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HI HR88

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2018

Primary Sponsor

Cindy Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of the Attorney General shall convene and lead a surrogacy working group to consider whether Hawaii should regulate surrogacy arrangements.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Finance3/28/2018
Health & Human Services3/13/2018

Full Bill Text

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