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HI HB611

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adrian Tam

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new chapter in Hawaii Revised Statutes establishing legal requirements for assisted reproduction agreements involving gestational carriers and surrogates

  • Requires assisted reproduction agreements to include the execution date, gamete source information, intended parent identity, and detailed disclosure of medical expense coverage including health insurance policy provisions

  • Mandates that surrogates and intended parents each be represented by separate independent licensed attorneys before executing the agreement, with signatures notarized or witnessed

  • Prohibits embryo transfer procedures or injectable medication preparation until the assisted reproduction agreement is fully executed

  • Allows parentage actions to be filed before a child's birth in family court, with properly executed agreements rebutting presumptions that the surrogate or surrogate's spouse is the legal parent

Legislative Description

Relating To Assisted Reproduction.

Procedure

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Health1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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