HB0005

Signed into Law

Oil and gas bonding pool-investment and earnings.

Oil and gas companies' bonding pool assessment funds may be invested, with investment earnings designated for specific uses.

Full legal title

AN ACT relating to oil and gas; providing for the investment of bonding pool assessment proceeds; specifying the disposition of investment earnings; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Energy

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What does this bill do?

Amends oil and gas bonding rules to authorize investment of bonding pool assessment proceeds and direct investment earnings to the bonding pool account.

Requires the state treasurer to invest bonding pool assessment funds collected under W.S. 30-5-129(a)(v) in accordance with law, with all investment earnings deposited into the separate bonding pool account established under W.S. 30-5-116(b). (W.S. 30-5-129(a)(v), Sec. 1)
Specifies that collected assessment funds and investment earnings shall be accounted for separately and expended only on the bonding pool established under the statute. (W.S. 30-5-129(a)(v), Sec. 1)
Maintains the assessment rate structure: zero mills on the dollar from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, with the commission authorized to impose up to five-tenths of one mill ($0.0005) on the dollar beginning July 1, 2030. (W.S. 30-5-129(a)(v), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2026

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Actions (20)

2/27/2026(LSO)

Assigned Chapter Number 2

2/27/2026(Governor)

Governor Signed HEA No. 0002

2/25/2026(Senate)

S President Signed HEA No. 0002

2/25/2026(House)

H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002

2/25/2026(LSO)

Assigned Number HEA No. 0002

Roll Call Votes (5)

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

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2/25/2026SenateYea 31Nay 0

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Yea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman

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

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2/23/2026SenateYea 5Nay 0

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Yea: COOPER, JONES, NETHERCOTT, ROTHFUSS, ANDERSON

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

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2/13/2026HouseYea 61Nay 0Excused 1

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

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2/11/2026HouseYea 9Nay 0

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Yea: K. CAMPBELL, KNAPP, LARSON, LAWLEY, RIGGINS, SCHMID, TARVER, WEBBER, HEINER

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

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2/9/2026HouseYea 61Nay 1

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Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, Byron, L. Brown, K. Campbell, E. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Erickson, Filer, Fornstrom, Geringer, Guggenmos, Harshman, Haroldson, Hoeft, Heiner, Jarvis, Johnson, Kelly, L. Larsen, Knapp, JT. Larson, Lawley, Lien, Lucas, Locke, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Riggins, Provenza, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Wasserburger, Thayer, Washut, Webber, Webb, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Yin, Wylie, Neiman

Nay: Davis

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Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Brady, Bear, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Filer, Fornstrom, Guggenmos, Geringer, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Storer, Strock, Tarver, Styvar, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Wharff, Webber, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Yin, Neiman

Excused: Kelly