WyomingHB 1202026 Budget SessionHouse

AN ACT relating to administration of the government; providing duties for the Wyoming energy authority; providing for the establishment of industrial sovereign zones to encourage the production of value-added manufactured products using natural gas; authorizing a board of county commissioners to nominate an area as an industrial sovereign zone; providing for certification of value-added manufactured processes; providing for an expedited licensing and permit process; providing tax exemptions; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsored By: Kevin Campbell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Counties can create new manufacturing zones

Wyoming counties can nominate industrial sovereign zones through resolutions that define boundaries, show natural gas access, and provide required information. The Wyoming Energy Authority must establish a zone when lower gas prices or other factors create a manufacturing opportunity. Covered products come from chemically changing natural gas in Wyoming, including hydrogen and ammonia. The authority can shrink boundaries, but expanding them requires each affected county’s formal consent. It must first consider the Opal gas hub if gas prices there are lower than other U.S. sales.

Faster permits and fewer manufacturing fees

Developers making covered natural-gas products in designated zones can ask the Wyoming Energy Authority for licensing and compliance help. The Department of Environmental Quality must prioritize and speed up their environmental permits and licenses. Its director can also create a process before permit applications, without weakening state permitting authority, public health, or environmental protections. Qualifying nonmineral processing facilities in zones are exempt from specified industrial-siting fees and certification steps. Facilities in the law’s listed information-reporting category must still provide the required information to the state.

Manufacturers pay less tax on machinery

Manufacturers get Wyoming sales and use tax exemptions on qualifying machinery purchases and leases. Machinery must be used in Wyoming mainly and directly to make tangible goods. This general manufacturing exemption lasts through December 31, 2042. A separate exemption covers machinery used mainly and directly to make covered natural-gas products in industrial sovereign zones. The zone-specific exemption has no stated end date.

State funds staff for manufacturing program

The law provides $180,000 from Wyoming’s general fund to the Wyoming Energy Authority for staff costs. Money is available from the law’s effective date through June 30, 2028. It can pay only necessary implementation personnel costs, including contracted services, and cannot be transferred or used for another purpose. Unspent, uncommitted funds return to the state on June 30, 2028. The funding is not intended to enter the authority’s standard budget for the next two-year budget period.

Optional product label with possible producer fees

The Wyoming Energy Authority runs an optional certification program for Wyoming-made products created by chemically changing natural gas. Its gold standard label requires methane intensity of 0.2% or less, measuring methane emissions against gas processed. Participating producers can face annual fees capped at program costs, which the authority can keep to run the program. The authority can suspend or revoke certification when a producer fails to meet its requirements.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kevin Campbell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bill Allemand

    Republican • House

  • Ocean Andrew

    Republican • House

  • John Bear

    Republican • House

  • Ken Clouston

    Republican • House

  • Rob Geringer

    Republican • House

  • Jeremy Haroldson

    Republican • House

  • Paul Hoeft

    Republican • House

  • Julie Jarvis

    Republican • House

  • Jayme Lien

    Republican • House

  • Chip Neiman

    Republican • House

  • Ken Pendergraft

    Republican • House

  • J.R. Riggins

    Republican • House

  • Nina Webber

    Republican • House

  • John Kolb

    Republican • Senate

  • Chris Rothfuss

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 232 • No: 2

House vote • 3/6/2026

H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

Yes: 60 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/5/2026

S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0

Yes: 30 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/2/2026

S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0

Yes: 3 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/27/2026

S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0

Yes: 3 • No: 0

House vote • 2/21/2026

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

Yes: 61 • No: 0

House vote • 2/19/2026

H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 2/16/2026

H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

Yes: 8 • No: 0

House vote • 2/10/2026

H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 60-1-1-0-0

Yes: 60 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 93

    3/7/2026
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0034

    3/7/2026Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0034

    3/6/2026Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0034

    3/6/2026House
  5. Assigned Number HEA No. 0034

    3/6/2026
  6. H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

    3/6/2026House
  7. H Received for Concurrence

    3/6/2026House
  8. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0

    3/5/2026Senate
  9. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    3/4/2026Senate
  10. S COW:Passed

    3/3/2026Senate
  11. S Placed on General File

    3/2/2026Senate
  12. S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0

    3/2/2026Senate
  13. :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

    2/27/2026Senate
  14. S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0

    2/27/2026Senate
  15. S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals

    2/23/2026Senate
  16. S Received for Introduction

    2/23/2026Senate
  17. H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0

    2/21/2026House
  18. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    2/20/2026House
  19. H COW:Passed

    2/19/2026House
  20. H Placed on General File

    2/19/2026House
  21. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

    2/19/2026House
  22. :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

    2/16/2026House
  23. H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

    2/16/2026House
  24. H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 60-1-1-0-0

    2/10/2026House
  25. H Received for Introduction

    2/9/2026House

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