Tennessee lawmakers give final approval to 'chemtrails' bill

Melissa Brown

Nashville Tennessean

Apr. 1, 2024

Tennessee legislation banning the intentional release of chemicals into the air is headed to Gov. Bill Lee's desk to be signed into law.

The bill has been criticized as codifying a ban on "chem trails," a widely debunked conspiracy theory that the federal government is spreading chemicals for nefarious reasons, though House sponsor Rep. Monty Fritts, R-Kingston, said he brought the bill due to ongoing weather and climate control practices.

HB 2063/SB 2691, which House Republicans gave final passage to Monday, bans the "intentional injection, release, or dispersion" of chemicals within Tennessee "with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited."