On March 1, 2019 at 4:30 p.m., Senate Bill 19-181: ADDITIONAL PUBLIC WELFARE PROTECTIONS REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS was introduced by Senator Fenberg and Representative Becker.

On February 9, 2019, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Supervisor Mark Watson published an update on when Applications for Permit to Drill must be amended or otherwise re-noticed to interested parties post-APD approval.

On January 17, 2019, Governor Polis appointed Jeffrey Robbins, an attorney from Durango, Colorado, as Acting Director of the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission.