Bill > HF2219

This bill comprehensively regulates traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements in Minnesota, establishing detailed legal frameworks for both types of arrangements. For traditional surrogacy, the bill declares all contracts invalid, with parental rights remaining with the birth mother. For gestational surrogacy, the bill creates extensive requirements for contracts, including mandatory legal representation for all parties, medical and mental health evaluations, specific eligibility criteria for surrogates and intended parents, and strict provisions about compensation and contract terms. The bill prohibits for-profit surrogacy agencies, making it a felony to operate such an agency, with potential fines up to $25,000 and two years in prison. Intended parents in a valid gestational surrogacy arrangement are automatically recognized as the child's legal parents, with the surrogate having no parental rights. The legislation also requires the Department of Health to collect data on surrogacy arrangements, tracking medical procedures, embryo transfers, live births, and child health outcomes. Notably, the bill sets specific requirements such as the intended parents being married for at least two years, the surrogate being at least 21 and having previously given birth, and mandating single-embryo transfers. The law is set to take effect on August 1, 2025, and will apply to all surrogacy contracts entered into on or after that date.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2219&ssn=0&y=2025