# Alabama HB346: Physicians; Retired Senior Volunteer Program administered by Medical Examiners Board, qualifications to participate revised

Alabama HB346, Physicians; Retired Senior Volunteer Program administered by Medical Examiners Board, qualifications to participate revised, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul W. Lee (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB346
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Physicians; Retired Senior Volunteer Program administered by Medical Examiners Board, qualifications to participate revised
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: Paul W. Lee (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (240 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Retired doctors gain flexibility for volunteer care: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program no longer requires doctors to volunteer at least 100 hours annually. Doctors must still be fully retired and meet existing license, health, disciplinary history, continuing education, and clinic work-agreement requirements. Their…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul W. Lee (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 987 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 475 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (House)
- 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 987 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 475 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health (House)
- 2025-02-27: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB346-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB346-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB346-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB346-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB346-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).