Oklahoma Expedited Actions Act Summary

• Establishes expedited civil procedure for suits seeking only monetary relief of $250,000 or less, excluding interest, punitive damages, penalties, attorney fees, and costs.

• Limits discovery to 180 days with strict caps: maximum 20 deposition hours per party, 15 interrogatories, 15 requests for production, and 15 requests for admissions per party.

• Requires trial to be set within 90 days after discovery closes, with each side limited to 8 hours for jury selection, opening statements, evidence presentation, witness examination, and closing arguments (extensible to 12 hours for good cause).

• Allows court to refer cases to alternative dispute resolution once for no more than a half-day, capped at twice the applicable civil filing fee cost, and must be completed 60 days before trial.

• Restricts parties from challenging expert testimony admissibility except during pretrial conferences or trial on the merits, unless requested by the sponsoring party; becomes effective November 1, 2025.