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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming Repeals Low-Carbon Energy Standards and Carbon Capture Mandates for Public Utilities
Last action · March 4, 2026: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Sponsor: Chris Knapp
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What This Bill Proposed
Wyoming repeals low-carbon energy standard requirements and related statutes for public utilities, while requiring the public service commission to promulgate implementation rules immediately upon becoming law.
Changes state utility regulations by removing carbon capture and low-carbon energy mandates, affecting how electric generation facilities are governed and requiring new administrative rules from the public service commission.
- Wyoming previously enacted low-carbon energy standards and requirements under Title 37 of the Wyoming Statutes. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Public utilities
Low-carbon energy standard requirements and associated statutes governing them are repealed.
Public service commission
The commission is required to promulgate all rules necessary to implement the act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
12 actions- Mar 4, 2026SenateS:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- Feb 25, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 21, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-0
- Feb 20, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
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- Feb 19, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 10, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 52-10-0-0-0
- Jan 28, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Jan 22, 2026Bill Number Assigned
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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