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Wyoming · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 2: Federal mineral royalties-state share.

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

HJ 2 is a bill introduced in the Wyoming House on December 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Federal mineral royalties-state share. Primary sponsor: Federal Natural Resource Management Select. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Governor Signed HEJR No. 0001.

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Official summary

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

This joint resolution requests Congress to introduce a bill and enact law to increase the state of Wyoming's share of federal mineral royalties from fifty percent (50%) to eighty-seven and one-half percent (87.5%). This joint resolution provides that the revenue distribution must be consistent with federal statutory formulas except the two percent (2%) administrative cost deduction must be allocated to and retained by Wyoming instead of the federal government. This joint resolution makes findings regarding the federal Mineral Leasing Act, the distribution of federal mineral royalties, and the recent reduction in the federal mineral royalty rate.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Federal Natural Resource Management SelectPrimary 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. Governor Signed HEJR No. 0001
  2. S President Signed HEJR No. 0001
  3. H Speaker Signed HEJR No. 0001
  4. Assigned Number HEJR No. 0001
  5. H Concur:Passed 55-0-7-0-0
  6. H Received for Concurrence
  7. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
  8. S 2nd Reading:Passed
  9. S COW:Passed
  10. S Placed on General File
  11. S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
  12. S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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