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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of certain appellants to supersede a judgment |
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or order on appeal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.004, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The supreme court shall adopt rules to provide that the |
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right of an appellant under Section 6.001(b)(1), (2), or (3), Civil |
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Practice and Remedies Code, to supersede a judgment or order on |
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appeal is not subject to being counter-superseded under Rule |
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24.2(a)(3), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, or any other rule. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Supreme Court shall adopt the rules |
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required by Section 22.004(i), Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, before May 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |