Commonwealth v. Neiman

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal, we consider whether Act 152 of 2004 (“Act 152”),1 which makes various amendments to the Judicial Code,2 violates the “single subject” rule of Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution,3 and, if so, whether the portions of Act 152 amending Pennsylvania’s “Megan’s Law” may be severed from the other provisions of Act 152 and remain in force. For reasons detailed at greater length herein, we conclude that Act 152 does violate Article III, Section 8, since its various provisions do not all relate to a single unifying subject. Further, we hold that…