HB 2024 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations; creating the Oklahoma Space Renaissance Act; making various appropriations; effective date; emergency.

HB 2024, the Oklahoma Space Renaissance Act, allocates $51.3 million in state funds to support Oklahoma's space industry development. It provides $1.3 million for the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority's operations, $35 million for infrastructure at the Oklahoma Air and Space Port to enable spacecraft testing and launches, and $15 million for a microgravity research consortium in Oklahoma City focused on commercializing science and STEM education. These funds, drawn from the General Revenue Fund for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, directly support space industry growth, research partnerships, and STEM programs. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and is designated as an emergency measure.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Engrossed Floor (House) · 3 edits
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The bill was reformatted from an Engrossed version to a Floor version for the House of Representatives, with updated header information and page numbering. The substantive content of the bill, including appropriations amounts and effective dates, remains unchanged.
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Header text changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' with updated session information for the 60th Legislature (2025).

Page numbering and footer text updated to reflect floor version formatting with 'HB2024 HFLR' identifiers.

Added committee report notation indicating the bill was passed by the Committee on Appropriations and Budget on 02/26/2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors