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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the decision of a court of appeals not to accept certain |
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interlocutory appeals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.014, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as |
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follows: |
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(g) If a court of appeals does not accept an appeal under |
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Subsection (f), the court shall state in its decision the specific |
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reason for finding that the appeal is not warranted under |
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Subsection (d). |
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(h) The supreme court may review a decision by a court of |
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appeals not to accept an appeal under Subsection (f) under an abuse |
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of discretion standard. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for interlocutory appeal filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |