TITLE: Relating to prohibited denial of a stay of proceedings for a contested case for which an interlocutory appeal has been filed.

SUMMARY: Relating to prohibited denial of a stay of proceedings for a contested case for which an interlocutory appeal has been filed.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to prohibited denial of a stay of proceedings for a contested case for which an interlocutory appeal has been filed. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2001.063 to read as follows: Sec. 2001.063. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL. A state agency or an administrative law judge may not deny a request for a stay of proceedings in a contested case for which an interlocutory appeal has been filed. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.