Opinion of the Justices

Members of the Senate

Alabama State House

Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Dear Senators:

We have received Senate Resolution No. 88, “Requesting an advisory opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court relative to Senate Bill 417.” S.B. 417 is a local bill relating to the sale of wine in Jefferson County, and the questions posed in S.R. No. 88 ask whether S.B. 417 violates either § 104 or § 105 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, both of which prohibit the enactment of special, private, or local laws in specified circumstances.

Alabama Code 1975, § 12-2-10, provides:

“The governor, by a request in…