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OK SB1168

Bill

Status

Passed

5/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chuck Hall

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases property loss claim limits from $25,000 to $75,000 per claimant arising from a single occurrence

  • Raises general liability caps from $125,000 to $250,000 for most political subdivisions, and from $175,000 to $375,000 for the state and cities/counties with populations of 150,000 or more (lowered from the previous 300,000 population threshold)

  • Increases medical negligence liability limits for University Hospitals and state mental health hospitals from $200,000 to $300,000, and for resident physicians/interns from $100,000 to $150,000

  • Establishes new aggregate liability cap of $2,000,000 for all claims arising from a single occurrence and creates tiered nuisance claim limits of $225,000-$275,000 based on county population

  • Requires automatic inflation adjustments to liability limits beginning January 1, 2031, and every five years thereafter, capped at the lesser of CPI change or 4% per five-year period

Legislative Description

The Governmental Tort Claims Act; definitions and extent of liability; increasing limits on liability for certain claims. Effective date.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/27/2025

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget4/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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