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29		-	~~BILL NO.~~ ~~650 By: Paxton of the Senate~~
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33		-	Harris of the House
	33	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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38	41		An Act relating to public utilities; defining term;
39	42		requiring the governing body of a public utility to
40	43		adopt a plan for components of maintenance and
41	44		operation of public utilities; providing for contents
42	45		of plan; specifying process for notice; allowing for
43	46		public utilities to be in compliance upon approval of
44	47		plan; authorizing certain state agencies to verify
45	48		certain provisions of plan; preventing certain
46	49		recovery of damages under certain circumstances;
47	50		amending 51 O.S. 2021, Sections 152, as last amended
48	51		by Section 111, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024, 154, and
49	52		155, as amended by Section 21, Chapter 228, O.S.L.
50	53		2022 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 152 and 155),
51	54		which relate to The Governmental Tort Claims Act;
52	55		defining term; increasing award amounts for certain
53	56		claims; specifying certain accidents and occurrences;
54	57		providing for the process and amounts awarded under
55	58		certain circumstances; expanding exemptions for
56	59		liability by the state or political subdivisions;
57	60		updating statutory references and language; making
58	61		language gender neutral; providing for codification;
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64	67		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
65	68		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
66	69		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 37 -235 of Title 11, unless there
67	70		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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94	98		A. As used in this section, “public utility” means a
95	99		municipally owned utility or other publicly owned utility providing
96	100		sewage services through a sanitary sewer system.
97	101		B. The governing body of the public utility shall adopt a plan
98	102		that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
99	103		1. Mapping and recordkeeping of a s anitary sewer system for
100	104		maintenance and operation of the system;
101	105		2. A policy of inspections, cleaning, and root control of sewer
102	106		lines that contains the following elements:
103	107		a. an inspection program of sewer lines to determine
104	108		whether sewage flows are cle ar, moderately occluded,
105	109		or severely occluded,
106	110		b. a program of routine maintenance of sewer lines, and
107	111		c. a treatment program for sewer lines identified as
108	112		having blockages due to root infiltration, of which
109	113		the public utility has notice , with root control
110	114		through either mechanical or chemical treatments;
111	115		3. A policy of responding to calls for sanitary sewer overflows
112	116		(SSOs) to clear municipal sewer mains, flush with water and
113	117		deodorize the land upon which SSO has occurred, and remove SSO
114	118		debris from land upon which SSO has occurred;
115	119		4. Adoption of a “Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Ordinance ” that
116	120		makes unlawful the improper introduction of fats, oils, or grease
117	121		from nonresidential e ntities that are connected to the sanitary
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144	149		sewer system and incorporating pr e-treatment regulations adopted by
145	150		the Department of Environmental Quality for such entities. Public
146	151		utilities shall periodically notify sanitary sewer system
147	152		participants and dischargers of the restrictions within this
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149	154		5. Adoption of an ordin ance requiring new construction or
150	155		remodels of existing buildings to be connected to the sanitary sewer
151	156		system, including the installation of a backflow prevention device
152	157		on the private service line connecting the structure to the sanitary
153	158		sewer main line;
154	159		6. Adoption of a policy that will notify private residential
155	160		property owners who are connected to the sanitary sewer system of
156	161		the option to provide additional personal protection through
157	162		installation of a backflow prevention system on the private servic e
158	163		line connecting the property to the sanitary sewer main line. At
159	164		the discretion of the governing body of the public utility, after
160	165		considering available funding, private residen tial property owners
161	166		connected to the sewer system may be offered public ass istance with
162	167		installation and inspection of backflow prevention devices;
163	168		7. Adoption of a funding availability model that identifies:
164	169		a. the total revenue from ratepayers that can reasonably
165	170		be expected over a fiscal year,
166	171		b. other funding sources from mu nicipal revenues that can
167	172		reasonably be expected to be contributed to the
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194	200		sanitary sewer system operations, maintenance, or
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196	202		c. external sources of funding fro m local, state,
197	203		federal, or tribal entities that could be available
198	204		for sanitary sewer system operations, maintenance, or
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200	206		d. bonding capacities, whether revenue bonds or general
201	207		obligation bonds, that could be available for sanitary
202	208		sewer system operations, maintenance, or capital
203	209		improvements.
204	210		Funding availability models shall be reviewed at least every five
205	211		(5) years to include a rate study recommending reasonable rates for
206	212		those connected to the sanitary sewer system; and
207	213		8. Adoption of a five-year capital improvement plan that
208	214		considers dedication of funding available to:
209	215		a. repair or replace sanitary sewer lines that have been
210	216		identified as severely occluded,
211	217		b. repair or replace municipal sanitary sewer lift
212	218		stations necessary for the continued operation of the
213	219		system, and
214	220		c. access or purchase equip ment for operation of the
215	221		municipal sanitary sewer system serving the citizens
216	222		of the municipality that are connected to the
217	223		municipal sanitary sewer system.
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244	251		C. Notification as de scribed in paragraphs 4 and 6 of
245	252		subsection B of this section shall be satis fied by annual
246	253		publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the service
247	254		area of the public utility, publication on the public utility
248	255		sponsored website, or annual inserts in ratepayer monthly utility
249	256		bills. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a
250	257		public utility from making multiple notifications to ratepayers in
251	258		the one-year period.
252	259		D. Public utilities that implement policies prescribed in
253	260		subsection B of this section shall be considered in compliance with
254	261		the provisions of this section.
255	262		E. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board and other state agencies
256	263		that provide funding to public utilities for water and wastewater
257	264		improvements shall ensure that any ranking structure for approval of
258	265		applications for funding considers the sustainability efforts of
259	266		systems that adopted the plans identified in this statute.
260	267		F. There shall be no right of recovery for personal injury from
261	268		a sanitary sewer overflow, provid ed that the utility charged with
262	269		operation of the sanitary sewer system is w orking to maintain its
263	270		sanitary sewer system in accordance with the guidance and criteria
264	271		promulgated by the governing body pursuant to subsection B of this
265	272		section and any criteria or guidelines promulgated by a governmental
266	273		entity under an interlocal coo perative agreement pursuant to Section
267	274		1001 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, as such
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295	303		achievable considering available revenue streams to the public
296	304		utility to fund the same. While those municipalities qualifying for
297	305		relief under this section shall be exempt from personal injury
298	306		damage claims of annoyance and inconvenience associated with a
299	307		sanitary sewer overflow that alleges a nuisance -based cause of
300	308		action, nothing herein shall o therwise prohibit a right of recovery
301	309		for property damages associated with a sanitary sewer overflow in
302	310		accordance with The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
303	311		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 152, as last
304	312		amended by Section 111, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp.
305	313		2024, Section 152), is amended to read as follows:
306	314		Section 152. As used in The Governmental Tort Claims Act:
307	315		1. “Action” means a proceeding in a court of competent
308	316		jurisdiction by which one party brings a suit against another;
309	317		2. “Agency” means any board, commission, committee, department
310	318		or other instrumentality or entity designated to act in behalf of
311	319		the state or a political subdivi sion;
312	320		3. “Charitable health care provider ” means a person who is
313	321		licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this
314	322		state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business
315	323		or the practice of a profession and who provides care to a medically
316	324		indigent person, as defined in paragraph 9 of this section, with no
317	325		expectation of or acceptance of compensation of any kind;
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344	353		4. “Claim” means any written demand presented by a claimant or
345	354		the claimant’s authorized representative in accordance with the The
346	355		Governmental Tort Claims Act to recover money from the state or
347	356		political subdivision as compensation for an act or omission of a
348	357		political subdivision or the state or an employee;
349	358		5. “Claimant” means the person or the person ’s authorized
350	359		representative who files notice of a claim in accordance with The
351	360		Governmental Tort Claims Act. Only the following persons and no
352	361		others may be claimants:
353	362		a. any person holding an interest in real or personal
354	363		property which suffers a loss, provided that the claim
355	364		of the person shall be aggregated with claims of all
356	365		other persons holding an interest in the property and
357	366		the claims of all other persons which are derivative
358	367		of the loss, and that multiple claimants shall be
359	368		considered a single claimant,
360	369		b. the individual actually involved in the accident or
361	370		occurrence who suffers a loss, provided that the
362	371		individual shall aggregate in the claim the losses of
363	372		all other persons which are derivative of the loss, or
364	373		c. in the case of death, an administrator, special
365	374		administrator or a personal representative who shall
366	375		aggregate in the claim al l losses of all persons which
367	376		are derivative of the death;
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394	404		6. “Community health care provider ” means:
395	405		a. a health care provider who volunteers services at a
396	406		community health center that has been deemed by the
397	407		U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a s a
398	408		federally qualified health center as defined by 42
399	409		U.S.C., Section 1396d(l)(2)(B),
400	410		b. a health provider who provides services to an
401	411		organization that has been deemed a federall y
402	412		qualified look-alike community health center, and
403	413		c. a health care provide r who provides services to a
404	414		community health center that has made application to
405	415		the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for
406	416		approval and deeming as a federally qualified look -
407	417		alike community health center in compliance with
408	418		federal application g uidance, and has received
409	419		comments from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
410	420		Services as to the status of such application with the
411	421		established intent of resubmitting a modified
412	422		application, or, if denied, a new application, no
413	423		later than six (6) months from the date of the
414	424		official notification from the U.S. Department of
415	425		Health and Human Services requiring resubmission of a
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444	455		behalf of a political subdivision or the state whethe r that person
445	456		is acting on a permanent or temporary basis, with or without being
446	457		compensated or on a full -time or part-time basis.
447	458		a. Employee also includes:
448	459		(1) all elected or appointed officers, members of
449	460		governing bodies and other persons designated to
450	461		act for an agency or political subdivision, but
451	462		the term does not mean a person or other legal
452	463		entity while acting in the capacity of an
453	464		independent contractor or an employee of an
454	465		independent contractor,
455	466		(2) from September 1, 1991, through June 30, 1996,
456	467		licensed physicians, licensed osteopathic
457	468		physicians and certified nurse -midwives providing
458	469		prenatal, delivery or infant care services to
459	470		State Department of Health clients pursua nt to a
460	471		contract entered into with the State Department
461	472		of Health in accorda nce with paragraph 3 of
462	473		subsection B C of Section 1-106 of Title 63 of
463	474		the Oklahoma Statutes but only insofar as
464	475		services authorized by and in conformity with the
465	476		terms of the contract and the requirements of
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493	505		Statutes, and
494	506		(3) any volunteer, full-time or part-time firefighter
495	507		when performing duties for a fire department
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498	510		b. For the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act,
499	511		the following are employ ees of this state, regardless
500	512		of the place in this state where duties as employees
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502	514		(1) physicians acting in an administrative capacity,
503	515		(2) resident physicians and resident interns
504	516		participating in a graduate medical education
505	517		program of the University of Oklahoma Health
506	518		Sciences Center, the Oklahoma State University
507	519		College of Osteopathic Medicine of Oklahoma State
508	520		University, or the Department of Mental Health
509	521		and Substance Abuse Services,
510	522		(3) faculty members and staff of the University of
511	523		Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Oklahoma
512	524		State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
513	525		of Oklahoma State University , while engaged in
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542	555		administrative capacity as an employee of an
543	556		agency of the State of Oklahoma,
544	557		(5) physicians who provide medical care to inmates
545	558		pursuant to a contract with the Department of
546	559		Corrections,
547	560		(6) any person who is licensed to pr actice medicine
548	561		pursuant to Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
549	562		who is under an administrative professional
550	563		services contract with the Oklahoma Health Care
551	564		Authority under the auspices of the Oklahoma
552	565		Health Care Authority Chief Medical Officer, and
553	566		who is limited to performing administrative
554	567		duties such as professional guidance fo r medical
555	568		reviews, reimbursement rates, service
556	569		utilization, health care delivery and benefit
557	570		design for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority,
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561	574		with city, county, or state entities who provide
562	575		medical care to inmates or detainees in the
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590	604		(8) licensed mental health professionals as defined
591	605		in Sections 1-103 and 5-502 of Title 43A of the
592	606		Oklahoma Statutes, who are conducting initial
593	607		examinations of individuals for the purpose of
594	608		determining whether an individual meets the
595	609		criteria for emergency detention as part of a
596	610		contract with the Depart ment of Mental Health and
597	611		Substance Abuse Services, and
598	612		(9) licensed mental health professionals as defined
599	613		in Sections 1-103 and 5-502 of Title 43A of the
600	614		Oklahoma Statutes, who are providing mental
601	615		health or substance abuse treatment services
602	616		under a professional services contract with the
603	617		Department of Mental Health and Substan ce Abuse
604	618		Services and are providing such treatment
605	619		services at a state-operated facility.
606	620		Physician faculty members and physician staff of the
607	621		University of Oklahoma Health Science s Center and the
608	622		Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic
609	623		Medicine of Oklahoma State University not acting in an
610	624		administrative capacity or engaged in teaching duties
611	625		are not employees or agents of the state.
612	626		c. For the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act,
613	627		employee shall include independent contractors and
614	628
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640	655		employees of independent contractors while actively
641	656		engaged in the transport of individuals in need of
642	657		initial assessment, emergency detention, or protective
643	658		custody as authorized by Sect ion 1-110 of Title 43A of
644	659		the Oklahoma Statutes.
645	660		d. Except as provided in su bparagraph b of this
646	661		paragraph, in no event shall the state be held liable
647	662		for the tortious conduct of any physician, resident
648	663		physician or intern while practicing medicine or
649	664		providing medical treatment to patients.
650	665		e. For purposes of The Governmental Tor t Claims Act,
651	666		members of the state military forces on state active
652	667		duty orders or on Title 32 active duty orders are
653	668		employees of this state, regardless of the place,
654	669		within or outside this state, where their duties as
655	670		employees are performed;
656	671		8. “Loss” means death or injury to the body or rights of a
657	672		person or damage to real or personal property or rights therein;
658	673		9. “Medically indigent” means a person requiring medically
659	674		necessary hospital or other health care services for the person or
660	675		the dependents of the person who has no public or private third -
661	676		party coverage, and whose personal resources are insufficient to
662	677		provide for needed health care;
663	678
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689	705		10. “Municipality” means any incorporated city or town, and all
690	706		institutions, agencies or instrumentalities of a municipality;
691	707		11. “Occurrence” means a loss arising out of an accident or
692	708		event or a continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same
693	709		general harmful conditions. All losses arising out of an accident
694	710		or event or a continuous or repeated expos ure to substantially the
695	711		same general harmful conditions shall be deemed to have arisen out
696	712		of one occurrence;
697	713		12. “Political subdivision ” means:
698	714		a. a municipality,
699	715		b. a school district, including, but not limited to, a
700	716		technology center school district e stablished pursuant
701	717		to Section 4410, 4411, 4420 or 4420.1 of Title 70 of
702	718		the Oklahoma Statutes,
703	719		c. a county,
704	720		d. a public trust where the sole beneficiary or
705	721		beneficiaries are a city, town, school district or
706	722		county. For purposes of The Governmental Tort C laims
707	723		Act, a public trust shall include:
708	724		(1) a municipal hospital created pursuant to Sections
709	725		30-101 through 30-109 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma
710	726		Statutes, a county hospital created pursuant to
711	727		Sections 781 through 796 of Title 19 of the
712	728		Oklahoma Statutes, or is created pursuant to a
713	729
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739	756		joint agreement between such governing
740	757		authorities, that is operated for the public
741	758		benefit by a public trust created pursuant to
742	759		Sections 176 through 180.4 of Title 60 of the
743	760		Oklahoma Statutes and managed by a governing
744	761		board appointed or elected by the municipality,
745	762		county, or both, who exercises control of the
746	763		hospital, subject to the approval of the
747	764		governing body of the municipality, county, or
748	765		both,
749	766		(2) a public trust created pursuant to Sections 176
750	767		through 180.4 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma
751	768		Statutes after January 1, 2009, the primary
752	769		purpose of which is to own, manage, or operate a
753	770		public acute care hospital in this state that
754	771		serves as a teaching hospital for a medical
755	772		residency program provided by a college of
756	773		osteopathic medicine and provides care to
757	774		indigent persons, and
758	775		(3) a corporation in which all of the capital stock
759	776		is owned, or a limited liability company in which
760	777		all of the member interes t is owned, by a public
761	778		trust,
762	779
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788	806		e. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act
789	807		only, a housing authority created pursuant to the
790	808		provisions of the Oklahoma Housing Authorities Act,
791	809		f. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act
792	810		only, corporations organized not for profit pursuant
793	811		to the provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation
794	812		Act for the primary purpose of developing and
795	813		providing rural water supply and sewage disposal
796	814		facilities to serve rural residents,
797	815		g. for the purposes of The G overnmental Tort Claims Act
798	816		only, districts formed pursuant to the Rural Wat er,
799	817		Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act,
800	818		h. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act
801	819		only, master conservancy districts formed pursuant to
802	820		the Conservancy Act of Oklahoma,
803	821		i. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act
804	822		only, a fire protection district created pursuant to
805	823		the provisions of Section 901.1 et seq. of Title 19 of
806	824		the Oklahoma Statutes,
807	825		j. for the purposes of The Governmental Tort Clai ms Act
808	826		only, a benevolent or charitable corporate volunteer
809	827		or full-time fire department for an unincorporated
810	828		area created pursuant to the provisions of Section 592
811	829		et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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838	857		k. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
839	858		an Emergency Services Provider emergency services
840	859		provider rendering services within the boundaries of a
841	860		Supplemental Emergency Services District pursuant to
842	861		an existing contract between the Emergency Services
843	862		Provider emergency services prov ider and the State
844	863		Department of Health. Provided, however, that the
845	864		acquisition of commercial liability insurance covering
846	865		the activities of such Emergency Services Provider
847	866		emergency services provider performed within this
848	867		state shall not operate as a waiver of any of the
849	868		limitations, immunities or defenses provided for
850	869		political subdivisions pursuant to the terms of The
851	870		Governmental Tort Claims Act,
852	871		l. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
853	872		a conservation district created pursuant to the
854	873		provisions of the Conservation District Act,
855	874		m. for purposes of The Governm ental Tort Claims Act,
856	875		districts formed pursuant to the Oklahoma Irrigation
857	876		District Act,
858	877		n. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
859	878		any community action agency established pursuant to
860	879		Sections 5035 through 5040 5040.1 of Title 74 of the
861	880		Oklahoma Statutes,
862	881
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888	908		o. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
889	909		any organization that is designated as a youth
890	910		services agency, pursuant to Section 2 -7-306 of Title
891	911		10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
892	912		p. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
893	913		any judge presiding over a drug court, as defined by
894	914		Section 471.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
895	915		q. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
896	916		any child-placing agency licensed by this state to
897	917		place children in foster family hom es,
898	918		r. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
899	919		a circuit engineering district created pursuant to
900	920		Section 687.1 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
901	921		s. for purposes of the The Governmental Tort Claims Act
902	922		only, a substate planning district, regional council
903	923		of government or other entity created pursuant to
904	924		Section 1001 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
905	925		Statutes, and
906	926		t. for purposes of The Governmental Tort Claims Act only,
907	927		a regional transportation authority created pursuant
908	928		to Section 1370.7 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes
909	929		including its contract operator and any railroad
910	930		operating in interstate commerce that sells a property
911	931		interest or provides services to a regional
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938	959		transportation authority or allows the authority to
939	960		use the property or tracks of the railroad for the
940	961		provision of public passenger rail service to the
941	962		extent claims against the contract operator or
942	963		railroad arise out of or are related to or in
943	964		connection with such property interest, services or
944	965		operation of the public p assenger rail service.
945	966		Provided, the acquisition of commercial liability
946	967		insurance to cover the activities of the regional
947	968		transportation authority, contract operator or
948	969		railroad shall not operate as a waiver of any
949	970		liabilities, immunities or defenses pro vided pursuant
950	971		to the provisions of the The Governmental Tort Claims
951	972		Act,
952	973		and all their institutions, instrumentalities or agencies;
953	974		12. 13. “Scope of employment” means performance by an employee
954	975		acting in good faith within the duties of the employee ’s office or
955	976		employment or of tasks lawfully assigned by a competent authority
956	977		including the operation or use of an agency vehicle or equipment
957	978		with actual or implied consent of the sup ervisor of the employee,
958	979		but shall not include corruption or fraud;
959	980		13. 14. “State” means the State of Oklahoma or any office,
960	981		department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution,
961	982		hospital, college, university, public trust created pursuant to
962	983
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988	1010		Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes of which the State of Oklahoma is
989	1011		the beneficiary, or other instrumentality thereof;
990	1012		14. 15. “State active duty” shall be defined in accordance with
991	1013		Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
992	1014		15. 16. “State military forces” shall be defined in accordance
993	1015		with Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
994	1016		16. 17. “Title 32 active duty ” shall be defined in accordance
995	1017		with Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
996	1018		17. 18. “Tort” means a legal wrong, independent of contract,
997	1019		involving violation of a duty imposed by general law , statute, the
998	1020		Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, or otherwise, resulting in a
999	1021		loss to any person, association or corporation as the proximate
1000	1022		result of an act or omission of a political subdivision or the state
1001	1023		or an employee acting within the scope o f employment; provided,
1002	1024		however, a tort shall not include a claim for inverse condemnation.
1003	1025		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 154, is
1004	1026		amended to read as follows:
1005	1027		Section 154. A. The total liability of the state and its
1006	1028		political subdivisions on claims within the scope of The
1007	1029		Governmental Tort Claims Act, arising out of an accident or
1008	1030		occurrence happening after October 1, 1985, Section 151 et seq . of
1009	1031		this title, shall not exceed:
1010	1032		1. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000 .00) Thirty-five
1011	1033		Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) for any claim or to any claimant who
1012	1034
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1038	1061		has more than one claim for loss of property , including related
1039	1062		consequential damages, arising out of a single act, accident, or
1040	1063		occurrence;
1041	1064		2. For physical injury from a municipal overflow or backup,
1042	1065		Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per individual person occupying
1043	1066		the structure at the time of the occurrence not to exceed an
1044	1067		aggregate damage amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per
1045	1068		occurrence regardless of the nu mber of persons affected by the
1046	1069		occurrence;
1047	1070		3. For nuisance, annoyance, or inconvenience damages from a
1048	1071		municipal overflow or backup, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per
1049	1072		individual person occupying the structure at the time of the
1050	1073		occurrence not to exce ed an aggregate damage amount of Twenty
1051	1074		Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per occurrence regardless of the
1052	1075		number of persons affected by the occurrence;
1053	1076		4. Except as otherwise provide d in this paragraph, One Hundred
1054	1077		Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) to any claimant for a
1055	1078		claim for any other loss arising out of a single act, accident, or
1056	1079		occurrence. The limit of liability for the state or any city or
1057	1080		county with a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more
1058	1081		according to the latest Federal D ecennial Census, or a political
1059	1082		subdivision as defined in subparagraph s of paragraph 11 12 of
1060	1083		Section 152 of this title, shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy -five
1061	1084		Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00). Except however, the limits of the
1062	1085
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1088	1112		liability for the Univers ity Hospitals and State Mental Health
1089	1113		Hospitals state mental health hospitals operated by the Department
1090	1114		of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for claims arising
1091	1115		from medical negligence shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
1092	1116		($200,000.00). For clai ms arising from medical negligence by any
1093	1117		licensed physician, osteopathic physician or certified nurse -midwife
1094	1118		rendering prenatal, delivery or infant care services from September
1095	1119		1, 1991, through June 30, 1996, pursuant to a contract authorized by
1096	1120		subsection B C of Section 1-106 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes
1097	1121		and in conformity with the requirements of Section 1 -233 of Title 63
1098	1122		of the Oklahoma Statutes, the limits of the liability shall be Two
1099	1123		Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00); or
1100	1124		3. 5. One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any number of
1101	1125		claims for indemnification pursuant to Section 162 of this title
1102	1126		arising out of a single occurrence or accident.
1103	1127		B. 1. Beginning on M ay 28, 2003, claims shall be allowed for
1104	1128		wrongful criminal felony conviction resulting in imprisonment if the
1105	1129		claimant has received a full pardon on the basis of a written
1106	1130		finding by the Governor of actual innocence for the crime for which
1107	1131		the claimant was sentenced or has been granted judicial relief
1108	1132		absolving the claimant of gui lt on the basis of actual innocence of
1109	1133		the crime for which the claimant was sentenced. The Governor or the
1110	1134		court shall specifically state, in the pardon or order, the evidence
1111	1135		or basis on which the finding of actual innocence is based.
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1138	1163		2. As used in paragraph 1 of this subsection, for a claimant to
1139	1164		recover based on “actual innocence”, the individual must meet the
1140	1165		following criteria:
1141	1166		a. the individual was charged, by indictment or
1142	1167		information, with the commission of a public offense
1143	1168		classified as a felony,
1144	1169		b. the individual did not plead guilty to the offense
1145	1170		charged, or to any lesser included offense, but was
1146	1171		convicted of the offense,
1147	1172		c. the individual was sentenced to incarceratio n for a
1148	1173		term of imprisonment as a result of the conviction,
1149	1174		d. the individual was imprisoned solely on the basis of
1150	1175		the conviction for the offense, and
1151	1176		e. (1) in the case of a pardon, a determination was made
1152	1177		by either the Pardon and Parole Board or the
1153	1178		Governor that the offense for which the
1154	1179		individual was convicted, sentenced an d
1155	1180		imprisoned, including any lesser offenses, was
1156	1181		not committed by the individual, or
1157	1182		(2) in the case of judicial relief, a court of
1158	1183		competent jurisdiction found by clear and
1159	1184		convincing evidence that the offense for which
1160	1185		the individual was convicted, sente nced and
1161	1186		imprisoned, including any lesser included
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1188	1214		offenses, was not committed by the individual and
1189	1215		issued an order vacating, dismissing or reversing
1190	1216		the conviction and sentence and providing that no
1191	1217		further proceedings can be or will be held
1192	1218		against the individual on any facts and
1193	1219		circumstances alleged in the proceedings which
1194	1220		had resulted in the conviction.
1195	1221		3. A claimant shall not be entitled to compensation for any
1196	1222		part of a sentence in prison during which the claimant was also
1197	1223		serving a concurrent sen tence for a crime not covered by this
1198	1224		subsection.
1199	1225		4. The total liability of the state and its political
1200	1226		subdivisions on any claim within the scope of The Governmental Tort
1201	1227		Claims Act arising out of wrongful criminal felony conviction
1202	1228		resulting in imprison ment shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy -five
1203	1229		Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00).
1204	1230		5. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to convictions
1205	1231		occurring on or before May 28, 2003, as well as convictions
1206	1232		occurring after May 28, 2003. If a court of compete nt jurisdiction
1207	1233		finds that retroactive application of this subsection is
1208	1234		unconstitutional, the prospective application of this subsection
1209	1235		shall remain valid.
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1236	1263		C. No award for damages in an action or any claim against the
1237	1264		state or a political subdivision sh all include punitive or exemplary
1238	1265		damages.
1239	1266		D. When the amount awarded to or settled upon multiple
1240	1267		claimants exceeds the limitations of this section, any party may
1241	1268		apply to the district court which has jurisdiction of the cause to
1242	1269		apportion to each claiman t the claimant’s proper share of the total
1243	1270		amount as limited herein. The share apportioned to each claimant
1244	1271		shall be in the proportion that the ratio of the award or settlement
1245	1272		made to him each claimant bears to the aggregate awards and
1246	1273		settlements for all claims against the state or its political
1247	1274		subdivisions arising out of the occurrence. When the amount of the
1248	1275		aggregate losses presented by a single claimant exceeds the limits
1249	1276		of paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection A of this section, each person
1250	1277		suffering a loss shall be entitled to that person ’s proportionate
1251	1278		share.
1252	1279		E. The total liability of resident physicians and interns while
1253	1280		participating in a graduate medical education program of the
1254	1281		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, its affiliated
1255	1282		institutions and the Oklahoma State University College of
1256	1283		Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery shall not exceed One Hundred
1257	1284		Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
1258	1285		F. The state or a political subdivisi on may petition the court
1259	1286		that all parties and actions arising out of a sing le accident or
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1286	1314		occurrence shall be joined as provided by law, and upon order of the
1287	1315		court the proceedings upon good cause shown shall be continued for a
1288	1316		reasonable time or until such joinder has been completed. The state
1289	1317		or political subdivision shall be allowed to interplead in any
1290	1318		action which may impose on it any duty or liability pursuant to The
1291	1319		Governmental Tort Claims Act.
1292	1320		G. The liability of the state or political subdivisi on under
1293	1321		The Governmental Tort Claims Act shall be several from that of any
1294	1322		other person or entity, and the state or political subdivision shall
1295	1323		only be liable for that percentage of total damages that corresponds
1296	1324		to its percentage of total negligence. Nothing in this section
1297	1325		shall be construed as increasing the liability limits imposed on the
1298	1326		state or political subdivision under The Governmental Tort Claims
1299	1327		Act.
1300	1328		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 155, as
1301	1329		amended by Section 21, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024,
1302	1330		Section 155), is amende d to read as follows:
1303	1331		Section 155. The state or a political subdivision shall not be
1304	1332		liable if a loss or claim results from:
1305	1333		1. Legislative functions;
1306	1334		2. Judicial, quasi-judicial, or prosecutorial functions, other
1307	1335		than claims for wrongful criminal felon y conviction resulting in
1308	1336		imprisonment provided for in Section 154 of this title;
1309	1337		3. Execution or enforcement of the lawful orders of any court;
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1336	1365		4. Adoption or enforcement of or failure to adopt or enforce a
1337	1366		law, whether valid or invalid, including, but not limited to, any
1338	1367		statute, charter provision, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation
1339	1368		or written policy;
1340	1369		5. Performance of or the failure to exercise or perform any act
1341	1370		or service which is in the discretion of the state or political
1342	1371		subdivision or its e mployees;
1343	1372		6. Civil disobedience, riot, insurrection or rebellion or the
1344	1373		failure to provide, or the method of providing, police, law
1345	1374		enforcement or fire protection;
1346	1375		7. Any claim based on the theory of attractive nuisance;
1347	1376		8. Snow or ice conditions or tem porary or natural conditions on
1348	1377		any public way or other public place due to weather conditions,
1349	1378		unless the condition is affirmatively caused by the negligent act of
1350	1379		the state or a political subdivision;
1351	1380		9. Entry upon any property where that entry is expre ssly or
1352	1381		implied authorized by law;
1353	1382		10. Natural conditions of property of the state or political
1354	1383		subdivision;
1355	1384		11. Assessment or collection of taxes or special assessments,
1356	1385		license or registration fees, or other fees or charges imposed by
1357	1386		law;
1358	1387		12. Licensing powers or functions including, but not limited
1359	1388		to, the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of or failure or
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1386	1416		refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke any permit, license,
1387	1417		certificate, approval, order or similar authority;
1388	1418		13. Inspection powers o r functions, including failure to make
1389	1419		an inspection, review or approval, or making an inadequate or
1390	1420		negligent inspection, review or approval of any property, real or
1391	1421		personal, to determine whether the property complies with or
1392	1422		violates any law or contains a hazard to health or safety, or fails
1393	1423		to conform to a recognized standard;
1394	1424		14. Any loss to any person covered by any workers ’ compensation
1395	1425		act or any employer’s liability act;
1396	1426		15. Absence, condition, location or malfunction of any traffic
1397	1427		or road sign, signal or warning device unless the absence,
1398	1428		condition, location or malfunction is not corrected by the state or
1399	1429		political subdivision responsible within a reasonable time after
1400	1430		actual or constructive notice or the removal or destruction of such
1401	1431		signs, signals or warning devices by third parties, action of
1402	1432		weather elements or as a result of traffic collision except on
1403	1433		failure of the state or political subdivision to correct the same
1404	1434		within a reasonable time after actual or constructive notice.
1405	1435		Nothing herein shall give rise to liability arising from the failure
1406	1436		of the state or any political subdivision to initially place any of
1407	1437		the above signs, signals or warning devices. The sign s, signals and
1408	1438		warning devices referred to herein are those used in connecti on with
1409	1439		hazards normally connected with the use of roadways or public ways
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1436	1467		and do not apply to the duty to warn of special defects such as
1437	1468		excavations or roadway obstructions;
1438	1469		16. Any claim which is limited or barred by any other law;
1439	1470		17. Misrepresentati on, if unintentional;
1440	1471		18. An act or omission of an independent contractor or
1441	1472		consultant or his or her employees, agents, subcontractors or
1442	1473		suppliers or of a person other than an e mployee of the state or
1443	1474		political subdivision at the time the act or omissio n occurred;
1444	1475		19. Theft by a third person of money in the custody of an
1445	1476		employee unless the loss was sustained because of the negligence or
1446	1477		wrongful act or omission of the employee;
1447	1478		20. Participation in or practice for any interscholastic or
1448	1479		other athletic contest sponsored or conducted by or on the property
1449	1480		of the state or a political subdivision;
1450	1481		21. Participation in any activity approved by a local board of
1451	1482		education and held wi thin a building or on the grounds of the school
1452	1483		district served by that loca l board of education before or after
1453	1484		normal school hours or on weekends;
1454	1485		22. Use of indoor or outdoor school property and facilities
1455	1486		made available for public recreation before or after normal school
1456	1487		hours or on weekends or school vacations, except those claims
1457	1488		resulting from willful and wanton acts of negligence. For purposes
1458	1489		of this paragraph:
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1485	1517		a. “public” includes, but is not limited to, students
1486	1518		during nonschool hours and schoo l staff when not
1487	1519		working as employees of the school, and
1488	1520		b. “recreation” means any indoor or outdoor physical
1489	1521		activity, either organized or unorganized, undertaken
1490	1522		for exercise, relaxation, diversion, sport or
1491	1523		pleasure, and that is not otherwise covered by
1492	1524		paragraph 20 or 21 of this section;
1493	1525		23. Any court-ordered, Department of C orrections or county
1494	1526		approved work release program; provided, however, this provision
1495	1527		shall not apply to claims from individuals not in the custody of the
1496	1528		Department of Corrections based on accidents involving motor
1497	1529		vehicles owned or operated by the Depart ment of Corrections;
1498	1530		24. The activities of the state military forces when on state
1499	1531		active duty orders or on Title 32 active duty orders;
1500	1532		25. Provision, equipping, operation or maintenance of any
1501	1533		prison, jail or correctional facility, or injuries resultin g from
1502	1534		the parole or escape of a prisoner or injuries by a prisoner to any
1503	1535		other prisoner; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to
1504	1536		claims from individuals not in the c ustody of the Department of
1505	1537		Corrections based on accidents involving motor v ehicles owned or
1506	1538		operated by the Department of Corrections;
1507	1539		26. Provision, equipping, operation or maintenance of any
1508	1540		juvenile detention facility, or injuries resulting from the escape
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1535	1568		of a juvenile detainee, or injuries by a juvenile detainee to any
1536	1569		other juvenile detainee;
1537	1570		27. Any claim or action based on the theory of manufacturer ’s
1538	1571		products liability or breach of warranty, either expressed or
1539	1572		implied;
1540	1573		28. Any claim or action based on the theory of indemnification
1541	1574		or subrogation; provided, however, a political subdivision as
1542	1575		defined in subparagraph s of paragraph 11 12 of Section 152 of this
1543	1576		title may enter into a contract with a contract operator or any
1544	1577		railroad operating in interstate commerce that sells a property
1545	1578		interest or provides services to a regional transportation
1546	1579		authority, or allows the regional transportation authority to use
1547	1580		the railroad’s property or tracks for the provision of public
1548	1581		passenger rail service, prov iding for the allocation of financial
1549	1582		responsibility, indemnification, or th e procurement of insurance for
1550	1583		the parties for all types of claims or damages, provided that funds
1551	1584		have been appropriated to cover the resulting contractual obligation
1552	1585		at the time the contract is executed. The acquisition of commercial
1553	1586		liability insurance to cover the activities of the regional
1554	1587		transportation authority, contract operator or railroad shall not
1555	1588		operate as a waiver of any of the liabilities, immunities or
1556	1589		defenses provided for political subdivisions pursuant to the
1557	1590		provisions of The Governmen tal Tort Claims Act. A contract entered
1558	1591		into under this paragraph shall not affect rights of employees under
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1585	1619		the Federal Employers Employers’ Liability Act or the Federal
1586	1620		Railway Labor Act;
1587	1621		29. Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee in
1588	1622		the placement of children;
1589	1623		30. Acts or omissions done in conformance with then current
1590	1624		recognized standards;
1591	1625		31. Maintenance of the state highway system or any portion
1592	1626		thereof unless the claimant presents evidence which establishes
1593	1627		either that the state fa iled to warn of the unsafe condition or that
1594	1628		the loss would not have occurred but for a negligent affirmative act
1595	1629		of the state;
1596	1630		32. Any confirmation of the existence or nonexistence of any
1597	1631		effective financing statement on file in the office Office of the
1598	1632		Secretary of State made in good faith by an employee of the office
1599	1633		Office of the Secretary of State as required by the provisions of
1600	1634		Section 1-9-320.6 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
1601	1635		33. Any court-ordered community sentence;
1602	1636		34. Remedial action an d any subsequent related maintenance of
1603	1637		property pursuant to and in compliance with an authorized
1604	1638		environmental remediation program, order, or requirement of a
1605	1639		federal or state environmental agency;
1606	1640		35. The use of necessary and reasonable force by a schoo l
1607	1641		district employee to control and discipline a student during the
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1634	1669		time the student is in attendance or in transit to and from the
1635	1670		school, or any other function authorized by the s chool district;
1636	1671		36. Actions taken in good faith by a school district employ ee
1637	1672		for the out-of-school suspension of a student pursuant to applicable
1638	1673		Oklahoma Statutes; or
1639	1674		37. Use of a public facility opened to the general public
1640	1675		during an emergency;
1641	1676		38. Flooding, backups, or stoppages of storm sewers or sanitary
1642	1677		sewers that are caused by unordinary rainfall events, considering
1643	1678		duration and intensity of the rainfall event s, that result in flows
1644	1679		that exceed the design capacity of the sewer system;
1645	1680		39. Sanitary sewer overflows that have occurred on lines within
1646	1681		the sanitary sewer sy stem where no report of a blockage, backup, or
1647	1682		overflow has been made to the political subdivision or utility
1648	1683		operator within the preceding three (3) years; or
1649	1684		40. A sanitary sewer overflow occurring on private property,
1650	1685		provided that the utility operator is in compliance with Section 1
1651	1686		of this act. This paragraph shall not apply to claims for loss of
1652	1687		property.
1653	1688		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1 , 2025.
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1680		-	Passed the Senate the 25th day of March, 2025.
1681		-
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1684		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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1687		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
1688		-	2025.
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1692		-	Presiding Officer of the House
1693		-	of Representatives
1694		-
	1689	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
	1690	+	March 6, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS