Traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements regulated, and crime of operating a for-profit surrogacy agency created.

HF 2219 regulates surrogacy in Minnesota by making traditional surrogacy arrangements invalid (meaning parental rights automatically remain with the birth mother unless she voluntarily terminates them) and establishing enforceable rules for gestational surrogacy. It requires gestational surrogacy contracts to be in writing, signed by all parties including the surrogate's spouse, notarized, and accompanied by separate legal counsel for all parties and written acknowledgment of rights/obligations. The bill also creates a new criminal offense for operating a for-profit surrogacy agency (defined as entities connecting intended parents with surrogates, excluding licensed attorneys handling contracts). This directly affects intended parents, gestational surrogates, and surrogacy agencies seeking to facilitate such arrangements in Minnesota.