Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Gestational Agreements Act.
GESTATIONAL AGREEMENTS ACT -- Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Gestational Agreements Act.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
ThislegislationrevisesIdaho’slawsongestationalcarrieragreementsbytighteningregulationsandprohibiting compensation for surrogacy beyond medical and necessary expenses. It modifies definitions, establishes new requirements for agreements, and mandates independent legal representation for all parties. The bill also introduces data collection on gestational carriers and updates birth and stillbirth registration rules to ensure proper legal parentage recognition. Additionally, it imposes stricter judicial oversight, requiring court validation and background checks for intended parents and gestational carriers.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed; Filed in the Office of the Chief Clerk