Civil actions; creating the Oklahoma Expedited Actions Act; providing for application of expedited actions process. Effective date.

The document title was changed from 'Conference Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed Senate Bill' to indicate it has passed the Senate and is now on the House floor.

The header was updated to include 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' and added co-sponsor 'Harris of the House'.

The summary of the act was reformatted to fit the House version layout, though the list of topics covered (e.g., expedited actions, discovery limits, expert testimony) remains the same.

Page numbers and formatting markers were adjusted to match the House floor version style.

Removed the 'An Act' header and replaced it with standard legislative session information and a conference committee substitute title.

Added page numbers and reference numbers (e.g., 'Req. No. 2119') to the text, which are administrative markers for printing and tracking.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to fit the new conference committee format, though the actual legal content and wording of the bill sections were not altered.

Created a new 'Expedited Actions Act' that applies only to civil suits seeking $250,000 or less in monetary relief, excluding interest and damages.

Established strict discovery limits, including a 180-day discovery period, a cap of 20 hours for witness depositions, and a limit of 15 interrogatories per party.

Eliminated the previous statutes governing offers of judgment and the specific rules for recovering attorney fees based on those offers.

Set strict time limits for trial proceedings, allowing a maximum of 8 hours per side for jury selection, arguments, and evidence presentation.

Mandated that trials be set within 90 days after the discovery period ends, with a maximum of two 60-day continuances allowed.

Imposed a $250,000 cap on judgments and required courts to remove cases from the expedited process if claims exceed this limit or seek non-monetary relief.

Added a new provision allowing defendants to make an offer of judgment after liability is determined but before the specific amount of damages is decided.

Set a new deadline requiring such late offers to be served at least seven days before the hearing on damages.

Mandated that offer letters must explicitly state if the offer covers only part of the claim or specific causes of action.

Defined 'litigation costs' to include attorney fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and interest when calculating what a losing party must pay after rejecting an offer.

The requirement for making an offer was clarified to occur at least seven days before the trial date, and the process for filing accepted offers with the court clerk was reinforced.

The timeline for accepting an offer was standardized to five days after the offer is served.

The rules for cost-shifting after an unaccepted offer were maintained, ensuring the offeree pays the offeror's costs if the judgment is less than or equal to the offer amount.

The bill's title was updated to better reflect its contents, and formatting inconsistencies were corrected throughout the document.