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Last action · March 2, 2026

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Introduced February 23, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB697

AN ACT relating to commercial surrogacy.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; establish that it is unlawful to offer commercial surrogacy services or enter into commercial surrogacy agreements in the Commonwealth or with a resident of the Commonwealth; establish that the penalties established do not apply to altruistic surrogacy, a woman acting as a surrogate, or a child born as a result of a prohibited commercial surrogacy arrangement; amend KRS 199.990 to establish that a violation of…

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This bill would make it illegal in Kentucky to offer or enter into commercial surrogacy arrangements, where someone is paid to carry a pregnancy for another person as a business transaction. Violations could result in felony criminal charges and civil fines of at least $10,000 per violation. The bill specifies that its penalties would not apply to unpaid, altruistic surrogacy, to the woman acting as a surrogate herself, or to children born from such arrangements.…

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