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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 508: An Act prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 508 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act prohibiting solar radiation modification or sunlight reflection methods, cloud seeding and polluting atmospheric interventions within this Commonwealth; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania State Police and sheriffs; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Doug Mastriano (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug MastrianoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Dawn KeeferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source