# Wyoming SF 20: AN ACT relating to oil and gas; requiring the oil and gas conservation commission to promulgate rules to provide bonding options for oil and gas operators as specified; specifying bonding requirements; requiring reports; specifying uses of the conservation fund; authorizing the imposition of fees; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates. Wyoming SF 20, AN ACT relating to oil and gas; requiring the oil and gas conservation commission to promulgate rules to provide bonding options for oil and gas operators as specified; specifying bonding requirements; requiring reports; specifying uses of the conservation fund; authorizing the imposition of fees; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by null Minerals; status signed, last action 2025-02-24 (Assigned Chapter Number 30) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF20-2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming SF 20 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to oil and gas; requiring the oil and gas conservation commission to promulgate rules to provide bonding options for oil and gas operators as specified; specifying bonding requirements; requiring reports; specifying uses of the conservation fund; authorizing the imposition of fees; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-04 - Last action: 2025-02-24, Assigned Chapter Number 30 - Sponsor: null Minerals - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Backup cleanup funding for oil operators: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds backup financial support for participating operators' plugging, land cleanup, and related bond obligations. This backstop is available only when an operator's bond or guarantee and the pool cannot cover the costs. The commission can use unspent, uncommitted cons… - Less duplicate bonding for waste facilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible solid waste facilities are exempt from separate solid waste facility bonding. Facilities qualify when covered by the specified Wyoming oil and gas bonding or financial-assurance requirements, including the new program. The exemption also references federal bonding l… - New bonding options for oil operators: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming's oil and gas commission must establish a voluntary bonding pool for well cleanup and bond obligations. Operators must stay in good standing and meet bonding rules; the commission can remove operators who no longer qualify. Operators keep primary responsibility for b… - Possible pool fees for oil operators: cost, low. Participating operators pay no bonding-pool assessment from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. Beginning July 1, 2030, the commission may charge up to 0.5 mill per dollar, or 0.05%. The charge uses the fair cash market value of covered oil and gas produced, sold, or transported from Wyoming wells… - Separate bonds still required for operators: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law clarifies that bonds or guarantees under Wyoming's oil and gas payment law are additional. They do not replace the specified bonds for land cleanup and compliance with commission rules and orders. Operators covered by these requirements must maintain both forms of fi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Minerals ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-02-24: Assigned Chapter Number 30 - 2025-02-24: Governor Signed SEA No. 0003 (Governor) - 2025-02-18: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0003 (House) - 2025-02-18: S President Signed SEA No. 0003 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Assigned Number SEA No. 0003 - 2025-02-18: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (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 8-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals (House) - 2025-01-28: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-01-27: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-01-24: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-01-23: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-01-22: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-01-22: S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and 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 - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/SF0020.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0020.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0020.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include acts of sexual contact; providing defin… (signed) - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain discl… (signed) - HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax exemptions apply to the same property the exemptions shall be applied in the man… (signed) - SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending ca… (signed) - SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into binding settlements on behalf of their minor children as specified; specifying lim… (signed) - SF 51: AN ACT relating to the Wyoming telecommunications act; extending the sunset date of the act; amending definitions; specifying the application of the act; speci… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/SF0020.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0020.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0020.pdf) ## Related - [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025) - [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) - [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025) - [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025) - [SF 51: AN ACT relating to the Wyoming telecommunications act; extending the sunset dat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF51-2025) - [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-SF20-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).