Legal Opinion
City of Bexley v. State
Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division
Decided June 2, 2017No. 17CV–2672PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Richard A. Frye, Judge.
*400I. Introduction.
Fifty municipalities from across Ohio brought this suit challenging the constitutionality of portions of Sub. S. B. 331 enacted last December.
All parties agree that the first issue to be considered (among many challenges) is whether the single-subject (or one-subject) rule in Article II, Section 15(D) of the Ohio Constitution was violated by this enactment. The Act passed shortly before last Christmas during the so-called "lame duck" session of the 131st General Assembly. It includes many topics that plaintiffs argue are not a single "subject." The…
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