Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, tried for the fifth year to repeal Alabama’s ban on the sale of sex toys, but he couldn’t get the House to take action on his proposal.

“The same sponsor, and the same dead bill,” said Sherri Williams, who operates Pleasures adult shops in Huntsville and Decatur.

Alabama’s ban on the sale of sex toys withstood a legal challenge by Williams. But adult stores are still able to sell vibrators and similar products because Alabama’s law allows an exception for people who say they are making purchases for medical reasons.