FL S1680

Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt rules by December 31, 2026, for licensing donor banks and fertility clinics, including laboratory standards, infection control, recordkeeping for at least 30 years, and annual inspections, with a 2-year license term

Creates a certification requirement for surrogacy agencies under the Department of Children and Families, mandating mental health evaluations for all participants every 2 years, medical evaluations for donors and surrogates, Level 2 background screenings every 5 years, and establishment of escrow accounts for commissioning couple payments

Requires surrogacy contracts to be binding only when the gestational surrogate or surrogate is domiciled in Florida and is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, commissioning couple members are each U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or Florida-domiciled and lawfully present, and all parties are at least 18 years old

Bars any person who fails Level 2 background screening standards (defined as a "disqualified person") from serving as a commissioning parent, gestational surrogate, or surrogate; if parentage is denied on this basis, the surrogate is deemed the natural mother with rights to child support and the commissioning couple receives no custody or time-sharing

Revises preplanned adoption agreements to require independent legal representation for all parties, mandate Level 2 background checks of intended parents before court approval, and prohibit use of preplanned adoption arrangements for children conceived through gestational surrogacy governed by the new surrogacy contract provisions