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HI HR88
Resolution
Status
3/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Evans
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AI Summary
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Department of the Attorney General shall convene and lead a surrogacy working group to consider whether Hawaii should regulate surrogacy arrangements.
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Working group shall include input from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Judiciary, Hawaii State Bar Association, and advocates representing surrogates, gestational carriers, intended parents, and children.
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Working group shall examine what types of surrogacy should be allowed, prevent financial exploitation of women, establish minimum requirements for valid agreements, and determine parentage presumptions including same-sex parent provisions.
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Working group shall submit preliminary recommendations to the Legislature by twenty days prior to the 2019 Regular Session and final report with proposed legislation by twenty days prior to the 2020 Regular Session.
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Working group shall cease operations on June 30, 2020.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Two-year Working Group To Determine The Best Way To Protect The Rights Of Surrogates, Gestational Carriers, Intended Parents, And Children.
Attorney General
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
3/28/2018