Courts; establishing certain judicial offices; creating Task Force for the Study of Business Courts. Effective date. Emergency.

This Oklahoma bill establishes two new judicial offices, one in District No. 7 and another in District No. 14, to serve as business court judges. It also creates a Task Force for the Study of Business Courts, comprised of eleven members appointed by state officials, to analyze the feasibility and structure of a statewide business court system. The task force is required to study existing court structures, examine models from other states, and submit detailed reports by January 2025 and 2026 regarding judge qualifications, case jurisdiction, and procedural rules. The bill includes provisions for staff assistance, travel reimbursement for non-legislator members, and sets a termination date for the task force in January 2026.