By: Virdell H.B. No. 1382       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control;   creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 9, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding   Chapter 303 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 303.  WEATHER MODIFICATION AND CONTROL PROHIBITED          Sec. 303.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "weather   modification and control" means the injection, release, or   dispersion, by any means, of a chemical, chemical compound,   substance, or apparatus for the purpose of affecting temperature,   weather, or the intensity of sunlight.          Sec. 303.002.  PROHIBITION ON WEATHER MODIFICATION AND   CONTROL. A person may not engage in weather modification and   control.          Sec. 303.003.  ENFORCEMENT. (a)  A person commits an offense   if the person violates this chapter.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (c)  A person commits a separate offense for each day the   violation occurs.          SECTION 2.  Chapters 301 and 302, Agriculture Code, are   repealed.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.  An   offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed   by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of   this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of   this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 4.  (a)  An action, including a disciplinary or   administrative proceeding, pending under Chapter 301, Agriculture   Code, or Chapter 51, Occupations Code, on the effective date of this   Act related to a violation of Chapter 301, Agriculture Code, as that   chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this Act,   is dismissed.          (b)  An administrative penalty assessed by the Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation before the effective date of   this Act related to a violation of Chapter 301, Agriculture Code, as   that chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this   Act, may be collected as provided by Chapter 51, Occupations Code.          (c)  The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall   return to a person who holds a valid license or permit issued under   Chapter 301, Agriculture Code, as that chapter existed immediately   before the effective date of this Act, a prorated portion of the fee   paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of the license or   permit.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.