Supreme Court of Florida
Moreau v. Lewis
January 5, 1995648 So. 2d 124
Summary
The Florida Supreme Court held that section 2, subsection 18 of the Implementing Bill, which reinstated a $1 pharmacy copayment for Medicaid recipients, unlawfully amends existing Medicaid law and violates the single‑subject and amendment‑by‑reference requirements of Article III, section 6 of the Florida Constitution. The provision is severable from the rest of the implementing bill, and the Court ordered its expunction from the official records and directed state officials to reflect the removal in financial operations. The specific appropriation itself was found to be merely descriptive and not unconstitutional.