HB 120 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Energy product reclassification and sovereignty act.

Wyoming's HB 120 creates "industrial sovereign zones" where natural gas producers and manufacturers can transform gas into new products (like hydrogen or ammonia) through substantial chemical changes. It provides tax exemptions for facilities in these zones, fast-track permitting for new manufacturing operations, and establishes a voluntary "gold standard" certification for products with low methane emissions (under 0.2%). The bill directly affects natural gas producers selling to these facilities and manufacturers building new processing plants within designated zones. Key provisions include streamlined licensing, tax breaks for machinery and gas sales, and certification standards to promote Wyoming-made products as distinct from raw fossil fuels.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Signed Mar 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 6 edits · Mar 8, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from HB0120 to Act No. 34 and shifted from a purely executive-driven model to one requiring county nominations before the Energy Authority can establish industrial sovereign zones. The definition of 'substantial molecular transformation' was clarified to explicitly include methane pyrolysis and ammonia synthesis. Tax exemptions for machinery and natural gas producers were updated to reference new statutory subdivisions, and the certification program was modified to allow fee collection for administration.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a formal nomination process involving county commissioners, requiring their consent for zone enlargement, and authorizing the Energy Authority to collect fees for the certification program.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that a board of county commissioners must nominate an area before the Energy Authority can establish an industrial sovereign zone.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the authority's power to modify zone boundaries; enlargements now require formal consent from each affected county.

Removed the original provision allowing the authority to unilaterally determine zone areas based on reduced gas prices without a county nomination process.

DEFINITION

Explicitly listed methane pyrolysis and ammonia synthesis as examples of 'substantial molecular transformation' in the definitions section.

FISCAL

Authorized the Energy Authority to collect annual fees from producers participating in the voluntary certification program to cover administrative costs.

TECHNICAL

Updated tax exemption references to cite new statutory subdivisions (V) instead of the previous (O)(II) and (D)(II) designations.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 22, 2026

How they voted

30–1

Passed

Total votes 31

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

28 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 8, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Signed HEA No. 0034

legislature

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals

upper

Feb 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

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

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors