OklahomaHB 2619Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Discovery; creating the Foreign Litigation Funding Prevention Act; commercial litigation funding agreements; prohibiting admissibility of certain information as evidence; effective date.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

New disclosure rules for lawsuit funding

In civil cases, a party must turn over any commercial litigation funding contract when asked in discovery. The party must also file a sworn statement saying whether any of the money comes from a foreign government or its agencies, and name it if so. They must fix the statement within 30 days if it is wrong or incomplete. Courts cannot use the funding information at trial to prove or disprove the case just because it was disclosed in discovery. The Act takes effect November 1, 2025.

Which lawsuit funding must be shared

The law defines what counts as a commercial litigation funder and a covered funding agreement. It does not cover a lawyer’s normal contingency fee or a lawyer’s advanced case costs under ethics rules. Consumer litigation funding agreements are exempt from the disclosure and affidavit rules. Agreements between a lawyer or law firm and a funder about fees are also not covered.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Erick Harris
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Brent Howard
Republican • Senate
Mark Lepak
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 156 • No: 10

Senate vote • 5/8/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 40 • No: 5

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Committee vote: Judiciary

Yes: 6 • No: 2

House vote • 3/11/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 88 • No: 2

House vote • 3/4/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 14 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

Approved by Governor 05/14/2025
5/15/2025House
Sent to Governor
5/12/2025House
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/12/2025Senate
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
5/12/2025House
Referred for enrollment
5/8/2025House
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
5/8/2025Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5
5/8/2025Senate
General Order, Considered
5/8/2025Senate
Placed on General Order
4/24/2025Senate
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
4/22/2025Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
4/1/2025Senate
First Reading
3/12/2025Senate
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
3/12/2025House
Referred for engrossment
3/11/2025House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 2
3/11/2025House
Coauthored by Representative(s) Lepak
3/11/2025House
General Order
3/11/2025House
Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
3/4/2025House
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
3/4/2025House
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
2/24/2025House
Referred to Civil Judiciary
2/4/2025House
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
2/4/2025House
Authored by Representative Harris
2/3/2025House
First Reading
2/3/2025House

Bill Text

Enrolled (final version)
5/12/2025
PDF
Floor (Senate)
4/23/2025
PDF
Senate Committee Report
4/22/2025
PDF
Engrossed
3/12/2025
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Floor (House)
3/6/2025
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House Committee Report
3/4/2025
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House Committee Substitute
3/4/2025
PDF
House Policy Committee Report
2/24/2025
PDF
Introduced
1/16/2025
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