Allied Health & Chiropractic, L.L.C. v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Ohio held that subsequent amendments to two statutes first enacted in an allegedly unconstitutional budget bill cured any purported violation of the Ohio Constitution's one-subject rule, because the amendments repealed the contested provisions and enacted new provisions that must be judged independently of any infirmities in the original versions. The court distinguished Stevens v. Ackman, where the amendatory act left the challenged provision unchanged, and declined to decide whether Stevens retains continued viability. It reversed the Eighth District's contrary judgment and remanded for consideration of the State's remaining assignments of error concerning class certification and a preliminary injunction.