Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

Digest: The Act makes changes to how parentage of a child is established in this state. The Act sets up a registry to keep information about gamete and embryo donors. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). 
	[Digest: The Act tells OJD to study the changes that would need to be made to laws in this state to conform to the Uniform Parentage Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.0).] 
	[Requires the Judicial Department to study the judicial and administrative procedures to establish parentage and changes that would be necessary to implement the Uniform Parentage Act in this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.] 
	[Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] 
	Modifies the ways that parentage of a child may be established. Creates a new presumption of parentage. Expands eligibility for establishing parentage by voluntary acknowledgment to certain persons. Allows certain persons to deny parentage of a child in certain circumstances. 
	Modifies court procedures for adjudications of parentage. Modifies procedures for genetic testing to determine parentage. 
	Specifies the process for determining the parentage of a child conceived by assisted reproduction. Prescribes requirements for gestational surrogacy arrangements. 
	Creates a registry of donors of gametes and embryos. Allows donor-conceived children to access donor registry information upon attaining 18 years of age. 
	Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Statutes affected: 
A-Engrossed: 109.065, 109.060, 109.070, 109.072, 109.092, 109.096, 109.098, 109.112, 109.259, 109.326, 419B.395, 419B.609, 432.093, 432.098, 432.245, 109.124, 109.125, 109.135, 109.145, 109.155, 109.165, 109.175, 109.225, 109.230, 109.231, 109.260, 111.005, 112.077, 112.105, 163.537, 419B.603, 432.088, 677.990, 25.080, 25.501, 25.503, 25.505, 25.507, 25.511, 25.550, 25.552, 25.554, 25.793, 163.555, 3.260, 419B.806, 419B.819, 18.052, 21.155, 37.220, 107.105, 107.106, 107.137, 107.179, 107.710, 109.012, 109.073, 109.094, 109.100, 109.103, 109.116, 109.276, 109.287, 109.289, 109.342, 109.410, 109.425, 109.430, 109.455, 109.460, 109.470, 109.475, 109.490, 109.500, 109.502, 109.504, 412.024, 412.072, 418.044, 418.480, 419A.004, 419B.510, 419B.839, 419B.875, 432.148, 432.295