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Wyoming · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5: Oil and gas bonding pool-investment and earnings.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5 is a bill introduced in the Wyoming House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Oil and gas bonding pool-investment and earnings. Primary sponsor: Minerals, Business and Economic Development. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2026): Assigned Chapter Number 2.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Minerals, Business and Economic DevelopmentPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 2
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0002
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0002
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002
  5. Assigned Number HEA No. 0002
  6. S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
  7. S 2nd Reading:Passed
  8. S COW:Passed
  9. S Placed on General File
  10. S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
  11. S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
  12. S Received for Introduction

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source