MN SF348

Creates a 15-member Legislative Commission on Surrogacy with members appointed by the senate majority leader (3), senate minority leader (3), house speaker (3), house minority leader (3), plus the commissioners of human services and health or their designees, and a family court referee appointed by the chief justice.

Requires all appointments to be made by June 1, 2015, with the first meeting convened by July 1, 2015 by the ranking majority member appointed by the senate majority leader.

Directs the commission to develop recommendations on surrogacy public policy and laws through public hearings, research, and deliberation, covering topics including health effects on surrogates and children, roles of medical professionals and attorneys, exploitation protections, contract law issues, and information disclosure to children born of surrogates.

Requires the commission to submit a report with recommendations and draft legislation to health and judiciary committee chairs and ranking minority members in both chambers by December 15, 2015, with multiple reports permitted on topics where consensus is not reached.

Commission expires the day after submitting its report; members are compensated under Minnesota Statutes section 3.101 and must disclose financial conflicts of interest.