TX HB5477

Removes the right to interlocutory appeal for denials of summary judgment motions based on immunity claims by state or political subdivision officers and employees

Eliminates interlocutory appeal rights for orders granting or denying pleas to the jurisdiction by governmental units

Retains interlocutory appeal rights for other existing categories including receiver/trustee appointments, class certification decisions, temporary injunctions, special appearances, and media-related free speech defenses

Modifies automatic stay provisions to remove references to the eliminated immunity and governmental jurisdiction appeals, so only class certification and anti-SLAPP motion denials trigger stays of all trial court proceedings

Updates cross-references in related statutes (Section 51.015 on appeal costs and Occupations Code Section 2301.756 on writs of error) to reflect the renumbered subsections