Bill > SB833

This bill amends existing Oklahoma law to address two main areas: crimes related to oil and gas theft and the admissibility of medical expenses in personal injury lawsuits. Regarding crimes, it expands the definition of unlawful taking of crude oil, gasoline, or related equipment to include items like pipes, fittings, and pumps, and establishes penalties ranging from misdemeanors for lower-value theft to felony offenses for higher-value theft or when environmental damage exceeding $2,500 occurs. In personal injury cases, the bill clarifies that in civil lawsuits, the amounts actually paid for medical treatment, rather than the billed amounts, will be admissible as evidence, with specific provisions for situations where payment hasn't been made or when future treatment is involved, generally limiting admissible amounts to what insurance or government programs would cover.