Bill > HB1791

This bill expands the circumstances under which the state of Tennessee can appeal certain court decisions before a final judgment is reached, a process known as an interlocutory appeal. Specifically, the state can now appeal orders from circuit or chancery courts that grant, continue, or change an injunction against the state or its officials, or that refuse to dissolve or change such an injunction. It also allows appeals if a court denies the state or its officials sovereign immunity (a legal protection from being sued) or qualified immunity (a protection for government officials from liability in civil lawsuits unless their conduct violates clearly established statutory or constitutional rights). Furthermore, the state can appeal if a court denies a motion to dismiss a case that challenges the constitutionality of a state law, an executive order, an administrative rule, or any other governmental action. This change aims to provide the state with more opportunities to challenge potentially problematic court rulings early in legal proceedings.

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