# Wyoming HB 5: 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. Wyoming HB 5, 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., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by null Minerals; status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Assigned Chapter Number 2) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB5-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming HB 5 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-02-27, Assigned Chapter Number 2 - Sponsor: null Minerals - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (167 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming invests oil and gas bonding money: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law requires Wyoming’s oil and gas commission to set rules for additional operator bonding options. The assessment rate for participating operators is zero mills from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. Starting July 1, 2030, the rate cannot exceed 0.5 mill, or $0.0005… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Minerals ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0 | pass | 61 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Chapter Number 2 - 2026-02-27: Governor Signed HEA No. 0002 (Governor) - 2026-02-25: S President Signed HEA No. 0002 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002 (House) - 2026-02-25: Assigned Number HEA No. 0002 - 2026-02-25: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-13: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-12: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-11: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-11: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-11: H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-09: H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-09: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-12-01: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0005.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0005.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendm… (vetoed) - HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and specified organizations from automatic deductions of dues and uniform assessments as… (vetoed) - SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of education study as modified by the legislature; modifying the education resource b… (became law) - SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and… (signed) - HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money laundering and illegal investments; providing definitions; providing penalties; and prov… (signed) - HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of state to charge a fee to expedite filings of documents as specified; and providi… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0005.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0005.pdf) ## Related - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money launderi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB43-2026) - [HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB16-2026) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB5-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).