Venice Hma, LLC D/b/a Venice Regional Medical Center, Appellant v. Sarasota County, Appel — Lawson, J…

Summary

Justice Lawson dissents, arguing that the Sarasota County ordinance requiring local tax dollars to fund private hospital corporations creates a financial benefit that is a prohibited "privilege" under article III, section 11(a)(12) of the Florida Constitution. He contends the ordinance is a special law and therefore unconstitutional, and would have affirmed the lower court’s decision striking it. The dissent relies on the Court’s prior decision in Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc. v. Seeger.