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OK SB1065
Bill
Status
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brent Howard
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AI Summary
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Increases the cap on noneconomic damages in bodily injury civil actions from $350,000 to $500,000, regardless of the number of defendants or lawsuits filed
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Removes the cap entirely when clear and convincing evidence shows the defendant acted with reckless disregard, gross negligence, fraud, or intentional/malicious conduct
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Requires juries to specify in their verdicts the total compensatory damages, economic losses, noneconomic losses, and any findings of aggravated misconduct by the defendant
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Prohibits informing juries about the noneconomic damage cap; the limit is applied by the court only after the jury renders its verdict
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Effective November 1, 2025, applying to civil actions filed on or after that date
Legislative Description
Damages; increasing maximum limitation on compensation for noneconomic loss. Effective date.
Last Action
Referred to Civil Judiciary
4/1/2025