Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 12, 1982No. 295PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To the Members of the Senate State Capitol
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Gentlemen:
We are in receipt of Senate Resolution No. 236, requesting an advisory opinion of the Supreme Court and posing the following question:
“Have Senate Bill 4 and House Bill 161 been delivered to the Governor in accordance with the requirements of Section 125 of the Constitution, thereby starting the period of time during which the Governor has the right to consider a bill without its becoming a law independently of his signature?”
Section 125 of the Constitution states in pertinent part:
“Every bill which shall have passed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Crenshaw v. JosephSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- State ex rel. State Pharmaceutical Ass'n v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Cammack, Attorney General v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Building Commission v. JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
3Cited by2 opinions
- Alabama Citizens Action Program v. KennamerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004