SB 625 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Discovery Code; requiring production of commercial litigation funding agreement upon request; prohibiting admissibility of certain information as evidence. Effective date.

This bill requires parties in civil lawsuits to disclose commercial litigation funding agreements when requested, but prohibits using this information as evidence at trial. It mandates certification about whether foreign governments or entities funded the case, including specific details if foreign state funding is involved. Consumer litigation funding agreements are exempt from these requirements. The bill directly affects any party using commercial litigation funding in Oklahoma civil cases.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Engrossed Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from an Engrossed version to a Senate Floor version with minor formatting adjustments and page header updates. The substantive legal content regarding discovery procedures, initial disclosure requirements, and commercial litigation funding agreement provisions remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Page headers were updated from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

Formatting changes were made to align text spacing and indentation throughout the document for consistency with Senate floor formatting standards.

The co-sponsor 'Harris of the House' was removed from the bill header, indicating the bill is now being considered solely in the Senate.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 8
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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