Relates to surrogacy programs and agreements

This bill (S 819) updates New York's surrogacy laws to clarify legal parentage and financial responsibilities. It requires courts to issue immediate parentage judgments after a surrogacy birth, naming intended parents as the sole legal parents, removing the surrogate's parental rights, and directing hospitals to update birth certificates per the court order. The bill also mandates that intended parents cover all surrogacy-related medical costs - including preconception care, pregnancy expenses, and postnatal care - through comprehensive health insurance or escrow funds. These changes apply directly to intended parents, surrogates, and courts handling surrogacy cases in New York. (Note: Bill was signed into law as Chapter 98 on February 28, 2025.)