HB 3128 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

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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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute Floor (House) · 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.
TECHNICAL

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The 'Committee Substitute' title page and related headers were removed as they are no longer applicable to the floor version.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

7222
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Mar 12, 2026
D Democratic18
9 Yea 7 Nay 2
50% Yea
R Republican82
63 Yea 15 Nay 4
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

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