SB 830 Summary

• Amends 20 O.S. 2021, Section 30.1, to establish that the Court of Civil Appeals has jurisdiction over cases assigned to it by the Supreme Court and that its final decisions are not appealable to the Supreme Court except by certiorari.

• Requires the Supreme Court to assign every appeal of a district court decision (except criminal cases appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals) to the Court of Civil Appeals, removing the Supreme Court's discretion in assignment.

• Prohibits the Supreme Court from recalling cases that have been assigned to the Court of Civil Appeals.

• Allows the Supreme Court to review Court of Civil Appeals decisions only upon a majority of Justices directing that a writ of certiorari be granted.

• Guarantees that in any appeal reviewed by the Supreme Court pursuant to a certiorari grant, each party has the right to submit a timely brief and present oral argument unless all parties expressly waive these rights.

• Takes effect November 1, 2025.