| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1650 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to appeals in cases arising under the Federal Arbitration |
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| 6 | 6 | | Act. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 51, Civil Practice and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 51.016 to read as |
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| 10 | 10 | | follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 51.016. APPEAL ARISING UNDER FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT. |
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| 12 | 12 | | In a matter subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Section |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1 et seq.), a person may take an appeal or writ of error to the court |
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| 14 | 14 | | of appeals from the judgment or interlocutory order of a district |
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| 15 | 15 | | court, county court at law, or county court under the same |
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| 16 | 16 | | circumstances that an appeal from a federal district court's order |
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| 17 | 17 | | or decision would be permitted by 9 U.S.C. Section 16. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by this section, the |
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| 19 | 19 | | change in law made by this Act applies to an action filed on or after |
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| 20 | 20 | | the effective date of this Act or pending on the effective date of |
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| 21 | 21 | | this Act. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The change in law made by this Act does not apply to the |
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| 23 | 23 | | appeal of an interlocutory order in an action pending on the |
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| 24 | 24 | | effective date of this Act if the appeal of the order is initiated |
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| 25 | 25 | | before the effective date of this Act. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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| 27 | 27 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 29 | 29 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1650 passed the Senate on |
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| 30 | 30 | | April 9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 33 | 33 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1650 passed the House on |
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| 34 | 34 | | May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one |
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| 35 | 35 | | present not voting. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | Approved: |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Date |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Governor |
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