All Roll Calls
Yes: 110 • No: 10
OklahomaHB 2619Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Discovery; creating the Foreign Litigation Funding Prevention Act; commercial litigation funding agreements; prohibiting admissibility of certain information as evidence; effective date.
Sponsored By: Erick Harris (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Funding info kept out of trial
Beginning November 1, 2025, information about a commercial litigation funding agreement that is shared in discovery cannot be used at trial just because it was disclosed. This bar applies to funding information disclosed under the law. Other evidence rules still apply.
Disclose lawsuit funding and foreign sources
Beginning November 1, 2025, a party must give any commercial litigation funding agreement when the other side asks in discovery. They must also provide a sworn statement saying whether any money tied to the deal comes from a foreign government or its agency, and name it if so. If the statement is wrong or missing key facts, they must fix it within 30 days. Consumer litigation funding deals are exempt.
Who counts as a lawsuit funder
Beginning November 1, 2025, a commercial litigation funder is anyone (not the party’s lawyer on contingency) who gets paid from a case’s proceeds. A commercial litigation funding agreement is a deal that gives that right. The law does not cover normal contingency‑fee deals, lawyer cost advances, lawyer–funder fee‑sharing under professional rules, or consumer litigation funding agreements.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Erick Harris
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Brent Howard
Republican • Senate
Mark Lepak
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/8/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 5
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 2
House vote • 3/11/2025
Top_of_Page
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
5/15/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/12/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/12/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/12/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
5/8/2025HouseEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
5/8/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5
5/8/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
5/8/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
4/24/2025SenateReported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
4/22/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
4/1/2025SenateFirst Reading
3/12/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/12/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
3/11/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 2
3/11/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Lepak
3/11/2025HouseGeneral Order
3/11/2025HouseAuthored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
3/4/2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
3/4/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
2/24/2025HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
2/4/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
2/4/2025HouseAuthored by Representative Harris
2/3/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/3/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/12/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/23/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/22/2025
Engrossed
3/12/2025
Floor (House)
3/6/2025
House Committee Report
3/4/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/4/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/24/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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