HR35 Urging the prohibition of the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding and weather modification, to preserve the atmosphere of New Hampshire.

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Urging the prohibition of the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding and weather modification, to preserve the atmosphere of New Hampshire.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

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Your Wallet

Non-binding resolution with no fiscal impact. Cloud seeding is not currently a significant activity in NH.

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Your Community

Addresses speculative concerns about weather modification. Minimal practical impact since such activities are not common in NH.

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Your Freedom

A precautionary statement about atmospheric manipulation. Non-binding and largely symbolic.

Status

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0716h: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 169-152 03/05/2026 House Journal 6 P. 137

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Kelley Potenza (R)

The Short Version

Urges prohibition of cloud seeding and weather modification activities to protect NH's atmosphere. Passed 169-152 after a tabling motion failed. Rooted in concerns about geoengineering and atmospheric pollution.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

▲ Environmental protection advocates
▲ Anti-geoengineering activists

Who Pays the Price

▼ Researchers studying weather modification
▼ Those who see cloud seeding as beneficial for drought management

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 159 for , 4 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 3 for , 147 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-03-05

Failed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

12R + 141D

Voted to Kill the Bill (153)

161R + 5D

Voted to Keep It Alive (166)

Absent

Not voting

Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (153)

Republicans (12)

Democrats (141)

Voted Nay (166)

Republicans (161)

Democrats (5)

Absent (45)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Chris McAleer (D) , David Lundgren (R) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Spillane (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Lee Ann Kluger (D) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

Did not vote (28)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Alice Wade (D) , Alissandra Murray (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Billie Butler (D) , Brian Seaworth (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Buzz Scherr (D) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Christopher Herbert (D) , David Meuse (D) , David Walker (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Erica deVries (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , James MacKay (D) , James Roesener (D) , James Summers (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , John Stone (D) , Joseph Guthrie (R) , Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R) , Ned Raynolds (D) , Ralph Boehm (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Steven Smith (R) , Thomas Southworth (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-05

Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

166R + 3D

Voted to Pass (169)

6R + 146D

Voted Against (152)

Absent

Not voting

Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (169)

Republicans (166)

Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (152)

Republicans (6)

Democrats (146)

Absent (46)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Chris McAleer (D) , David Lundgren (R) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Spillane (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Lee Ann Kluger (D) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

Did not vote (25)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Amy Malone (D) , Brian Seaworth (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Buzz Scherr (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Christopher Herbert (D) , David Milz (R) , David Walker (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Erica deVries (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Heath Howard (D) , James MacKay (D) , James Roesener (D) , James Summers (R) , John Stone (D) , Joseph Guthrie (R) , Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R) , Louis Juris (D) , Ned Raynolds (D) , Ralph Boehm (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Steven Smith (R) , Thomas Southworth (D)

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