Establishes provisions relating to the severability of provisions within legislation

Summary

The bill sets out how Missouri courts should handle a law that contains an unconstitutional or otherwise void provision. If a part of a statute is found invalid, that part is removed and the remaining sections stay effective, unless clear evidence shows the legislature would not have passed the remaining sections without the invalid part. This aims to preserve legislative intent and avoid invalidating entire laws over a single problem.

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