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AR HB2075
Bill
Status
5/1/2017
Primary Sponsor
Greg Leding
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AI Summary
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Adds Subchapter 3 to Arkansas Code Title 9, Chapter 10 to declare commercial surrogacy arrangements violate state public policy, harm children's best interests, and exploit women
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Defines "commercial surrogacy" as any surrogacy arrangement involving payment to a broker or payment to a mother beyond medical and hospital expenses authorized under § 9-9-206(c)
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Makes all surrogacy agreements unenforceable in Arkansas regardless of whether the agreement was entered into within or outside the state
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Requires custody disputes and other disputes concerning children born from surrogacy arrangements to be resolved according to Arkansas law
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Establishes legislative findings that commercial surrogacy agreements are designed to terminate parental rights and destroy the mother-child relationship
Legislative Description
To Prohibit Commercial Surrogacy Arrangements And The Enforcement Of Surrogacy Arrangements.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment
5/1/2017