Johnson v. Walters

Three wrongs do not make a right: 1) House Bill 1743 (H.B. 1743), a general legislation bill, and House Bill 1271 (H.B. 1271), a multi-subject, general legislation/special appropriations bill, violate art. 5, § 57’s1 proscription against multi-sub-ject bills; 2) The Governor may not usurp the legislative authority of the State specifically reserved to the Legislature by art. 5, § 1;2 and 3) This Court cannot construe the Governor’s power3 in such a way as to give the Governor review authority which is not granted by the constitution, nor can it empower the Legislature to enact multi-subject…