, representing self

Support:

Melissa Price, representing self; Leo Brown, representing self; Cara Kretz, representing self; Gary DeBerge,
representing self; Tiffany B, representing self; Peter Asencio, representing self; deana corsa, representing self;
Chris Russo, representing self; Donna Demask, representing self

Oppose:

Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter; Barry M. Aarons, AZ MUNICIPAL WATER USERS ASSN; Thomas
Krepitch, representing self; Craig McDermott, representing self; Beverly Janowitz-Price, representing self; Alisa
McMahon, representing self; Michael Fiflis, representing self; Dianne Post, AZ NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
WOMEN (NOW), Self; Bettina Bickel, representing self; Becky Sayler, representing self; Kathy Fraser, representing
self; Donna Walkuski, representing self; Martha O'Connor, representing self; Kathleen Dubbs, representing self;
Nancy Santori, representing self; Jana Segal, representing self; Daniel Stormont, representing self; Francisco
"Hugo" Polanco, Rural Arizona Action (RAZA); Carol Fiore, representing self; Sherry Massie, representing self; joan
hall, representing self; Lynn DeMuth, representing self; Chris Allen, representing self; Dan Hunt, representing self;
Sharon Ehrlich, representing self; George Ehrlich, representing self; Nancee K Wood, representing self; Kathryn
Dorn, representing self; Valarie Bryant, representing self

All Comments:

Caroline Coler, Self: | will be at the hearing and would like to speak in favor of the bill.; jodi brackett, Self: Please
allow me to be in line to speak . Thank you; Melissa Price, Self: | would like to read the Committee a letter from a
Scottsdale physician.; Leo Brown, Self: Absolutely this is not a safe practice; David Demask, Self: | will be attending
the hearing and wish to speak in support of SB1432. Thank you for adding this extra hearing. David Demask; Cara
Kretz, Self: THIS MUST BE DONE; Tiffany B, Self: Stop the manmade climate crisis and experimenting with our
health; Peter Asencio, Self: | am a PC Captain, AZ State Committeeman. Stop this geoengineering.; Chris Russo,
Self: Chris Russo, Area 5 PC. When | was a kid if you put snow in your mouth, it tasted like water. Try it today, | did.
You know what tastes like? It tastes like poison. Try it if you don't believe me. STOP SPRAYING ME WITH
POISONI!IIII!!!; Donna Demask, Self: the environmental and health consequences of stratospheric aerosol
injections need to be addressed. Until this activity is determined to be safe it should be prohibited.; Sandy Bahr,
Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter: This bill is based on misinformation and conspiracy theories. If you want to do
something to limit actual "geoengineering" then limit carbon and methane emissions that are changing our
climate.; Craig McDermott, Self: Seems rather broadly written.; Michael Fiflis, Self: Wacky.; Dianne Post, AZ
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW), Self: Why should individual farmers be able to do it? They cannot
make it rain just over their own property. That is impossible.; Martha O'Connor, Self: Humans cannot control it
once they have done it. That is precisely why it should not be up to an individual or the legislature that obviously
doesn’t have the knowledge.; Jana Segal, Self: Chemtrails have no basis in science.; Daniel Stormont, Self:

Attachment a
Geoengineering does have the potential for unintended consequences, but is that actually an issue in Arizona?
Provide some examples where geoengineering is happening, then we can talk about legislating it.; Chris Allen, Self:
This is a conspiracy theory.; Sharon Ehrlich, Self: | feel this is overreach and needs refinement; Kathryn Dorn, Self:
On the one hand, yes, some of the geoengineering ideas I've heard about would have terrible side effects and
shouldn't be attempted; can we separate real risks from chemtrail conspiracy theories, though?
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session
Senate: NR DPA 4-3-1-0 | 8™ Read 16-11-3-0

SB 1432: prohibition; geoengineering
Sponsor: Senator Farnsworth, LD 10
Committee on Regulatory Oversight

Overview

Prohibits a person from intentionally injecting, releasing or dispensing any chemical,
compound, substance or apparatus within Arizona's borders with the express purpose of solar
radiation management.

History
Title 45, Chapter 9 (Weather Control and Cloud Modification) prohibits any person or public

or private corporation, other than the federal or state government or their agencies, from
conducting weather control or cloud modification operations or attempting to artificially
produce rainfall without first obtaining a license from ADWR. An application for a license to
conduct such operations must include all the information required by statute such as relevant
names, addresses, scientific qualifications of all operating personnel and supervisors, areas
to be served and dates of operations and evaluations that will be submitted. An applicant
must pay a $100 fee to submit an application, which deposits into the Water Resources Fund.

Statute requires any person or corporation that seeks to manufacture, sell or lease, or offers
to sell or lease any equipment or supplies for weather control or cloud modification, to first
obtain a license. The license application must contain similar information as the operations
application. The license fee is $10 and deposits into the Water Resources Fund.

Exceptions to the license requirements include the use and operation of equipment and
supplies for agricultural purposes used by the owner, lessee or licensee of real property.

Current law classifies as a class 3 misdemeanor any violation of failing to obtain a proper
license, knowingly making a false statement to obtain a license, knowingly failing to file the
necessary evaluations or reports, continuing to operate after revocation of a license or
violating any other provision of this law.

Provisions

1. Stipulates that a person cannot intentionally inject, release or dispense by any means,
any chemical or its compound, substance or apparatus within Arizona's borders with the
express purpose of solar radiation management. (Sec. 1)

2. Solar Radiation Management is defined to include the injection of stratospheric aerosols
that increase atmospheric reflectivity or decrease the intensity of sunlight. (Sec. 1)

Of Prop 105 (45 votes) OO Prop 108 (40 votes) 0 Emergency (40 votes) JO Fiscal Note

SB 1432
Initials DC/GG Page 1 Regulatory Oversight

Attachment 7
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session

ROLL CALL VOTE
COMMITTEE ON Regulatory Oversight. BILLNO. __ $B 1432
DATE March 18, 2025 MOTION: bP

PASS AYE NAY PRESENT | ABSENT

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Chaplik, Chairman

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