77R11232 DAK-D
By Dunnam H.B. No. 1740
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1740:
By Clark C.S.H.B. No. 1740
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to appeal of certain court orders and judgments relating
1-3 to arbitration.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 171.098(a), Civil Practice and Remedies
1-6 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) A party may appeal a judgment or decree entered under
1-8 this chapter or an order:
1-9 (1) granting or denying an application to compel
1-10 arbitration made under Section 171.021;
1-11 (2) granting or denying an application to stay
1-12 arbitration made under Section 171.023;
1-13 (3) confirming or denying confirmation of an award;
1-14 (4) modifying, [or] correcting, or vacating an award;
1-15 or
1-16 (5) that would be appealable under the Federal
1-17 Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Section 16) [vacating an award without
1-18 directing a rehearing].
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an order issued or
1-20 judgment entered by a court on or after the effective date of this
1-21 Act. An order issued or judgment entered before the effective date
1-22 of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before
1-23 the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
1-24 for that purpose.
2-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.