Strategic and Critical Resources Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Strategic and Critical Resources Act” Read the full text
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2026 regular session
Where it is
Signed (latest official status) · Vetoed
Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026) SB 649
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
16
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
MorrisCharnockHamiltonHeltonQueenRoseRuckerTakuboWoodrumZ. MaynardThornePhillipsDeedsRobertsSmith (Mr. President)Tarr
Recorded votes
Strategic and Critical Resources ActSenate · 2026-03-14 · Effective from passage (Roll No. 681) · Yea 30, Nay 0, Absent 4, Excused 0
Strategic and Critical Resources ActSenate · 2026-03-14 · Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 680) · Yea 30, Nay 0, Absent 4, Excused 0
EFFECT FROM PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-13 · Effective from passage (Roll No. 546) · Yeas 90, Nays 5, Absent 4, Exc 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-13 · Passed House (Roll No. 545) · Yeas 88, Nays 7, Absent 4, Exc 0
Strategic and Critical Resources ActSenate · 2026-02-18 · Effective from passage (Roll No. 117) · Yea 31, Nay 0, Absent 3, Excused 0
Strategic and Critical Resources ActSenate · 2026-02-18 · Passed Senate (Roll No. 116) · Yea 31, Nay 0, Absent 3, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the West Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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