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AL HB71
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Christopher England
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AI Summary
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Medical examiners who retain a deceased individual's organs without proper notification and consent from next of kin would commit a Class C felony under the amended Section 22-19-85, Code of Alabama 1975
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Retaining organs for identification or cause/manner of death determination requires notifying next of kin through appropriate law enforcement, unless directed otherwise by the Governor, Attorney General, district attorney, or circuit court judge
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Retention of organs for research or purposes unrelated to identification or cause of death requires both notification to and approval from next of kin
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Effective date: October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses; medical examiners, criminal penalties imposed for retention of deceased individual's organ without notice and consent
Crimes & Offenses
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
1/14/2026