WY HB 5
enactedOil 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
2026-02-27
Assigned Chapter Number 2
became-law
2026-02-27
Governor Signed HEA No. 0002
executive-signature
2026-02-25
S President Signed HEA No. 0002
2026-02-25
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002
2026-02-25
Assigned Number HEA No. 0002
2026-02-25
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-24
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-24
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
S Placed on General File
2026-02-23
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-16
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-14
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-12
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-11
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
H Placed on General File
2026-02-11
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-09
H Received for Introduction
filing
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
Related bills
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