By: Moody, Schofield 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 temporarily lift a stay for a specific and limited time on a
party's motion if the appellate court determines that lifting the
stay is necessary only 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.