Opinion of the Justices

Members of the House of Representatives

Alabama State House

Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Dear Representatives:

We received House Resolution 38 requesting an advisory opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court relative to Senate Bill 42 (“S.B. 42”), which has passed the Senate and is pending in the House of Representatives. House Resolution 38 reads as follows:

“BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That we respectfully request the Honorable Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court or a majority of them, to give this body their written…