St. Louis Health Care Network v. State

COVINGTON, Judge.

In 1996, the Missouri General Assembly adopted House Substitute for Senate Bill 768 (HSSB 768) entitled “An Act To repeal sections 355.176, 355.331, 402.215 and 473.657, RSMo 1994, relating to certain incorporated and non-incorporated entities, and to enact in lieu thereof eleven- new sections relating to the same subjéct.” St. Louis Health Care Network, St. John’s Health System, Inc., and St. John’s Regional Health Center (SLHCN) filed a declaratory judgment action to have HSSB 768 declared unconstitutional. SLHCN alleged that HSSB 768 violates article III, section 21, and…