WyomingWyoming invests oil and gas bonding money for the pool
Wyoming directs the treasurer to invest money collected for oil and gas operator bonds and reserve the money and earnings for the bonding pool.
What it does
The state treasurer invests money collected for the oil and gas bonding pool. Investment earnings go into a separate account, and both may be spent only on that pool.
Argument forInvesting collected money and keeping its earnings for the bonding pool could help pay for oil and gas operator bonds.
Argument againstKeeping this money for the bonding pool could leave the state with less flexibility to use it for other needs.
More detail
The state treasurer invests the collected money, and investment earnings go into the separate account. This applies to money collected from participating operators under the bonding pool program. The treasurer invests the money in accordance with law. The money and its earnings may be spent only on the oil and gas bonding pool. The act took effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 27Assigned Chapter Number 2Latest
- Feb 27Governor Mark Gordon Signed HEA No. 0002Became Law
- Feb 25S President Signed HEA No. 0002
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002
- Feb 25Assigned Number HEA No. 0002
- Feb 25S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Passed Senate
- Feb 24S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 24S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 23S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 17S Introduced and Referred to S09 - MineralsMinor
- Feb 16S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 14H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0Passed House
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 11H COW:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11H Placed on General File
- Feb 11H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-1-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 9H Received for IntroductionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 1Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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