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subject and title requirement in Iowa

5 Iowa opinions name it 1 courts 1994–2022 3 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Giles v. Stategreen
iowa · 1994 · cited in 3 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
2 sentences

2022Id. (“Incorporating such a change in a Code correction bill violates the single subject and title requirement of the Iowa Constitution.”). 27 Notably, both Western International and Giles involved technical corrections affecting many disparate areas of the Iowa Code.

2022Id. (“Incorporating such a change in a Code correction bill violates the single subject and title requirement of the Iowa Constitution.”). 27 Notably, both Western International and Giles involved technical corrections affecting many disparate areas of the Iowa Code.

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Long v. Board of Supervisors of Benton Countygreen
iowa · 1966 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1996–1996
2 sentences

1996We have uniformly held that the single subject and title rule should be liberally construed so that one act “may embrace all matters reasonably connected with the subject expressed in the title and not utterly *526 incongruous thereto.” ' Long v. Board of Supervisors, 258 Iowa 1278, 1283 , 142 N.W.2d 378, 381 (1966).

1996We have uniformly held that the single subject and title rule should be liberally construed so that one act “may embrace all matters reasonably connected with the subject expressed in the title and not utterly *526 incongruous thereto.” ' Long v. Board of Supervisors, 258 Iowa 1278, 1283 , 142 N.W.2d 378, 381 (1966).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Western International & National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Kirkpatrick green
iowa · 1986
1 sentence

1994Western Int’l, 396 N.W.2d at 365 . *626 We note that the amendment at issue is now codified in Iowa Code section 822.9, thereby eliminating the constitutional defect.

11994–1994

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IA § Iowa Code § 146A.1 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 595.4 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 598.19 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 600A.4 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 692A.103 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 701.1 (3) USC § 18u.s.c.1531 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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