HF3567 Summary

• Creates new Minnesota Statutes chapter 257E establishing comprehensive legal framework for assisted reproduction, including parentage determinations for non-surrogacy and gestational surrogacy arrangements.

• Requires gestational surrogates to be at least 21 years old, have previously given birth, complete medical evaluation and mental health consultation, and have independent legal representation paid by intended parents.

• Establishes surrogacy agreements as enforceable contracts requiring written signatures attested by notarial officer or witness, with at least one party a Minnesota resident or one procedure occurring in the state.

• Mandates gamete banks and fertility clinics collect and maintain identifying information and medical history from donors, and disclose this information to children age 18 and older upon request, unless donor signed a declaration refusing identity disclosure.

• Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 257.56 (artificial insemination statute) and replaces it with modernized provisions covering in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and other assisted reproduction methods.