OK HB1564

Creates the Oklahoma Expedited Actions Act for civil suits seeking $250,000 or less in monetary relief (excluding interest, punitive damages, penalties, attorney fees, and costs), with judgments capped at the same amount

Limits discovery to 180 days, restricts oral depositions to 20 hours per party, and caps written interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions at 15 each per party

Requires trial dates within 90 days after discovery ends, with courts permitted to grant no more than two continuances totaling 60 days maximum

Limits each side to 8 hours for jury selection, opening statements, evidence presentation, witness examination, and closing arguments (extendable to 12 hours for good cause)

Allows courts to refer cases to alternative dispute resolution once, limited to half a day and costing no more than twice the civil filing fees, to be completed at least 60 days before trial