BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1874 By: Lewis Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a person is allowed to appeal from certain interlocutory orders of a district court, county court at law, or county court. However, a person is not authorized to appeal from such an order if it is issued by a statutory probate court. H.B. 1874 seeks to address this omission. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1874 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to include certain interlocutory orders of a statutory probate court among the interlocutory orders from which a person is authorized to appeal. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1874
By: Lewis
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1874
By: Lewis
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a person is allowed to appeal from certain interlocutory orders of a district court, county court at law, or county court. However, a person is not authorized to appeal from such an order if it is issued by a statutory probate court. H.B. 1874 seeks to address this omission.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1874 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to include certain interlocutory orders of a statutory probate court among the interlocutory orders from which a person is authorized to appeal.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Under current law, a person is allowed to appeal from certain interlocutory orders of a district court, county court at law, or county court. However, a person is not authorized to appeal from such an order if it is issued by a statutory probate court. H.B. 1874 seeks to address this omission.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1874 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to include certain interlocutory orders of a statutory probate court among the interlocutory orders from which a person is authorized to appeal.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.