SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital v. State

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Judge.

A number of privately maintained hospitals (the “hospitals”), challenge the constitutionality of House Bill (“H.B.”) 343, enacted in 1999. H.B. 343 was originally titled as “relating to professional registration” and subsequently had its title changed to reflect a relation to “professional licensing.” The hospitals claim that an amendment to H.B. 343 that modified the hospital lien law changed the bill’s original purpose, caused the bill’s title to be unclear, and created multiple subjects within the bill. The circuit court rejected the hospitals’ claims. Because…