Labor; Actionable Response for Industry Skills and Excellence in Oklahoma Task Force (ARISE-OK); purpose; Task Force member guidelines; appointed members; duties; support staff; compensation; effective date.
HB 3128 creates the ARISE-OK Task Force to address Oklahoma's workforce challenges. The task force, composed of state agency leaders and 11 appointed industry representatives (e.g., from energy, healthcare, and agriculture sectors), will identify barriers like childcare and transportation while aligning training with employer needs. It must submit three reports by 2027-2029 detailing findings and recommendations to improve workforce readiness and business competitiveness. This bill directly affects state agencies (Labor, Commerce, Education) and industry stakeholders by requiring coordinated action on workforce development.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 1, 2026
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House Committee Substitute
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Floor (House)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a 'Committee Substitute' draft to the official 'Floor Version' for the House. The substantive policy content, including the creation of the ARISE-OK Task Force, member appointments, and duties, remains unchanged. The primary difference is the removal of the 'Committee Substitute' header and the addition of the 'Floor Version' designation, indicating the bill has been approved by the committee and is ready for floor debate.
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The document header was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Floor Version' to reflect the bill's progression in the legislative process.
The 'Committee Substitute' title page and related headers were removed as they are no longer applicable to the floor version.
A note indicating that bold face text denotes committee amendments was added to the footer.
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
72–22
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Mar 12, 2026
D
Democratic18
50% Yea
R
Republican82
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 21
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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