HB 2026 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics technology; Aircraft Engine Testing Development Grant Program; expanding purpose of certain grant program; effective date; emergency.

HB 2026 expands Oklahoma's existing Aircraft Engine Testing Development Grant Program to fund additional aeronautics technology projects. The bill directly affects Oklahoma-based companies and research entities developing aircraft engine testing capabilities by providing state grant funding. Key provisions include broadening the program's eligible activities beyond current scope to support new engine testing development initiatives. The bill takes effect immediately upon approval with an emergency designation, as approved by the Oklahoma House on March 5, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

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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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill moved from House Committee Substitute to Floor Version, adding Senate co-sponsorship and updating page headers. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or program requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate co-sponsorship (Haste of the Senate) to the bill header, indicating Senate approval.

Updated page headers from 'Req. No. 12922' to 'HB2026 HFLR' to reflect floor version formatting.

Replaced committee report date from 02/25/25 to 02/25/2025 and added 'DO PASS' recommendation.

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

95–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 100

Mar 5, 2025

D Democratic19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican81

77 Yea 4

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Transportation

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors