City of De Soto v. Parson
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The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants and dismissing Plaintiffs' action seeking a declaratory judgment that Mo. Rev. Stat. 321.320 is an unconstitutional special law and that House Bill No. 1446 (HB 1446) violates the single-subject provision of the Missouri Constitution, holding that the circuit court erred.
The City of De Soto and James Acres brought this action against the governor and the attorney general challenging section 321.320 and HB 1446. The De Soto Fire Protection District intervened as a defendant. The circuit court entered judgment for Defendants. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment below, holding that HB 1446 violates the prohibition against multiple subjects in Mo. Const. art. III, 23 and that the entire bill is invalid and may not be enforced.
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