Strategic and Critical Resoutrces Act

SB 648 proposes a new state law called the Strategic and Critical Resources Act. Its main purpose is to set statewide rules for the extraction and regulation of strategic and critical resources—important minerals and materials related to national security, energy reliability, infrastructure, and economic stability.

Sponsors: Robbie Morris, Ben Queen, Chris Rose, Patricia Rucker, Darren Thorne, Chris Phillips

ISSUES: Pure Water

CWV Position: Opposes

Status: Introduced on 1/28/26; referred to Judiciary Committee on 1/28/26.