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QUESTIONS:

1. May a claims bill be validly passed by the legislature affecting a home rule county such as Duval, Sarasota, or Volusia?

2. If such a validly enacted bill is adopted, how may the claimant enforce the payment of the amount awarded him in the claims bill?

SUMMARY:

Assuming that a special act requiring the payment of a sum certain from county funds or from funds due the county from the state treasury for the relief of a claimant (a so-called claims bill) has been validly enacted under Art. III, s. 10, State Const., and is otherwise valid under Art. VII, s. 10, id.(an issue presently…