Oklahoma Lawmakers Limit Injury Compensation

The Oklahoma Legislature has advanced a series of bills to cap non-economic damages in personal injury cases at $500,000.

What You Can Do

Your voice matters now more than ever. Make a call. Send an email. Ask your friends and neighbors to do the same. These laws don’t just impact victims — they put the financial burden on taxpayers and take away power from everyday Oklahomans.

Oklahoma lawmakers aren’t just introducing one bill — they’ve launched a coordinated push to limit access to justice through three separate but related bills:

 SB 1065 (Sen. Brent Howard)

Cap non-economic damages at $500,000 — including pain, suffering, disfigurement, and loss of life.
Co-Author: Rep. Mark Lepak
 Brent Howard: (405) 521-5612 |  brent.howard@oksenate.gov
 Mark Lepak: (405) 557-7380 |  mark.lepak@okhouse.gov

HB 2682 (Rep. Kyle Hilbert)

 Kyle Hilbert: (405) 557-7333 |  kyle.hilbert@okhouse.gov

HB 2681 (Also Rep. Hilbert)

Changes product liability standards — making it harder for Oklahomans to sue companies for defective or dangerous products.

Why it matters: These bills work together to limit jury power, protect corporations, and shift the cost of care to taxpayers and families.

 Legislator Contact Info 

Want to help? Start by contacting those pushing the bills forward:

• Sen. Brent Howard (Author of SB 1065):
   brent.howard@oksenate.gov |  (405) 521-5612

• Rep. Mark Lepak (House Coauthor of SB 1065):
   mark.lepak@okhouse.gov |  (405) 557-7380

• Rep. Kyle Hilbert (Author of HB 2682 & HB 2681):
   kyle.hilbert@okhouse.gov |  (405) 557-7333

You can also:

• Call the House main line at (405) 521-2711
• Call the Senate main line at (405) 524-0126
• Email general inquiries to: webmaster@oksenate.gov

$500K for any Oklahoma legislator willing to amputate a limb or spend a year in a wheelchair.

If it’s good enough for Oklahomans, it should be good enough for you.

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• Smolen Law Warns of Coordinated Attack on Victims’ Rights Ahead of Critical March 24 Hearing – Smolen Law is calling urgent attention to three coordinated bills moving through the Oklahoma Legislature that could drastically undermine the rights of injured Oklahomans. These proposals — SB 1065, HB 2682, and HB 2681 — represent a sweeping attempt to limit civil justice, protect powerful interests, and silence victims.

• Oklahoma Legislature Moves to Cap Damages for the Injured – The Oklahoma Legislature, backed by the State Chamber of Commerce, is advancing tort reform measures that would shield negligent corporations while leaving victims of catastrophic medical malpractice without adequate recourse. Under these proposals, Oklahomans who suffer life-altering injuries due to negligence could be limited to just $500,000 in non-economic damages—regardless of the severity of their suffering.​