Mo. Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State
Annotate this CaseThis appeal involved Missouri Senate Bill No. 7 (SB 7), which enacted fourteen new sections relating to science and innovation, with a contingent effective date. Section B of the Act hinged the effectiveness of SB 7 upon the passage of Senate Bill No. 8 (SB 8), which related to taxation. Despite the failure of the General Assembly to pass SB 8, various agencies began to implement Section A of SB 7 regarding science and innovation. Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. (Roundtable) filed suit seeking to enjoining the implementation of SB 7 and reverse any actions already taken to execute its provisions. The circuit court concluded that SB 7 was unconstitutional in its entirety as a violation of the single subject provision of Mo. Const. art. III, 23. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the record supported (1) the circuit court's conclusion that SB 7 is unconstitutional in its entirety as a violation of the single subject provision of article III, section 23, and (2) the court's factual finding and legal conclusion that Section B could not be severed from the remainder of SB 7 under the facts of this case.
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