89R11890 MZM-F
By: Moody H.B. No. 2986
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in
connection with an interlocutory appeal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.014, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the appellate court
may lift a stay on a party's motion if the appellate court
determines that lifting the stay is necessary for the specific and
limited purpose of preventing irreparable harm to a party or the
public.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.