AL SR154

Requests an advisory opinion from the Alabama Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of Senate Bill 234, which makes possession of slot machines or other gambling devices in violation of Section 13A-12-27 a Class C felony.

Identifies a potential conflict between SB 234 (a general statewide law) and local constitutional amendments (Amendments 386, 387, 413, 440, 506, 508, 542, 549, 550, 565, 569, 599, 612, 674, 692, 732, 743, and 744) that authorize bingo game operations in certain locales.

Notes that SB 234 contains no exception for slot machines used in bingo operations authorized under the local bingo amendments.

Asks whether the local bingo amendments authorize slot machines for bingo games in a manner that would make SB 234 in conflict with and superseded by those amendments in their respective locales.

Inquires whether SB 234 would need to be a constitutional amendment rather than general legislation to be enforceable with respect to slot machines used in bingo games under the local amendments.