Relating to parentage; and prescribing an effective date.

Bill version changed from B-Engrossed to C-Engrossed with House amendments added to resolve conflicts between House and Senate versions

Ordering authority changed from Senate to House, reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process

Minor formatting adjustment to appropriation language (line break moved) with no substantive impact

Added a new definition for 'surrogacy agreement' to clarify the legal relationship between intended parents and surrogates.

Updated a statutory reference from ORS 109.119 to ORS 109.070 regarding the signing of a valid acknowledgment of parentage.

Added a digest statement indicating that moneys will be appropriated from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority to update forms and the electronic vital records system.

Changed the Senate ordering date from April 17 to June 11 and updated the Senate amendment dates to include both April 17 and June 11.

Changed from requiring the Judicial Department to study parentage laws to immediately enacting new provisions for parentage establishment and donor registries.

Added new definitions for 'acknowledged parent,' 'alleged genetic parent,' 'assisted reproduction,' 'donor,' 'gestational surrogate,' 'intended parent,' and 'presumed parent' to clarify legal relationships.

Created a registry for gamete and embryo donors, allowing donor-conceived children to access donor information upon turning 18 years old.

Modified court procedures for adjudicating parentage and genetic testing requirements to determine parentage relationships.

Added specific requirements and processes for gestational surrogacy arrangements and assisted reproduction parentage determination.

Expanded eligibility for voluntary acknowledgment of parentage to certain persons and created new presumptions of parentage.

Removed the sunset provision that would have ended the study requirement on January 2, 2027, making the new parentage laws permanent.