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SF2490Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling orders, negotiation of surface damage, imposition and distribution of a tax, and jurisdiction, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 2449, SF 546, SF 268.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Ways & Means

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling orders, negotiation of surface damage, imposition and distribution of a tax, and jurisdiction, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 2449, SF 546, SF 268.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

NOBA: Final

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 2, 2026

65

Yes

21

No

14

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1Absent
Robert Henderson2No
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Absent
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7No
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 787.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 788.

  3. Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 789.

  4. Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, et al.. S.J. 806.

  5. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 806.

  6. Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 815.

  7. Immediate message. S.J. 816.

  8. Message from Senate. H.J. 933.

  9. NOBA: Senate Floor

  10. Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 935.

  11. NOBA: Senate Full Approps

  12. Subcommittee: Wulf, Meggers and Wilson. H.J. 951.

  13. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/21/2026 8:00AM RM 102.

  14. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  15. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 974.

  16. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 5. Excused, 1. H.J. 975.

  17. Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 975.

  18. Amendment H-8450 filed. H.J. 1068.

  19. Amendment H-8450 withdrawn. H.J. 1125.

  20. Amendment H-8477, yeas 25, nays 61, filed, lost. H.J. 1125.

  21. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.

  22. Amendment H-8476 filed, adopted. H.J. 1126.

  23. Amendment H-8474 filed, adopted. H.J. 1126.

  24. Amendment H-8475 filed, adopted. H.J. 1126.

  25. Passed House, yeas 65, nays 21. H.J. 1126.

  26. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.

  27. Immediate message. H.J. 1127.

  28. Message from House, with amendment S-5256. S.J. 990.

  29. Senate concurred with S-5256. S.J. 993.

  30. Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 11. S.J. 993.

  31. Immediate message. S.J. 994.

  32. Message from Senate. H.J. 1131.

  33. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  34. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033.

  35. NOBA: Final

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