State development; Oklahoma Gas, Artificial Intelligence, and Space Research Hub; National Laboratory; Oklahoma Department of Commerce; effective date.
HB 3176 creates the Oklahoma Gas, Artificial Intelligence, and Space Research Hub (GAS Hub) as the state's central coordinator for recruiting a U.S. National Laboratory. The hub will prepare federal-ready sites, coordinate workforce development, aggregate state incentives, and serve as Oklahoma's formal applicant to agencies like the Department of Energy and NASA. It requires the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to administer the hub, working with state agencies including the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority. The bill mandates annual reports on federal engagement and site readiness, with implementation effective November 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 16, 2026
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The bill was updated from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. The primary changes involve reformatting the header to reflect the current legislative session (2026) and updating the committee report date to February 26, 2026. No substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made to the core text of the bill.
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Updated the header to reflect the 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) and changed the status from 'Engrossed' to 'Floor Version'.
Corrected a typo in the committee report, changing 'Oklahoma State Senate' to 'Oklahoma Senate'.
Updated the committee report date to February 26, 2026.
Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
51–37
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 100
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic18
44% Nay
R
Republican82
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 37
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Government Modernization and Technology
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Government Modernization and Technology
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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