Colton v. Branstad

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, nine members of the 70th General Assembly, 1983 session, filed this action seeking a declaration that the action of defendant Governor Terry E. Branstad in item vetoing a section of an appropriation bill was unconstitutional and therefore void. After defendant answered, trial court granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. We reverse and remand.

The facts in this controversy are undisputed. In its 1983 session the legislature enacted H.F.613, entitled:

AN ACT relating to the funding of state agencies for designated service programs including health…