HB3384 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma's civil discovery rules (12 O.S. 2021, Sections 3233, 3234, and 3236) to remove the requirement that discovery response periods wait until an answer to the petition is filed.

• Allows discovery responses (interrogatories, document requests, and requests for admission) to commence within 30 days of service, with court approval or written party agreement.

• Maintains the 30-day response deadline for interrogatories, document production requests, and admission requests, but makes the timeline begin immediately upon service rather than waiting for petition answers.

• Preserves existing limits on discovery requests (30 interrogatories and 30 admission requests per party) and procedures for seeking court approval to exceed these limits.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2022.