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

1.8 	Section 1. [540.19] CLASS ACTIONS.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Interlocutory appeal. A court's order
1.10 	certifying a class or refusing to certify a class action is
1.11 	appealable in the same manner as a final order to the Court of
1.12 	Appeals.  An appeal must be filed within 30 days of the order
1.13 	certifying or refusing to certify the class.  Pending appeal
1.14 	under this subdivision, all discovery and other proceedings in
1.15 	the district court are stayed during the pendency of the appeal
1.16 	unless the Court of Appeals finds upon the motion of a party
1.17 	that specific discovery is necessary to preserve evidence or
1.18 	prevent undue prejudice to the party.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Damage requirement to be class member. In order
1.20 	to be a member of a class, an individual must have suffered an
1.21 	ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal.

1.22 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.
 1.23 	Section 1 is effective August 1, 2005, and applies to
1.24 	actions commenced on or after that date.