The Oklahoma Bar Journal April 2023

active as we strive to keep all of our membership as informed as possi ble on bills affecting the practice of law. Thank you all for remain ing engaged in the process! REMAINING LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES : April 13 – Bills must be voted out of committee in the opposite house April 27 – Third reading in opposite house deadline May 26 – Sine die adjournment Author's Note: The views expressed therein are those of the author individu ally and are not the views of State Farm.

HB 2372 – alters procedures for obtaining default judgments and calculation of interest thereon HB 2792 – requirements for court form development and publi cation to the Oklahoma State Courts Network website SB 79 – modifies procedures for offers to confess judgment SB 298 – prohibits beneficiaries from accepting a transfer-on-death deed on behalf of other designated beneficiaries; requires all named beneficiaries to execute separate affidavits SB 515 – modifies Administrative Procedures Act; modifies provi sions for rule submission and Joint Committee; emergency clause SB 617 – clarifies proper venue for suit against a limited liability company SB 713 – increases juror pay from $20 per day to $30 per day for court attendance SB 899 – addresses indigent defense matters; increases com pensation for capital cases This is by no means an exhaus tive list. Each and every one of our members is encouraged to educate themselves on pending legislation and be an active part of the law-making process in their individual capacities. All members are welcome to join the Legislative Monitoring Committee and become

HB 1612 – crimes and punish ments; adds criminal offense to list of crimes HB 1613 – larceny; changes and deletes certain penalty provisions HB 1618 – alters licensing pro cess for process servers HB 1777 – removes various fines and fees throughout the court system HB 1792 – creates the Oklahoma Crime Reclassification Act of 2023 HB 2005 – allows any guardian to authorize in writing co-guardians to act on that guardian’s behalf in cases where there are more than two guardians HB 2085 – places limitations on types of legal advice that can be given to state boards and commis sions and the types of attorneys who can provide such legal advice HB 2130 – requires child sup port payments to be made follow ing certain vehicle accidents that result in the death of a parent HB 2132 – prohibits law enforcement agencies from dis closing certain information HB 2153 – lowers threshold amount constituting grand lar ceny; emergency clause HB 2259 – substantial changes to court costs; application and enforcement HB 2279 – changes to public employee retirement benefits and funds

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shanda McKenney practices in Oklahoma City. She co-chairs the OBA Legislative Monitoring Committee.

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