Opinion ID: 2301560
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Heading: Special Legislation Clause

Text: [¶ 37] The Legislature shall, from time to time, provide, as far as practicable, by general laws, for all matters usually appertaining to special or private legislation. Me. Const. art. IV, pt. 3, § 13. The enacted legislation does not offend this Special Legislation Clause because the enacted law is not a private resolve singling out an individual for unique treatment; rather, the Legislature was attempting to address a newly developing issue that broadly affects the counties in the state and all entities who have requestedand will requestbulk digital information from the counties. Cf. Brann v. State, 424 A.2d 699, 704 (Me.1981) (stating that the Special Legislation Clause prohibits special legislation that exempts one individual from generally applicable legal requirements, with general legislation preferred as far as practicable). We discern no constitutional infirmity.