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NY S05107

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/8/2023

Primary Sponsor

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends New York's surrogacy laws to revise definitions, eligibility requirements, and procedural rules for assisted reproduction and surrogacy agreements.

  • Modifies health insurance and medical cost requirements for surrogates, establishing separate provisions for preconception care and pregnancy-related expenses, with ability for uncompensated surrogates to waive certain benefits.

  • Changes surrogacy agreement execution requirements to specify notarization or witness signatures, allows pre-birth judgment of parentage issuance with post-birth notification requirements, and expands jurisdiction provisions.

  • Clarifies that specific performance is unavailable for compelling surrogate medical procedures or pregnancy decisions but available for enforcing intended parents' acceptance of parentage duties.

  • Extends regulatory oversight to surrogacy programs providing matching services through attorneys, requires Department of Health rulemaking for program licensing and compliance monitoring, and applies law retroactively to certain uncompensated surrogacy agreements executed before February 15, 2022.

Legislative Description

Relates to the requirements of surrogacy programs and criteria for surrogacy arrangements.

Last Action

SUBSTITUTED BY A4921C

5/30/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/3/2024
Judiciary6/8/2023
Judiciary2/22/2023

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