1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil actions; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class 
1.3 	certification;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [540.19] CLASS ACTIONS; INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL.
1.6 	A court's order certifying a class action, refusing to certify a class action, or denying 
1.7 	a motion to decertify a class action is appealable in the same manner as a final order or 
1.8 	judgment. While an appeal under this subdivision is pending, all discovery and other 
1.9 	proceedings in the district court must be stayed.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2009, and 
1.11 	applies to all cases pending on or filed on or after that date.