---
type: "Bill"
title: "Monthly payment of ad valorem tax on mineral production."
description: "2020/Summaries/HB0159.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 159"
citation: "Wyoming HB 159 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 15
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-10T17:39:54+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-24T22:07:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73c6857b-d531-48e9-8ff1-3b2ff019f31a"
source_url: "http://lso.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0159"
source_hash: "194e7f185624cf9bde78350219d3f4c497403ca3a6f5a46b9442e509e66bdd25"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming HB 159 (2020) — Monthly payment of ad valorem tax on mineral production.

2020/Summaries/HB0159.pdf

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Introduced/HB0159.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0159H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Sommers (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0159H2002 (2nd reading) - Representative Greear (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159H2002.pdf)
4. **Amendment HB0159H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Burkhart (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159H3001.pdf)
5. **Amendment HB0159H3002 (3rd reading) - Representative Obermueller (Withdrawn)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159H3002.pdf)
6. **Amendment HB0159H3003 (3rd reading) - Representative Stith (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159H3003.pdf)
7. **Amendment HB0159HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Minerals, Business and Economic Development (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159HS001.pdf)
8. **Amendment HB0159HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Barlow (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159HW001.pdf)
9. **Amendment HB0159S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Ellis (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159S2001.pdf)
10. **Amendment HB0159S2002 (2nd reading) - Senator Case (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159S2002.pdf)
11. **Amendment HB0159S3001 (3rd reading) - Senator Case (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159S3001.pdf)
12. **Amendment HB0159S3002 (3rd reading) - Senator Perkins (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159S3002.pdf)
13. **Amendment HB0159SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Revenue Committee (Corrected, Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159SS001.pdf)
14. **Amendment HB0159SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Ellis (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0159SW001.pdf)
15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Enroll/HB0159.pdf)

## Votes

- H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- H Concur:Passed 51-9-0-0-0 — **51–9** (pass) · lower
- H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 48-12-0-0-0 — **48–12** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-0-0-0 — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- HB0159S3002: Amendment adopted 25-5-0-0-0 — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-19-1-0-0 — **40–19** (pass) · lower
- S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Coal/Mineral Bankruptcies — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-03-24T22:07:03+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 142
- **2020-03-24T22:06:53+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0078 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-12T19:51:47+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0078
- **2020-03-12T17:34:18+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0078
- **2020-03-12T14:58:56+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0078
- **2020-03-11T18:24:11+00:00** H Concur:Passed 51-9-0-0-0
- **2020-03-10T19:49:34+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2020-03-10T17:51:24+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-09T18:05:29+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06T22:06:15+00:00** S COW:Passed
- **2020-03-05T21:21:39+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2020-03-05T21:21:27+00:00** S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-02T17:45:59+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-28T17:07:22+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2020-02-28T00:45:38+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-19-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-27T03:02:08+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- **2020-02-25T18:10:43+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-25T01:34:36+00:00** H COW:Passed
- **2020-02-24T18:07:31+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2020-02-24T18:07:18+00:00** H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-12T21:26:46+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 48-12-0-0-0 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11T16:31:52+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2020-02-10T17:39:54+00:00** Bill Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73c6857b-d531-48e9-8ff1-3b2ff019f31a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).