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Governor celebrates business courts, seeks to attract incorporations to Oklahoma
Summary
The governor said the legislature established business courts modeled on Delaware to attract corporate incorporations and public offerings and announced plans for marketing and ceremonial signings to promote the change to the business community.
The governor said the legislature enacted business courts during the session and called the change a tool to attract incorporations and public companies to Oklahoma.
"We were able to get that across the finish line," the governor said, arguing the state copied Delaware’s model and pointing to Delaware’s long history of corporate incorporations and specialized courts. He said Texas recently established business courts as well and that the reform would be the centerpiece of a marketing campaign to encourage companies to incorporate in Oklahoma.
The governor said ceremonial bill signings will follow and predicted some Oklahoma companies might reincorporate in the state. He connected the policy to economic development goals, saying business courts and other measures position Oklahoma as business‑friendly and could influence future job creation.
Details reporters sought: the governor did not provide the specific statutory citation for the business courts law, a timetable for court implementation, or the expected administrative costs; those details were not provided at the press conference.
What’s next: the governor said the administration will engage continuing legal education groups and industry stakeholders to explain the new court structure and encourage incorporation activity.
