# Wyoming SF 15: AN ACT relating to oil and gas; amending the authority of the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission to regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits and emergency overflow pits as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 15, AN ACT relating to oil and gas; amending the authority of the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission to regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits and emergency overflow pits as specified; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by null Minerals; status signed, last action 2025-02-24 (Assigned Chapter Number 17) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 15
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to oil and gas; amending the authority of the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission to regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits and emergency overflow pits as specified; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-04
- Last action: 2025-02-24, Assigned Chapter Number 17
- Sponsor: null Minerals
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (95 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Wyoming expands oversight of oilfield waste pits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has broader authority over oilfield waste pits. This covers noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits, and emergency overflow pits. Qualifying pits must be used solely to store, treat, or dispose of drilling fluid…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: null Minerals

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-0 | pass | 60 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-1-0-0 | pass | 23 | 7 |   |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-02-24: Assigned Chapter Number 17
- 2025-02-24: Governor Signed SEA No. 0001 (Governor)
- 2025-02-18: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0001 (House)
- 2025-02-18: S President Signed SEA No. 0001 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Assigned Number SEA No. 0001
- 2025-02-18: H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-0 (House)
- 2025-02-14: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2025-02-13: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2025-02-12: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2025-02-12: H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 (House)
- 2025-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals (House)
- 2025-01-17: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2025-01-17: S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-1-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: S COW:Passed (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals (Senate)
- 2024-12-19: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2024-12-04: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0015.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0015.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0015.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0015.pdf)

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- [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025)
- [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF15-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).