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53	53		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57		SENATE BILL 1590 By: Prieto
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63	63		AS INTRODUCED
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65	65		An Act relating to The Governmental Tort Claims Act;
66	66		amending 51 O.S. 2021, Sections 152, as amended by
67	67		Section 18, Chapter 228, O. S.L. 2022, 154, and 155,
68	68		as amended by Section 2 1, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022
69	69		(51 O.S. Supp. 2023, Sections 152 and 155) , which
70	70		relate to definitions, extent of liability, and
71	71		exceptions from liability; modifying definition;
72	72		requiring award of certain costs and fees for
73	73		prevailing plaintiff ; authorizing award of certain
74	74		fees to defendant un der certain circumstances;
75	75		providing for liability for exempted acts upon
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83	83		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
84	84		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 152, as
85	85		amended by Section 18, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp. 2023,
86	86		Section 152), is amended to read as follows:
87	87		Section 152. As used in The Governmenta l Tort Claims Act:
88	88		1. “Action” means a proceeding in a court of competent
89	89		jurisdiction by which one party brings a suit against another;
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141	141		2. “Agency” means any board, commission, comm ittee, department
142	142		or other instrumentality or entity designated to act i n behalf of
143	143		the state or a political subdivision;
144	144		3. “Charitable health care provider ” means a person who is
145	145		licensed, certified, or othe rwise authorized by the laws of this
146	146		state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business
147	147		or the practice of a profession and who provides care to a medically
148	148		indigent person, as defi ned in paragraph 9 of this section, with no
149	149		expectation of or acceptance of compensation of any kind;
150	150		4. “Claim” means any written demand presented by a claimant or
151	151		the claimant’s authorized representative in accordance with the
152	152		Governmental Tort Claims Ac t to recover money from the state or
153	153		political subdivisio n as compensation for an act or omissi on of a
154	154		political subdivision or the state or an employee;
155	155		5. “Claimant” means the person or the person’s authorized
156	156		representative who files notice of a claim in accordance with The
157	157		Governmental Tort Claims Act. On ly the following persons and no
158	158		others may be claimants:
159	159		a. any person holding an interest in real or personal
160	160		property which suffers a loss, provided that the claim
161	161		of the person shall be aggregated with claims of all
162	162		other persons holding an interest in the property and
163	163		the claims of all othe r persons which are derivative
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215	215		of the loss, and that multiple claimants sha ll be
216	216		considered a single claimant,
217	217		b. the individual actually involved in the accid ent or
218	218		occurrence who suffers a loss, provided that the
219	219		individual shall aggregate in the claim t he losses of
220	220		all other persons which are derivative of the loss, or
221	221		c. in the case of death, an administrator, special
222	222		administrator or a personal representat ive who shall
223	223		aggregate in the claim all losses of all p ersons which
224	224		are derivative of the death;
225	225		6. “Community health care provider” means:
226	226		a. a health care provider who v olunteers services at a
227	227		community health center that has been deemed by the
228	228		U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a
229	229		federally qualified health center as defined by 42
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235	235		community health center that h as made application to
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290	290		federal application guidance, and has received
291	291		comments from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
292	292		Services as to the status of such application with the
293	293		established intent of resubmitting a modified
294	294		application, or, if denied, a ne w application, no
295	295		later than six (6) months from the dat e of the
296	296		official notification from the U.S. D epartment of
297	297		Health and Human Services requiring resubmission of a
298	298		new application;
299	299		7. “Employee” means any person who is authorized to act in
300	300		behalf of a political subdivision or the state whether that perso n
301	301		is acting on a permanent or temporary basis, with or without being
302	302		compensated or on a full-time or part-time basis.
303	303		a. Employee also includes:
304	304		(1) all elected or appointed officers, members of
305	305		governing bodies and other persons designated to
306	306		act for an agency or political subdivision, but
307	307		the term does not mean a person or other legal
308	308		entity while acting in the capacity of an
309	309		independent contractor or an employee of an
310	310		independent contractor,
311	311		(2) from September 1, 1991, through June 30, 1996,
312	312		licensed physicians, licensed osteopathic
313	313		physicians and certified nurse-midwives providing
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365	365		prenatal, delivery or infant care service s to
366	366		State Department of Health clients pursuant to a
367	367		contract entered into with the State Department
368	368		of Health in accordance with paragraph 3 of
369	369		subsection B of Section 1 -106 of Title 63 of the
370	370		Oklahoma Statutes but only insofar as services
371	371		authorized by and in conformity with the terms of
372	372		the contract and the requirements of Se ction 1-
373	373		233 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
374	374		(3) any volunteer, full-time or part-time firefighter
375	375		when performing duties for a fire department
376	376		provided for in subparagraph j of paragraph 11 of
377	377		this section.
378	378		b. For the purpose of The Governmenta l Tort Claims Act,
379	379		the following are employees of this s tate, regardless
380	380		of the place in this state where du ties as employees
381	381		are performed:
382	382		(1) physicians acting in an administrative capacity,
383	383		(2) resident physicians and resident interns
384	384		participating in a graduate medical education
385	385		program of the University of Oklahoma Health
386	386		Sciences Center, the College of Os teopathic
387	387		Medicine of Oklahoma State University, or the
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439	439		Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
440	440		Services,
441	441		(3) faculty members and staff o f the University of
442	442		Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the College
443	443		of Osteopathic Medicine of Oklahoma State
444	444		University, while engaged in teaching duties,
445	445		(4) physicians who practice me dicine or act in an
446	446		administrative capacity as an employee of an
447	447		agency of the State of Oklahoma,
448	448		(5) physicians who provide medical care to inmates
449	449		pursuant to a contract with the Department of
450	450		Corrections,
451	451		(6) any person who is licensed to practice medic ine
452	452		pursuant to Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
453	453		who is under an administrative professional
454	454		services contract with the O klahoma Health Care
455	455		Authority under the auspices of the Ok lahoma
456	456		Health Care Authority Chief Medical Officer, and
457	457		who is limited to performing administrative
458	458		duties such as professional guidance for m edical
459	459		reviews, reimbursement rates, service
460	460		utilization, health care delivery and benefit
461	461		design for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority,
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513	513		only while acting within the scope of such
514	514		contract,
515	515		(7) licensed medical professionals under contract
516	516		with city, county, or state entiti es who provide
517	517		medical care to inmat es or detainees in the
518	518		custody or control of law enforcemen t agencies,
519	519		(8) licensed mental health professionals as defined
520	520		in Sections 1-103 and 5-502 of Title 43A of the
521	521		Oklahoma Statutes, who are c onducting initial
522	522		examinations of individuals for the pu rpose of
523	523		determining whether an individual meets the
524	524		criteria for emergency detention as part of a
525	525		contract with the Department of Ment al Health and
526	526		Substance Abuse Services, and
527	527		(9) licensed mental health professionals a s defined
528	528		in Sections 1-103 and 5-502 of Title 43A of the
529	529		Oklahoma Statutes, who are providing mental
530	530		health or substance abuse treatment services
531	531		under a professional se rvices contract with the
532	532		Department of Mental Health and Substan ce Abuse
533	533		Services and are providing such treatment
534	534		services at a state-operated facility.
535	535		Physician faculty members a nd staff of the University
536	536		of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Colle ge of
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588	588		Osteopathic Medicine of Oklahoma State University not
589	589		acting in an administrativ e capacity or engaged in
590	590		teaching duties are not employees or agents of the
591	591		state.
592	592		c. Except as provided in subparagraph b of this
593	593		paragraph, in no event shall the state be held liable
594	594		for the tortious conduct of any physician, resi dent
595	595		physician or intern while practicing medicine or
596	596		providing medical treatment to patients.
597	597		d. For purposes of The G overnmental Tort Claims Act,
598	598		members of the state military forces on state active
599	599		duty orders or on Title 32 active duty orders are
600	600		employees of this state, rega rdless of the place,
601	601		within or outside this state, where their duties as
602	602		employees are performe d;
603	603		8. “Loss” means death or injury to the body or rights of a
604	604		person or damage to real or personal property or rights therein;
605	605		9. “Medically indigent” means a person requiring medically
606	606		necessary hospital or other health care services for the person or
607	607		the dependents of the person who has no public or private third-
608	608		party coverage, and whose personal resources are insufficient to
609	609		provide for needed health care;
610	610		10. “Municipality” means any incorporated city or town, and all
611	611		institutions, agencies or instr umentalities of a municipality;
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663	663		11. “Political subdivision” means:
664	664		a. a municipality,
665	665		b. a school district, including, but not li mited to, a
666	666		technology center school district establishe d pursuant
667	667		to Section 4410, 4411, 4420 or 4420.1 of Title 70 of
668	668		the Oklahoma Statutes,
669	669		c. a county,
670	670		d. a public trust where the sole beneficiary or
671	671		beneficiaries are a city, town, school district or
672	672		county. For purposes of The Gov ernmental Tort Claims
673	673		Act, a public trust shall include:
674	674		(1) a municipal hospital created pursu ant to Sections
675	675		30-101 through 30-109 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma
676	676		Statutes, a county hospital created pursuant to
677	677		Sections 781 through 796 of Title 19 of the
678	678		Oklahoma Statutes, or is created pursuant to a
679	679		joint agreement between such governing
680	680		authorities, that is operated for the public
681	681		benefit by a public trust created pursuant to
682	682		Sections 176 through 180.4 of Title 60 of the
683	683		Oklahoma Statutes and managed by a g overning
684	684		board appointed or elected by the municipality,
685	685		county, or both, who exercises control of the
686	686		hospital, subject to the approval of the
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738	738		governing body of the municipality, county, or
739	739		both,
740	740		(2) a public trust creat ed pursuant to Sections 176
741	741		through 180.4 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma
742	742		Statutes after January 1, 2009, the primary
743	743		purpose of which is to own, manage, or operate a
744	744		public acute care hospital in this state t hat
745	745		serves as a teaching hospital for a medical
746	746		residency program provided by a colleg e of
747	747		osteopathic medicine and provides care to
748	748		indigent persons, and
749	749		(3) a corporation in which all of the capital stock
750	750		is owned, or a limited liability company in which
751	751		all of the member interest is owned, by a public
752	752		trust,
753	753		e. for the purposes of The G overnmental Tort Claims Act
754	754		only, a housing authority created pursuant to the
755	755		provisions of the Oklahoma Housing Authority Act,
756	756		f. for the purposes of The Governmental Tor t Claims Act
757	757		only, corporations organized not fo r profit pursuant
758	758		to the provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation
759	759		Act for the primary purpose of developing and
760	760		providing rural water supply and sewage disposal
761	761		facilities to serve rural residents,
762	762
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813	813		g. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act
814	814		only, districts formed pursuant t o the Rural Water,
815	815		Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act,
816	816		h. for the purposes of T he Governmental Tort Claims Act
817	817		only, master conservancy districts formed p ursuant to
818	818		the Conservancy Act of Oklahoma,
819	819		i. for the purposes of The Governmental To rt Claims Act
820	820		only, a fire protection district created pursuant to
821	821		the provisions of Section 90 1.1 et seq. of Title 19 of
822	822		the Oklahoma Statutes,
823	823		j. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act
824	824		only, a benevolent or charitable corporate volunteer
825	825		or full-time fire department for an unincorporated
826	826		area created pursuant to the provisions of Sec tion 592
827	827		et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
828	828		k. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
829	829		an Emergency Services Provider rendering service s
830	830		within the boundaries of a Supplemental Emergency
831	831		Services District pursuant to an existing c ontract
832	832		between the Emergency Services Provider and the State
833	833		Department of Health. Provided, however, that the
834	834		acquisition of commercial liability insurance c overing
835	835		the activities of such Emergency Services Provider
836	836		performed within the State of Oklahom a shall not
837	837
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888	888		operate as a waiver of any of the limitations,
889	889		immunities or defenses provided for political
890	890		subdivisions pursuant to the terms of The Governmental
891	891		Tort Claims Act,
892	892		l. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
893	893		a conservation distri ct created pursuant to the
894	894		provisions of the Conservation District Act,
895	895		m. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Cla ims Act,
896	896		districts formed pursuant to the Ok lahoma Irrigation
897	897		District Act,
898	898		n. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
899	899		any community action agency established pursuant to
900	900		Sections 5035 through 5040 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
901	901		Statutes,
902	902		o. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Ac t only,
903	903		any organization that is designated as a youth
904	904		services agency, pursuant to Section 2 -7-306 of Title
905	905		10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
906	906		p. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
907	907		any judge presiding over a drug court, as defined by
908	908		Section 471.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
909	909		q. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims A ct only,
910	910		any child-placing agency licensed by this state to
911	911		place children in foster family homes,
912	912
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963	963		r. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
964	964		a circuit engineering district created pursuant to
965	965		Section 687.1 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma St atutes,
966	966		s. for purposes of the Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
967	967		a substate planning district, regional council of
968	968		government or other entity created pursuant to Section
969	969		1001 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
970	970		t. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
971	971		a regional transportation authority created pur suant
972	972		to Section 1370.7 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes
973	973		including its contract operator and any railroad
974	974		operating in interstat e commerce that sells a property
975	975		interest or provides services to a regional
976	976		transportation authority or allows the authority to
977	977		use the property or tracks of the railroad for the
978	978		provision of public passenger rail service to the
979	979		extent claims against the contract operator or
980	980		railroad arise out of or are related to or in
981	981		connection with such property interest, services or
982	982		operation of the public passenger rail service.
983	983		Provided, the acquisition of commercial liability
984	984		insurance to cover the activities of t he regional
985	985		transportation authority, contract operator or
986	986		railroad shall not operate as a waiver of any
987	987
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1038	1038		liabilities, immunities or defenses provided pursuant
1039	1039		to the provisions of the Governmental Tort Claims Act,
1040	1040		and all their institutions, instrumentalities or agencies;
1041	1041		12. “Scope of employment” means performance by an employee
1042	1042		acting in good faith within the duties of the e mployee’s office or
1043	1043		employment or of tasks lawfully assigned by a competent autho rity
1044	1044		including the operation or use of an agency vehicle or equipment
1045	1045		with actual or implied consent of the supervisor of the employee,
1046	1046		but shall not include corruption , or fraud, gross negligence, or
1047	1047		willful misconduct;
1048	1048		13. “State” means the State of Oklahoma or any office,
1049	1049		department, agency, a uthority, commission, board, institution,
1050	1050		hospital, college, university, public trust created pursua nt to
1051	1051		Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes of which the State of Oklahoma is
1052	1052		the beneficiary, or other instrumentality thereof;
1053	1053		14. “State active duty” shall be defined in accordance with
1054	1054		Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
1055	1055		15. “State military forces” shall be defined in accordance with
1056	1056		Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
1057	1057		16. “Title 32 active duty” shall be defined in accordance w ith
1058	1058		Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
1059	1059		17. “Tort” means a legal wrong, independen t of contract,
1060	1060		involving violation of a dut y imposed by general law, statut e, the
1061	1061		Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, or otherwise, resulting in a
1062	1062
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1113	1113		loss to any person, association or corporation as the proximate
1114	1114		result of an act or omission of a p olitical subdivision or the state
1115	1115		or an employee acting within the scope of employ ment.
1116	1116		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 154, is
1117	1117		amended to read as follows:
1118	1118		Section 154. A. The 1. Except for an award of costs and fees
1119	1119		pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection, the total liability of
1120	1120		the state and its political subdivisions on claims within t he scope
1121	1121		of The Governmental Tort Claims Act, arising out of an accident or
1122	1122		occurrence happening after October 1, 1985, Section 151 et seq. of
1123	1123		this title, shall not exceed:
1124	1124		1. a. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for any
1125	1125		claim or to any claimant who has more than one claim
1126	1126		for loss of property arising out of a single act,
1127	1127		accident, or occurrence ;,
1128	1128		2. b. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, One
1129	1129		Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) to
1130	1130		any claimant for a claim for any other loss ari sing
1131	1131		out of a single act, accident, or occurrence. The
1132	1132		limit of liability for the state or any city or county
1133	1133		with a population of three hundred thousand (300,000)
1134	1134		or more according to the latest Federal Decennial
1135	1135		Census, or a political subdivision as defined in
1136	1136		subparagraph s of paragraph 11 of Section 152 of this
1137	1137
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1188	1188		title, shall not exceed One Hundred Seven ty-five
1189	1189		Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00). Except however, the
1190	1190		limits of the liability for the University Hospitals
1191	1191		and State Mental Health Hospitals opera ted by the
1192	1192		Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
1193	1193		Services for claims arising from medical negligence
1194	1194		shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
1195	1195		For claims arising from medical negligence by any
1196	1196		licensed physician, osteopathic physi cian or certified
1197	1197		nurse-midwife rendering prenatal, delivery or infant
1198	1198		care services from September 1, 1991 , through June 30,
1199	1199		1996, pursuant to a contract authorized by subsecti on
1200	1200		B of Section 1-106 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
1201	1201		Statutes and in conformity with t he requirements of
1202	1202		Section 1-233 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
1203	1203		the limits of the liability shall be Two Hundred
1204	1204		Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) ;, or
1205	1205		3. c. One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any number of
1206	1206		claims arising out of a single occur rence or accident.
1207	1207		2. a. The court shall award court costs and reasonable
1208	1208		attorney and expert witness fees to a prevail ing
1209	1209		plaintiff in any trial or appellate proceeding under
1210	1210		The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
1211	1211
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1262	1262		b. The court may award reasonable attorney and expert
1263	1263		witness fees to a defendant who prevails in an action
1264	1264		under The Governmental Tort Claims Act if the court
1265	1265		determines that the plaint iff had no reasonable basis
1266	1266		for asserting a claim or appealing an adverse dec ision
1267	1267		of a trial court or administrativ e law judge. Fees
1268	1268		awarded under this subparagraph shall not exceed
1269	1269		Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
1270	1270		B. 1. Beginning on May 28, 2003, claims shall be allowed for
1271	1271		wrongful criminal felony conviction res ulting in imprisonment if the
1272	1272		claimant has received a full pardon on the basis of a written
1273	1273		finding by the Governor of actual innocence for th e crime for which
1274	1274		the claimant was sentenced or has been granted judicial reli ef
1275	1275		absolving the claimant of guilt on the basis of actual innocence of
1276	1276		the crime for which the claimant was sentenced. The Governor or the
1277	1277		court shall specifically state, in the pardon or order, the evidence
1278	1278		or basis on which the finding of actual innocen ce is based.
1279	1279		2. As used in paragrap h 1 of this subsection, for a claimant to
1280	1280		recover based on “actual innocence”, the individual must meet the
1281	1281		following criteria:
1282	1282		a. the individual was charged, by indictment or
1283	1283		information, with the commission of a public offense
1284	1284		classified as a felony,
1285	1285
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1336	1336		b. the individual did not plead guilty to the offense
1337	1337		charged, or to any lesser included offense, but was
1338	1338		convicted of the offense,
1339	1339		c. the individual was sentenced to incarceration for a
1340	1340		term of imprisonment as a result of the conviction,
1341	1341		d. the individual was imprisoned solely on the basis of
1342	1342		the conviction for the offense, and
1343	1343		e. (1) in the case of a pardon, a determination was made
1344	1344		by either the Pardon and Parole Board or the
1345	1345		Governor that the offense for which the
1346	1346		individual was convicted, sentenced and
1347	1347		imprisoned, including any lesser offenses, wa s
1348	1348		not committed by the individual, or
1349	1349		(2) in the case of judicial relief, a court of
1350	1350		competent jurisdiction found by clear and
1351	1351		convincing evidence that the offense for which
1352	1352		the individual was convicted, sentenced and
1353	1353		imprisoned, including any lesser included
1354	1354		offenses, was not committed by the individual and
1355	1355		issued an order vacating, dismissing or rever sing
1356	1356		the conviction and sentence and providing that no
1357	1357		further proceedings can be or will be held
1358	1358		against the individual on any facts and
1359	1359
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1410	1410		circumstances alleged in the proceedings which
1411	1411		had resulted in the conviction.
1412	1412		3. A claimant shall not be entitled to compensation for any
1413	1413		part of a sentence in prison during which the claimant w as also
1414	1414		serving a concurrent sentenc e for a crime not covered by this
1415	1415		subsection.
1416	1416		4. The total liability of the state and its political
1417	1417		subdivisions on any claim within the scop e of The Governmental Tort
1418	1418		Claims Act arising out of wrongful criminal felony conviction
1419	1419		resulting in imprisonment shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy -five
1420	1420		Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00).
1421	1421		5. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to convictions
1422	1422		occurring on or before May 28, 2003, as well as convictions
1423	1423		occurring after May 28, 2003. If a court of competent j urisdiction
1424	1424		finds that retroactive application of this subsection is
1425	1425		unconstitutional, the prospective application of this subsection
1426	1426		shall remain valid.
1427	1427		C. No award for damages in an action or any claim against the
1428	1428		state or a political subdivision shall include punitive or exemplary
1429	1429		damages.
1430	1430		D. When the amount awarded to or settled upon multiple
1431	1431		claimants exceeds the limitations of this secti on, any party may
1432	1432		apply to the district court which has jurisdiction of the ca use to
1433	1433		apportion to each claimant th e claimant’s proper share of the total
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1485	1485		amount as limited herein. The share apportioned to each claimant
1486	1486		shall be in the proportion that the r atio of the award or settlement
1487	1487		made to him bears to the aggregate awards and settlements for all
1488	1488		claims against the state or its political subdivisions aris ing out
1489	1489		of the occurrence. When the amount of the aggregate losses
1490	1490		presented by a single claimant exceeds the limits of paragraph 1 or
1491	1491		2 of subsection A of this section, each p erson suffering a loss
1492	1492		shall be entitled to that person’s proportionate share.
1493	1493		E. The total liability of resident physicians and interns while
1494	1494		participating in a graduate medica l education program of the
1495	1495		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, its aff iliated
1496	1496		institutions and the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and
1497	1497		Surgery shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
1498	1498		F. The state or a political subdiv ision may petition the court
1499	1499		that all parties and actions arising out of a sin gle accident or
1500	1500		occurrence shall be joined as provided b y law, and upon order of the
1501	1501		court the proceedings upon good cause shown shall be continued for a
1502	1502		reasonable time or until such joinder has been completed. The state
1503	1503		or political subdivision shall be allowed to interplead in any
1504	1504		action which may impose on it any duty or liabili ty pursuant to The
1505	1505		Governmental Tort Claims Act.
1506	1506		G. The liability of the state or political subdiv ision under
1507	1507		The Governmental Tort Claims Act shall be several from that of any
1508	1508		other person or entity, and the sta te or political subd ivision shall
1509	1509
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1560	1560		only be liable for that percentage of total damages that corresponds
1561	1561		to its percentage of total negligence. Nothing in this section
1562	1562		shall be construed as increasing the liability limits imposed on the
1563	1563		state or political subdivision under The Governmental Tort Clai ms
1564	1564		Act.
1565	1565		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 155, as
1566	1566		amended by Section 21, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp. 2023,
1567	1567		Section 155), is amend ed to read as follows:
1568	1568		Section 155. The Unless the court finds by a preponderance of
1569	1569		the evidence that a loss or claim was the result of corruption,
1570	1570		fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct, the state or a
1571	1571		political subdivision shall not be liable if a loss or claim results
1572	1572		from:
1573	1573		1. Legislative functions;
1574	1574		2. Judicial, quasi-judicial, or prosecutorial functions, other
1575	1575		than claims for wrongful criminal f elony conviction resulting in
1576	1576		imprisonment provided for in Section 154 of thi s title;
1577	1577		3. Execution or enforcement of the lawful order s of any court;
1578	1578		4. Adoption or enforcement of or failure to adopt or enforce a
1579	1579		law, whether valid or invalid, including, but not limited to, any
1580	1580		statute, charter pro vision, ordinance, resolution, ru le, regulation
1581	1581		or written policy;
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1633	1633		5. Performance of or the failure to exercis e or perform any act
1634	1634		or service which is in the discretion of the state or political
1635	1635		subdivision or its employees;
1636	1636		6. Civil disobedience, riot, in surrection or rebellion or the
1637	1637		failure to provide, or the method of providing, police, l aw
1638	1638		enforcement or fire protection;
1639	1639		7. Any claim based on the theory of attractiv e nuisance;
1640	1640		8. Snow or ice conditions or temporary or natural conditions on
1641	1641		any public way or other public place due to weather conditions,
1642	1642		unless the condition is affirm atively caused by the negligent act of
1643	1643		the state or a political subdivision;
1644	1644		9. Entry upon any property where that entry is e xpressly or
1645	1645		implied authorized by law;
1646	1646		10. Natural conditions of property of the state or political
1647	1647		subdivision;
1648	1648		11. Assessment or c ollection of taxes or special assessments,
1649	1649		license or registration fees, or other fees or charges imposed by
1650	1650		law;
1651	1651		12. Licensing powers or functions including, but no t limited
1652	1652		to, the issuance, denia l, suspension or revocation of or failure or
1653	1653		refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke any permit, l icense,
1654	1654		certificate, approval, order o r similar authority;
1655	1655		13. Inspection powe rs or functions, including failure to make
1656	1656		an inspection, review or approval, or making an inadequate or
1657	1657
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1708	1708		negligent inspection, review or approval of any property, real or
1709	1709		personal, to determine whether the property complies with or
1710	1710		violates any law or cont ains a hazard to health or safety, or fails
1711	1711		to conform to a recognized standa rd;
1712	1712		14. Any loss to any person covered by any worker s’ compensation
1713	1713		act or any employer’s liability act;
1714	1714		15. Absence, condition, locatio n or malfunction of any traffic
1715	1715		or road sign, signal or warning device unless the absen ce,
1716	1716		condition, location or malf unction is not corrected by the state or
1717	1717		political subdivision responsible within a reasonable time after
1718	1718		actual or constructive notice or the removal or destruction of such
1719	1719		signs, signals or warning devices by third partie s, action of
1720	1720		weather elements or as a result of traffic collision except on
1721	1721		failure of the state or p olitical subdivision to correct the same
1722	1722		within a reasonable time afte r actual or constructive notice.
1723	1723		Nothing herein shall give rise to liability arising f rom the failure
1724	1724		of the state or any political subdivision to initially place any of
1725	1725		the above signs, signals or warning devices. The signs, signals and
1726	1726		warning devices referred to herein are those used in conn ection with
1727	1727		hazards normally connected with the use of roadways or public way s
1728	1728		and do not apply to the duty to warn of special defects such as
1729	1729		excavations or roadway obstructions;
1730	1730		16. Any claim which is limited or barred by any other law;
1731	1731		17. Misrepresentation, if unintentional;
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1783	1783		18. An act or omiss ion of an independent contracto r or
1784	1784		consultant or his or her employees, agents, subcontr actors or
1785	1785		suppliers or of a person other than an employee of the state or
1786	1786		political subdivision at the time the act or omi ssion occurred;
1787	1787		19. Theft by a third person of money in the custody of an
1788	1788		employee unless the loss was sustained because of the negligence o r
1789	1789		wrongful act or omissio n of the employee;
1790	1790		20. Participation in or pract ice for any interscholastic or
1791	1791		other athletic contest sponsored or conducted by or on t he property
1792	1792		of the state or a political subdivision;
1793	1793		21. Participation in any activity approved by a local board of
1794	1794		education and held within a building or on the groun ds of the school
1795	1795		district served by that local board of education before or after
1796	1796		normal school hours or on weekends;
1797	1797		22. Use of indoor or outdoor school property and facilities
1798	1798		made available for public re creation before or after normal school
1799	1799		hours or on weekends or school vacations, except th ose claims
1800	1800		resulting from willful and wanton a cts of negligence. For purpose s
1801	1801		of this paragraph:
1802	1802		a. “public” includes, but is not lim ited to, students
1803	1803		during nonschool hours and school staff when not
1804	1804		working as employees of the school, and
1805	1805		b. “recreation” means any indoor or outdoor physical
1806	1806		activity, either organized or unorgani zed, undertaken
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1858	1858		for exercise, relaxation, diversion, sport o r
1859	1859		pleasure, and that is not otherwise cov ered by
1860	1860		paragraph 20 or 21 of this sec tion;
1861	1861		23. Any court-ordered, Department of Corrections or county
1862	1862		approved work release program; provided, however, this provision
1863	1863		shall not apply to claims from individuals n ot in the custody of the
1864	1864		Department of Corrections based on accidents involving m otor
1865	1865		vehicles owned or operated by the De partment of Corrections;
1866	1866		24. The activities of the state military forces when on state
1867	1867		active duty orders or on Title 32 active duty orders;
1868	1868		25. Provision, equipping, operatio n or maintenance of any
1869	1869		prison, jail or correctional facility, or injuries resulting from
1870	1870		the parole or escape of a prisoner or injuries by a prisoner to any
1871	1871		other prisoner; provided, however, this provision shal l not apply to
1872	1872		claims from individuals not in the custody of the Department of
1873	1873		Corrections based on accidents involving motor vehicles owned or
1874	1874		operated by the Department of Corrections;
1875	1875		26. Provision, equipping, operati on or maintenance of any
1876	1876		juvenile detention facility, or injuries resulting fro m the escape
1877	1877		of a juvenile detainee, or injuries by a juvenile de tainee to any
1878	1878		other juvenile detainee;
1879	1879		27. Any claim or action based on the theory of manufacturer ’s
1880	1880		products liability or breach of warranty, e ither expressed or
1881	1881		implied;
1882	1882
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1933	1933		28. Any claim or action based on the t heory of indemnification
1934	1934		or subrogation; provided, however, a political subdivision as
1935	1935		defined in subparagraph s of paragraph 11 of Section 152 of this
1936	1936		title may enter into a contract with a contract operator or a ny
1937	1937		railroad operating in interstate commerce that sells a property
1938	1938		interest or provides services to a regional transportation
1939	1939		authority, or allows the regional transportation authority to use
1940	1940		the railroad’s property or tracks for t he provision of public
1941	1941		passenger rail service, providing for the all ocation of financial
1942	1942		responsibility, indemni fication, or the procurement of insurance for
1943	1943		the parties for all types of claims or damages, provided that fund s
1944	1944		have been appropriated to cove r the resulting contractu al obligation
1945	1945		at the time the contract is executed. The acquisition of commercial
1946	1946		liability insurance to cover the activities of the regional
1947	1947		transportation authority, contract operator or railroad shall not
1948	1948		operate as a waiver of any of the liabilities, immunities or
1949	1949		defenses provided for politic al subdivisions pursuant to the
1950	1950		provisions of The Governmental Tort Claims Act. A contract entered
1951	1951		into under this paragraph shall not affect rights of emp loyees under
1952	1952		the Federal Employers Liability Act or the F ederal Railway Labor
1953	1953		Act;
1954	1954		29. Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee i n
1955	1955		the placement of children;
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2007	2007		30. Acts or omissions done in conformance with then current
2008	2008		recognized standards;
2009	2009		31. Maintenance of the state highway system or any porti on
2010	2010		thereof unless the claimant presents evi dence which establishes
2011	2011		either that the stat e failed to warn of the unsafe condition or that
2012	2012		the loss would not have occurred but for a negligent affirmativ e act
2013	2013		of the state;
2014	2014		32. Any confirmation of the existenc e or nonexistence of a ny
2015	2015		effective financing statement on file in the office of the Sec retary
2016	2016		of State made in good faith by an employee of the office of the
2017	2017		Secretary of State as required by the pro visions of Section 1-9-
2018	2018		320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2019	2019		33. Any court-ordered community sentence;
2020	2020		34. Remedial action and any subs equent related maintenance of
2021	2021		property pursuant to and in compliance with an authorized
2022	2022		environmental remediatio n program, order, or requi rement of a
2023	2023		federal or state environmental agency;
2024	2024		35. The use of necessary and reasonable force by a school
2025	2025		district employee to control and discipline a student during the
2026	2026		time the student is in attendance or in transit to and from the
2027	2027		school, or any other function authorized by the school district;
2028	2028		36. Actions taken in good faith by a school district employee
2029	2029		for the out-of-school suspension of a student pursuant to applicable
2030	2030		Oklahoma Statutes; or
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2082	2082		37. Use of a public facilit y opened to the general public
2083	2083		during an emergency.
2084	2084		SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
2085	2085
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