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	55	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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33		-	SENATE BILL NO. 1773 By: Howard of the Senate
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37		-	Kannady of the House
	57	+	SENATE BILL 1773 By: Howard
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43		-	[ Governmental Tort Clai ms Act - limits of liability
44		-	- effective date ]
	63	+	AS INTRODUCED
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	65	+	An Act relating to The Governmental Tort Clai ms Act;
	66	+	amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 15 4, which relates to
	67	+	extent of liability; increasing limits of liability;
	68	+	and providing an effective date .
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49	73		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
50		-	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section ~~154~~, is
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	74	+	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section , is amended
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52	76		Section 154. A. The total liability of the state and its
53	77		political subdivisions on claims within t he scope of The
54	78		Governmental Tort Claims Act, arising out of an accident or
55	79		occurrence happening after October 1, 1985, Section 151 et seq . of
56	80		this title, shall not exceed:
57	81		1. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) Forty Thousand
58	82		Dollars ($40,000.00) for any claim or to any claimant who has more
59	83		than one claim for loss of property arising out of a single act,
60	84		accident, or occurrence;
61	85		2. Except as otherwise provided in this paragra ph, One Hundred
62	86		Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) Two Hundred Thousand
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90	138		Dollars ($200,000.00) to any claimant for a claim for any other loss
91	139		arising out of a single act, accident, or occurrence. The lim it of
92	140		liability for the state or any city or county with a population of
93	141		three hundred thousand (300,000) or more according to the latest
94	142		Federal Decennial Census, or a political subdivision as def ined in
95	143		subparagraph s of paragraph 11 of Section 152 of th is title, shall
96	144		not exceed One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00)
97		-	Two Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($275,000.00) . Except,
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98	146		however, the limits of the liability for the University Hospitals
99	147		and State Mental Health Hospitals opera ted by the Department of
100	148		Mental Health and Subst ance Abuse Services for claims arising from
101	149		medical negligence shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
102	150		($200,000.00) Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($ 300,000.00). For
103	151		claims arising from medical negligence by any licensed physician,
104	152		osteopathic physician or certified nurse-midwife rendering prenatal,
105	153		delivery or infant care services from September 1, 1991, through
106	154		June 30, 1996, pursuant to a contract authorized by subsection B of
107	155		Section 1-106 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and in conformity
108	156		with the requirements of Section 1 -233 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
109	157		Statutes, the limits of the liability shall be Two Hundred Thousand
110	158		Dollars ($200,000.00) Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) ;
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139	211		3. One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) One Million Five Hundred
140	212		Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) for any number of claims arising
141	213		out of a single occurrence o r accident.
142	214		B. 1. Beginning on May 28, 2003, claims shall be allowed for
143	215		wrongful criminal felony conviction resulting in imprisonment if the
144	216		claimant has received a full pardon on the basis of a written
145	217		finding by the Governor of actual innocence for th e crime for which
146	218		the claimant was sentenced or has been granted judicial relief
147	219		absolving the claimant of guil t on the basis of actual innocence of
148	220		the crime for which the claimant was sentenced. The Governor or the
149	221		court shall specifically state, in the pardon or order, the evidence
150	222		or basis on which the finding of actual innocence is based.
151	223		2. As used in parag raph 1 of this subsection, for a claimant to
152	224		recover based on “actual innocence”, the individual must meet the
153	225		following criteria:
154	226		a. the individual was charged, by indictment or
155	227		information, with the commission of a public offense
156	228		classified as a felony,
157	229		b. the individual did not plead guilty to the offense
158	230		charged, or to any lesser included offense, but was
159	231		convicted of the offense,
160	232		c. the individual was sentenced to incarceration for a
161	233		term of imprisonment as a result of the conviction,
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189	285		d. the individual was imprisoned solely on the basis of
190	286		the conviction for the offense, and
191	287		e. (1) in the case of a pardon, a determination was made
192	288		by either the Pardon and Parole Board or the
193	289		Governor that the offense for which the
194	290		individual was convicted, sentenced and
195	291		imprisoned, including any lesser offenses, w as
196	292		not committed by the individual, or
197	293		(2) in the case of judicial relief, a court of
198	294		competent jurisdiction found by clear and
199	295		convincing evidence that the offense for which
200	296		the individual was convicted, senten ced and
201	297		imprisoned, including any lesser incl uded
202	298		offenses, was not committed by the individual and
203	299		issued an order vacating, dismissing or rever sing
204	300		the conviction and sentence and providing that no
205	301		further proceedings can be or will be held
206	302		against the individual on any facts and
207	303		circumstances alleged in the proceedings which
208	304		had resulted in the conviction.
209	305		3. A claimant shall not be entitled to compensation for any
210	306		part of a sentence in prison during which the claimant was also
211	307		serving a concurrent sent ence for a crime not covered by this
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240	360		4. The total liability of the state and its political
241	361		subdivisions on any claim within the scop e of The Governmental Tort
242	362		Claims Act arising out of wrongful criminal felony conviction
243	363		resulting in imprisonm ent shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy-five
244	364		Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) Two Hundred Seventy-five Thousand
245	365		Dollars ($275,000.00) .
246	366		5. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to convictions
247	367		occurring on or before May 28, 2003, as well as convictio ns
248	368		occurring after May 28, 2003. If a court of competent jurisdiction
249	369		finds that retroactive application of this subsection is
250	370		unconstitutional, the prospective application of this subsection
251	371		shall remain valid.
252	372		C. No award for damages in an action or an y claim against the
253	373		state or a political subd ivision shall include punitive or exemplary
254	374		damages.
255	375		D. When the amount awarded to or settled upon multiple
256	376		claimants exceeds the limitations of this secti on, any party may
257	377		apply to the district court which has jurisdiction of the cause to
258	378		apportion to each claimant the claimant’s proper share of the total
259	379		amount as limited herein. The share apportioned to each claimant
260	380		shall be in the proportion that the r atio of the award or settlement
261	381		made to him each claimant bears to the aggregate awards and
262	382		settlements for all claims against the state or its political
263	383		subdivisions arising out of the occurrence. When the amount of the
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291	435		aggregate losses presented by a single claimant exceeds the limits
292	436		of paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection A of this section, each person
293	437		suffering a loss shall be entitled to that person ’s proportionate
294	438		share.
295	439		E. The total liability of resident physicians and interns while
296	440		participating in a graduate medica l education program of the
297	441		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, its affiliated
298	442		institutions and the Oklahoma State University College of
299	443		Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery shall not exceed One Hundred
300	444		Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
301	445		($150,000.00).
302	446		F. The state or a political subdiv ision may petition t he court
303	447		that all parties and actions arising out of a single accident or
304	448		occurrence shall be joined as provided by law, and upon order of the
305	449		court the proceedings upon good cause shown shall be continued for a
306	450		reasonable time or until such joinder has been completed. The state
307	451		or political subdivision shall be allowed to interplead in any
308	452		action which may impose on it any duty or liability pursuant to The
309	453		Governmental Tort Claims Act.
310	454		G. The liability of the state or political subdiv ision under
311	455		The Governmental Tort Claims Act shall be several from that of any
312	456		other person or entity, and the state or political subdivision shall
313	457		only be liable for that percentage of total damages that corresponds
314	458		to its percentage of total negligence. Nothing in this section
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342	510		shall be construed as increasing the liability limits imposed on the
343	511		state or political subdivision under The Governmental Tort Claims
344	512		Act.
345	513		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novemb er 1, 2022.
346		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS~~
347		-	~~March 3,~~ 2022 ~~- DO PASS. Title stricken by Committee on Judicia ry.~~
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