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HB2986 • 2025

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Moody | Schofield
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
04/28/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  3. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#496

  6. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  7. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  8. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  9. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Schofield

  11. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#458

  12. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  13. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#459

  14. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  19. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  23. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  26. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2986 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

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.