Wyoming 2026 Session Status: Enacted

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

Last action — Governor Signed HEA No. 0002

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mark Gordon (Republican) on February 27, 2026.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

55 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 5 introduces a provision allowing the commission to impose an assessment on each oil and gas operator based on the fair market value of the resources they produce, sell, or transport in Wyoming. This change is significant because it aims to create a funding source for a bonding pool, which can be used to cover costs related to oil and gas operations. By requiring operators to contribute based on the value of their operations, the state can better manage environmental and financial risks associated with these activities.

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S TATE OF W YOMING 26LSO-0153 HOUSE BILL NO.
ORIGINAL HOUSE BILL NO.
HB0005 Oil and gas bonding pool-investment and earnings.
HB0005 ENROLLED ACT NO.
Sponsored by:
2, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to oil and gas;
Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee A BILL for AN ACT relating to oil and gas;
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
8 Section 1.
Section 1.
30-5-104(d)(i)(D) for operators requiring bonds for HB0005 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0153 producing oil or gas in Wyoming.
30-5-104(d)(i)(D) for operators requiring bonds for producing oil or gas in Wyoming.
5 (v) The commission may impose an assessment on each participating operator on the fair cash market value, as provided in W.S.
(v) The commission may impose an assessment on each participating operator on the fair cash market value, as provided in W.S.
The state treasurer shall invest funds collected under this paragraph in accordance with law, and all investment earnings shall be deposited in the separate account established under W.S.
The state treasurer shall invest funds collected under this paragraph in accordance with law, and all investment ORIGINAL HOUSE BILL NO.
HB0005 ENROLLED ACT NO.
2, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION earnings shall be deposited in the separate account established under W.S.
Funds collected and investment earnings deposited under this paragraph shall be HB0005 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0153 expended only on the bonding pool established under paragraph (iii) or (iv) of this subsection;
Funds collected and investment earnings deposited under this paragraph shall be expended only on the bonding pool established under paragraph (iii) or (iv) of this subsection;
(END) HB0005
(END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED:
_________ DATE APPROVED:
_________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
Chief Clerk 2
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed HEA No. 0002

  2. Assigned Chapter Number 2

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

  4. Assigned Number HEA No. 0002

  5. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002

  6. S President Signed HEA No. 0002

  7. S COW:Passed

  8. S 2nd Reading:Passed

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

  10. S Placed on General File

  11. S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals

  12. S Received for Introduction

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

  14. H 2nd Reading:Passed

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

  16. H Placed on General File

  17. H COW:Passed

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

  19. H Received for Introduction

  20. Bill Number Assigned

Sponsors

  • Business and Economic Development Minerals · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Minerals, Business and Economic Development

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5 do?
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 HB 5?
HB 5 is sponsored by Minerals, Business and Economic Development.
What is the current status of HB 5?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2025. Enacted.
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