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AR HB2075

Bill

Status

Failed

5/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Greg Leding

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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)

  • Makes all surrogacy agreements unenforceable in Arkansas regardless of whether the agreement was entered into within or outside the state

  • Requires custody disputes and other disputes concerning children born from surrogacy arrangements to be resolved according to Arkansas law

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/6/2017

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