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 deny a request to dissolve or modify such an injunction. It also allows appeals when 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 motion to dismiss a case is denied, particularly when the case challenges the constitutionality of a state law, an executive order, an administrative rule, or any other governmental action.