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AZ SB1031

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2021

Primary Sponsor

Nancy Barto

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 25-218 regarding surrogate parentage contracts and parental rights.
  • Prohibits any person from entering into, inducing, arranging, procuring, or assisting in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract.
  • Establishes that a surrogate is the legal mother of a child born from a surrogate parentage contract and is entitled to custody of that child.
  • Presumes that if a surrogate mother is married, her husband is the legal father of the child, with this presumption being rebuttable.
  • Defines "surrogate parentage contract" as an agreement where a woman agrees to embryo implantation unrelated to her or to conceive through insemination and voluntarily relinquish parental rights.

Legislative Description

Technical correction; marriage

Technical Correction

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/12/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules1/11/2021

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