Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the purchase or sale of an individual including surrogate mother agreements, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Shipley (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Under this law, people can enter into surrogate mother agreements as long as the surrogate mother does not receive any money or anything of value for her help. It makes an exception to the rule that prevents buying or selling people, provided the surrogate agrees to give up her rights to the child. Anyone who breaks this rule would face a felony charge and could go to prison or pay a fine.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the purchase or sale of an individual including surrogate mother agreements. The bill provides that the prohibition against the purchase or sale of an individual does not apply to a surrogate mother arrangement provided that the surrogate mother receives no monetary consideration or anything of value for agreeing to be artificially inseminated to bear a child and to relinquish all rights regarding that child to another person or couple. A person violating the bill is guilty of a class “C” felony. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660.