SF 4491 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements regulation

This bill establishes a legal framework for regulating traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements in Minnesota, primarily affecting intended parents, surrogates, and surrogacy agents. It creates specific definitions for key terms like gestational surrogacy, intended parents, and surrogacy agents, while proposing a new crime for operating a for-profit surrogacy agency. The legislation requires medical and mental health evaluations for participants and sets standards for written agreements between parties involved in surrogacy arrangements.
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Last action Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
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Mar 17, 2026
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