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WY HB 5

enacted

Oil and gas bonding pool-investment and earnings.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY HB 5 pass?

Yes. WY HB 5 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-27. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Governor Signed HEA No. 0002

What is WY HB 5 about?

In 2025, the Legislature enacted a law to require the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to create a bonding pool for oil-and-gas operators to utilize for financial assurance for, among other things, federal bonding requirements. This act requires the State Treasurer to invest funds collected for the bonding pool in accordance with law, and all investment earnings shall be deposited into the Commission's conservation fund.

Who sponsors WY HB 5?

Minerals, Business and Economic Development is the primary sponsor of WY HB 5.

Description

In 2025, the Legislature enacted a law to require the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to create a bonding pool for oil-and-gas operators to utilize for financial assurance for, among other things, federal bonding requirements. This act requires the State Treasurer to invest funds collected for the bonding pool in accordance with law, and all investment earnings shall be deposited into the Commission's conservation fund.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-02-27 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0002
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Minerals, Business and Economic Developmentprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-27

    Assigned Chapter Number 2

    became-law

  2. 2026-02-27

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0002

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-02-25

    S President Signed HEA No. 0002

  4. 2026-02-25

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002

  5. 2026-02-25

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0002

  6. 2026-02-25

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2026-02-24

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  8. 2026-02-24

    S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-23

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2026-02-23

    S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-17

    S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals

    introduction,referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-16

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  13. 2026-02-14

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-02-12

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  15. 2026-02-11

    H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-11

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2026-02-11

    H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-09

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0

    introduction,referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-09

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

  20. 2025-12-01

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0

    2026-02-09 · pass · 61-1

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • L: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • E: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Davis: no
  • H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    2026-02-11 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • K: yes
    • KNAPP: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • LAWLEY: yes
    • RIGGINS: yes
    • SCHMID: yes
    • TARVER: yes
    • WEBBER: yes
    • HEINER: yes
  • H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0

    2026-02-14 · pass · 61-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • L: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • K: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Kelly: excused
  • S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    2026-02-23 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • COOPER: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • NETHERCOTT: yes
    • ROTHFUSS: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
  • S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

    2026-02-25 · pass · 31-0

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Anderson: yes
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: yes
    • Brennan: yes
    • Case: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Crago: yes
    • Crum: yes
    • Dockstader: yes
    • Driskill: yes
    • French: yes
    • Gierau: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Hutchings: yes
    • Ide: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Kolb: yes
    • Landen: yes
    • Laursen: yes
    • Love: yes
    • McKeown: yes
    • Nethercott: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Pappas: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Rothfuss: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Schuler: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes

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