Opinion of the Justices

Members of the Senate

State House

Montgomery, Aabama 36130

Dear Senators:

We have received Senate Resolution No. 154 by which you request the opinion of the Justices as to a constitutional question regarding Senate Bill 234 (“S.B. 234”).

The question posed by your resolution is as follows:

“Do the local bingo amendments authorize slot machines for the operation of bingo games such that Senate Bill 234 is in conflict with and superseded by the local bingo amendments in their respective locales with respect to such devices and needs to be a constitutional amendment in order to be enforceable with…