Opinion of the Justices

*110Members of the House of Representatives

Alabama State House

Montgomery, Alabama 86130

Dear Representatives:

We have received House Resolution No. 79, by which you request an advisory opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court as to whether House Bill 51 and Senate Bill 50 introduced in the 2001 Fourth Special Session violate certain provisions of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.

House Resolution No. 79 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 Alabama…