# Alabama HB383: Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances

Alabama HB383, Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris England (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB383
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: Chris England (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris England (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-05-06: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (House)
- 2025-04-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB383-int.pdf)

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- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB383-int.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)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB383-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).