SPONSOR: Keathley
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Judiciary by a vote of 9 to 4.
This bill allows any party enjoined by a preliminary injunction to appeal the grant of the preliminary injunction.
This bill is similar to HB 3144 (2026).
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this allows any party to appeal a preliminary injunction. The authority to appeal preliminary injunctions is in Federal code so these bills would allow that in the states. If a state statute were appealed in Federal court, the right to interlocutory appeals would exist. The litigation for Amendment 3 is pending and it’s past the preliminary injunction stage, so this is meant to apply to future litigation. The State has an interest in protecting the welfare of its citizens.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Keathley; Campaign Life Missouri; Peter Donohue, Missouri Attorney General's Office; and Arnie Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: